Morning Edition · Saturday, June 13, 2026
Markets
Oil Slides Toward 86 Dollars as Washington and Tehran Signal a Deal, While Drones Still Fly in Hormuz
President Trump says the agreement to end the Iran war will be signed Sunday and the Strait of Hormuz will reopen at once, draining the war premium from crude, but Iran disputes the timing and drones are still flying in Hormuz and Lebanon.
Markets
SpaceX Raises 75 Billion Dollars in the Largest Public Listing on Record
Elon Musk's rocket company priced shares at 135 dollars, reached a valuation near 1.75 trillion dollars, and rose 19 percent on its first trading day.
Tech
Washington Orders Anthropic to Cut Off Foreign Access to Its Top AI Models
An export-control directive forced the company to disable its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 systems for all foreign nationals, the first such order aimed at specific artificial-intelligence models.
Markets
Investment Firms Line Up for Trump's 100 Billion Dollar Venezuela Oil Push
A Nasdaq-listed acquisition vehicle is assembling capital to buy Venezuelan oil fields as Washington courts producers to revive the country's output.
Geopolitics
Ukraine Runs Short of Patriot Interceptors as Russian Missile Output Climbs
Kyiv is pleading for more American-made air-defense missiles while Russia fields ballistic weapons faster than its interceptors can be built.
Geopolitics
Ukraine's Long-Range Strikes Keep Pressure on Russian Ports and Energy Sites
A drone attack killed one person and set a maritime terminal ablaze in southern Russia as the campaign against Moscow's logistics continues.
Geopolitics
New Studies Question Whether the United States Could Sustain a War With China
America can project force globally, but reports warn its defense industrial base may not hold up in a prolonged conflict.
Geopolitics
India Turns to German Submarines in a Push for Military Self-Reliance
A multibillion-dollar deal reflects New Delhi's drive to build at home and Berlin's deepening interest in the Indo-Pacific.
World
Switzerland Votes on Whether to Cap Its Population at 10 Million
A referendum on Sunday would force tighter immigration limits and could put the country's free-movement deal with the European Union at risk.
Geopolitics
North Korea Condemns United States Missile Sale to South Korea as War Exports
Pyongyang denounced a roughly 300 million dollar arms package and vowed to expand its own deterrent.
World
Nigerians March Against Poverty and Insecurity on Democracy Day
Demonstrators used the national anniversary to protest rising living costs and a deteriorating security situation.
World
Ebola Outbreak in Congo Spreads as Uganda Protests Travel Restrictions
The virus has killed at least 140 people, and neighboring states say blanket air-travel curbs punish countries that report outbreaks openly.
Geopolitics
Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon Even as a Ceasefire Framework Takes Shape
Air raids hit villages near Nabatieh after evacuation warnings, despite Lebanon's inclusion in the draft understanding to end the regional war.