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TAIWAN: 🇺🇸 The US has already greenlit $11+ billion in Foreign Military Sales to Taiwan, with another ~$14 billion potentially coming very soon, plus smaller pending items.

🇪🇸 Spain imported a record 9,807 GWh of Russian LNG in March 2026, accounting for 26% of its total gas arrivals. Despite escalating conflict in the Middle East and strikes on Iran, Russian gas remains a primary fixture in the Spanish energy mix.

🇵🇹 This marks the first time any euro-area government has borrowed directly in offshore yuan.

@business This marks the first time any euro-area government has borrowed directly in offshore yuan.

Portugal has become the first euro-area country to tap the offshore renminbi bond market, raising the equivalent of about €250 million as it seeks to diversify its funding sources bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Projected to fall to 398.8 million, a net loss of 53 million people.

@stats_feed Projected to fall to 398.8 million, a net loss of 53 million people.

EU’s population projected to drop by 11.7% by 2100

Polls: Reform ~24-26%, Con ~17-22%, Greens ~15-20%, Labour ~16-21%, Lib Dems ~11-13%.

@Polymarket Polls: Reform ~24-26%, Con ~17-22%, Greens ~15-20%, Labour ~16-21%, Lib Dems ~11-13%.

BREAKING: UK PM Keir Starmer is now likely to be ousted this year after it was revealed his Epstein-associated envoy failed security vetting but was still cleared to serve. 60% chance Starmer leaves office. polymarket.com/event/starmer-…

@POLITICOEurope Germany wants the US involved in securing the Strait of Hormuz, but France insists on keeping Washington out.

A Franco-German rift is emerging over whether to try to involve the U.S. in tentative European plans to secure the Strait of Hormuz ahead of a leaders’ summit in Paris tomorrow. politi.co/3OKHLB2

@nypost Poland and Greece are noted as having very low physical stocks but are less at risk because their domestic production roughly matches their consumption.

Europe could run out of jet fuel in 6 weeks - throwing flights into chaos in time for summer trib.al/4DrYXh6

Europe cut emissions ~30% since 2005 (U.S. ~17%), boosted some renewables jobs/innovation, and gained partial energy security. But the trade-off is clear: lost competitiveness, higher inflation pass-through, slower growth, and firms relocating. North Sea oil/gas remains under-exploited in parts of Europe due to policy, while wind/solar require massive backup/storage/grid spend that hasn't fully materialized.

@FoxNews North Sea oil/gas remains under-exploited in parts of Europe due to policy, while wind/solar require massive backup/storage/grid spend that hasn't fully materialized.

BREAKING: President Trump slams Europe for relying on WINDMILLS instead of buying more gas and oil from the U.S.: "They should be buying more from us and what they should be doing is using the North Sea." "They're not doing it. They're doing windmills." "Windmills do ONE thing. You know what they do? Put ya out of business."

@POLITICOEurope EU officials said they don’t want to depend on platforms “over which we have no control”.

European governments are getting WhatsApp and Signal out of their system. 🔗 politi.co/41xZZbU

Things countries are doing to fix low birth rates 🇺🇸 United States Newborns receive a $1,000 "seed money" gift into tax-deferred investment accounts (Kid IRAs) for future home or education costs. 🇰🇷 South Korea Private companies grant employees $75,000 cash bonuses per birth, with the government making these payments 100% tax-free. 🇯🇵 Japan The "Childcare for All" program grants parents 10 hours of monthly daycare regardless of whether they are employed. 🇫🇷 France Citizens receive mandatory fertility awareness letters at age 29 offering free reproductive check-ups and state-funded egg freezing. 🇭🇺 Hungary Women who raise four or more children receive a permanent, lifelong exemption from paying personal income tax. 🇷🇺 Russia The state strictly prohibits "child-free" propaganda in media and advertising, imposing heavy fines on those promoting a childless lifestyle. 🇨🇳 China The government provides a national annual allowance of 3,600 yuan ($500) for every child under the age of three. 🇮🇹 Italy The "Family Act" introduces direct tax deductions for large families to lower the cost of living per household member.

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Trump: “we have a good relationship with Iran right now as hard as it is the believe.” 😂😂😂

German workers take more sick days than the EU average (EU ~8/year)

@nypost German workers take more sick days than the EU average (EU ~8/year)

Germany eyes harsher sick leave rules to save economy from absenteeism epidemic trib.al/CYukcED