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Hard Numbers: Germany vs. Last Generation, Iran's atomic hole, lopsided DRC-China mine deal, Amazon "dieback"
Police surround activists of the "Letzte Generation" (Last Generation) after they glued their hands on asphalt
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80-100: Iran is constructing a new underground nuclear facility that might be too deep to be destroyed in airstrikes with conventional weapons. According to satellite image analysis, the depth of the site is between 80 and 100 meters (260-328 feet). That’s beyond the range of the US military's most powerful bunker cluster bomb, which can plow through 200 feet of earth before detonating.
70: The Democratic Republic of Congo wants to more than double its stake to 70% in a cobalt and copper infrastructure-for-minerals joint venture with Chinese companies, a deal the Congolese now view as unfair. Expect DRC President Felix Tshisekedi to bring this up with Xi Jinping when he visits China this week.
Three months into the Iran war, the Strait of Hormuz is in a standoff and the geopolitical fallout is spreading fast. Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute breaks down with Ian Bremmer what the conflict means for US power and the ambitions of Russia and China.
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UK's Health Secretary Wes Streeting, one of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s closest allies, has turned against him, after resigning on Thursday, asking the PM to follow suit.
Xi Jinping will welcome Donald Trump with lots of pomp and circumstance. The summit, though, will be short on substance.