Missed the headlines? Between US election stumps, US President Donald Trump spent the week slamming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, complaining about costs, and demanding Kiev ‘make a deal’ with Russia to end the war. But US officials pointed fingers as Zelenskyy pointed out serious gaps in US intel and weapons support. And a month of student demonstrations in France broke out into nationwide cost of living protests. French officials are struggling to respond – both to their demands and to the destruction amid violent clashes with property and police. Widespread economic problems had protestors calling out politicians across the region, including in Italy, Portugal, Greece, Albania, and Serbia.
All that plus more stories from the week: Türkiye’s maritime deal with Libya, the latest on the tensions on the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz and a global PHP internet outage.