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The Evening Edit
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Week in Review
Seven days, in context.
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markets
Asia opens mixed as yields firm
geopolitics
Summit opens with security guarantees back on the table
markets
Central bank holds rates and signals a longer plateau
technology
New export rules redraw the semiconductor supply map
climate
Record heat tests the grid across three continents
business
Logistics takeover clears final regulator
More reporting
Space
Orbital observatory returns its first deep field
Six months of commissioning produced an image that researchers say will take years to work through.
Tomas Lindqvist · Stockholm · 23 Aug · 6 min read
Arts
The biennale opens with a quieter argument
After two editions of spectacle, this year's curators have made restraint the position. It is more radical than it looks.
Camille Roux · Paris · 23 Aug · 10 min read
European Politics
Coalition talks enter a third week with no framework
Negotiators have settled the budget chapter and remain apart on energy and migration. A caretaker administration continues.
Johan Brandt · Berlin · 23 Aug · 5 min read
AI
AI oversight bill clears committee with disclosure rules intact
The amendment that would have exempted research models failed. Companies now face a reporting threshold rather than a licensing regime.
Nadia Haddad · Brussels · 22 Aug · 8 min read
Sanctions
Sanctions package turns to shipping insurers
The measure moves enforcement away from cargo and toward the financial layer that makes movement possible.
Marguerite Adeyemi · London · 22 Aug · 7 min read
Public Health
Screening guidance updated after long-running trial reports
The revision lowers the starting age for one test and removes another from routine use.
Dr Amara Nwosu · Lagos · 22 Aug · 6 min read