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119 articles collected in this run, grouped by pipeline outcome. Expand a kept article to see its signals + the trends those signals reinforce, with the verbatim evidence at every edge.

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Kept · no signal extracted 39

Accident on Kuwait motorway as Iranian missiles fly overhead Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
AI Labs: Zuckerberg’s $100bn gamble Capital Flow Realignment
Analysis: China’s Local Fiscal Recovery Hides Scramble to Plug Budget Holes State Formation & Authority Stress
Beyond China and the US: How Japan is Incrementally Rebalancing Its Foreign Policy Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Can China fill funding and leadership gaps after America quit the WHO? Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Can China’s caesium-from-brine tech cut reliance on Canadian, Australian ores? China AI Infrastructure
China-Cuba ‘US security threat’, Brazil’s rare earths: Latin America relations reads Capital Flow Realignment
China New Economy Gauge Slips on Weaker Labor, Tech Inputs Demographic & Labor-Market Inflection
China’s Big-Rig Makers Race to Hong Kong as Investors Bet on Freight Electrification Capital Flow Realignment
China-UK ties thaw: Wang Yi urges that they ‘further communicate and align our positions’ Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Commentary: Chinese Firms Are Flocking to Latin America, but Red Tape Awaits Digital South Industrial Policy
Commentary: Energy Shocks Are Rewriting China’s Export Playbook Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Google’s $80bn equity raise adds to that giant AI sucking sound Capital Flow Realignment
Hong Kong is emerging as a leading capital hub of the multipolar era Capital Flow Realignment
Inside Alexandr Wang’s bid to revive Meta’s AI edge China AI Infrastructure
Iran’s New Grand Strategy Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Iran war live: US hits Iran’s Qeshm, says Tehran targeted Kuwait, Bahrain Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Kazakhstan, Russia Step Forward With $16.4 Billion Nuclear Power Plant Plan Compute-Energy Coupling
Macao Joins $56 Billion Central Bank Digital Currency Platform mBridge Sovereign Data Localization
Mexico and Canada push to extend USMCA trade pact Capital Flow Realignment
Moscow’s New Military Partner Has Something Russia Needs More Than Allies Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Palantir should not have ‘significant role’ in UK public data systems, MPs say Sovereign Data Localization
Putin in Beijing, ‘China shock’ in EU: 7 global relations reads Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Rubio says US and China must keep talking despite deep differences Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Russia launches massive overnight attack on Ukraine Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
SAIC Motor to Build $232 Million Auto Plant in Spain Capital Flow Realignment
Sailors stressed and exhausted after months trapped by Strait of Hormuz blockade Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Scientists Find Way to Supercharge Dangerous Computer ‘Worms’ With A.I. Defense-AI Convergence
South Korea and Japan eye military logistics pact. Should China be wary? Defense-AI Convergence
The China-US tech truce is fragile China AI Infrastructure
The Inertia of Russia’s War Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Trump’s AI order seeks security safeguards without slowing race with China AI Regulation Escalation
Trump signs watered-down AI vetting order after Maga infighting AI Regulation Escalation
US says it attacked Iran’s Qeshm Island; Tehran targets Kuwait, Bahrain Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
War Games and Warnings on Strait of Hormuz Went Unheeded by Trump Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Why have Japan and the Philippines’ maritime boundary talks angered China? Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Why India Cannot Let the Rupee Float Capital Flow Realignment
Why Myanmar president's India visit is being closely watched Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Why the U.S.-Iran Negotiations Are Taking So Long Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift

AI filtered out 80

2 Taiwan air force pilots die in T-34C crash, spurring probe and debate over aircraft
9 Counties to Watch in the California Governor’s Race
Actor Idris Elba knighted by King Charles at Windsor Castle
A guide for the perplexed on AI
Alibaba Elevates Tech Chief Wu Zeming to Leadership Committee
Anthropic to expand Mythos access to more than 15 countries
As pioneering Chinese web forum returns, authorities warn free speech has limits
A Stray Dog Became a Cultural Symbol in Brazil. Now, Mexico Is Claiming It.
Benjamin Netanyahu faces Israeli backlash over Lebanon strategy
Blue Origin failure sets back NASA lunar goals
Business Brief (June 2): Tin Prices Surge on AI Demand
Can we trust AI to build a better version of itself?
Carney Says Canada Faces a ‘Crisis of Antisemitism’
CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’
China clears Brazilian beef of foot-and-mouth disease, but quota limits profits
China Cracks Down on Retailers and Venues Over Child-Safety Violations
China goes after 'ghost kitchens' to rein in cut-throat food delivery apps
China’s anti-corruption watchdog targets its former senior official Li Xiaohong
China’s Ex-Top Graft Inspector Swept Up in Corruption Probe
China’s Tiger Brokers reports strong results, with no mention of trading crackdown
China to the Philippines: don’t let ‘a few clowns’ sabotage ties with ‘political theatrics’
Commentary: Why Silicon Valley Is Suddenly Hiring Philosophy Majors
Convenience or entitlement? Indian start-up offers people to carry shopping bags
Could we interest you in $675bn in tech stocks?
Dear President Ozymandias
Drones light up Taipei’s night sky for Computex trade show
European election monitor dismisses rumours of fraud in Colombia’s election
Events group Hyve sold to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman for $1.8bn
Former Bank of Beijing Tech Executive Taken Away by Authorities
General Mills to Sell Häagen-Dazs China Shops to Local Investor Group
G.O.P. Works to Jump-Start Immigration Bill After Trump Retreat on Fund
Graham Platner Meets With Senate Democrats Amid Texting Scandal
How adversity has guided the path of Chinese civilisation through the ages
How small businesses can leverage AI
Indonesia's Prabowo fires head of free meals scheme plagued by poisonings
In Her Memoir, Jill Biden Is a Watchful Spouse Who Didn’t Always Speak Up About Joe Biden
Inside the billion-dollar business of getting a visa
IPO boom, market doom?
Italy celebrates 80 years of democracy
Justice Dept. Won’t Proceed With Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund, Blanche Says
Kashmir’s Uneasy Calm: Silent Guns, Muted Hope
Kidney Donation
Kyle included ‘more positive language’ in AI speech after Mandelson advice
‘La La Land’ Orchestral Performance Saved by Keyboardist in the Audience
Microsoft targets Anthropic with new model releases
‘Milestone’: Macron opens Paris monument honouring Rwanda genocide victims
More red tape, less progress: China’s cadres struggle to adopt ‘error tolerance’
Nepal’s Prime Minister Mistakes Mandate for Immunity
Order Shielding Trump Family From I.R.S. Audits Will Remain, Blanche Says
Peabo Bryson, Soul Singer Known as the Voice of Love, Dies at 75
Protesters use ‘Ebola coffin’ to rally against US quarantine centre
Rania al‑Abbasi’s children: The truth revealed
Rebecca Bennett wins New Jersey Democratic primary, to face Trump ally Kean
Rehumanizing global health care with agentic AI
Render Unto Caesar, Not Unto Claude
Rubio Suggests U.S. Return to Global Vaccine Program in Rebuke of Kennedy
Spain bans DR Congo World Cup warm-up due to Ebola fears
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Map in Alabama
Thailand cracks down on foreign companies using fig leaf of local ownership
The AI boom gives 1990s IT brands a second crack at youth
The Download: AI can run your admin department now
The Politics Behind Taiwan’s Soft Power
The Toll of a ‘Missing Scientists’ Conspiracy Theory on the Families Left Behind
Tim Hayward: I built the Jaguar E-Type of computer keyboards
Top Chinese map-making scientist Zhou Chenghu under investigation in anti-corruption sweep
Top Texas Election Official to Resign, Months Before General Contest
Trip.com Plans $2 Billion Marketing Push for China Inbound Travel
Trump administration scraps $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation fund’
Trump berated Netanyahu? Analysts question US-Israel feud rumours
Trump Endorses Abelardo De La Espriella, Right-Wing Presidential Candidate in Colombia
Trump Has Failed as Commander in Chief
Trump to attend delayed White House Correspondents’ Dinner after shooting
Tunisian court sentences Ennahdha leader Rached Ghannouchi to life in prison
Unholy Violence: Weaponizing Religion Against Gender Rights Defenders in Myanmar
U.S. Is Said to Be Investigating George Santos Over Kalshi Betting
Watch: Man attacked by bear at steel works in Japan
What to know about Tuesday’s primaries in California, New Jersey, Montana
Why women go to war
Zimbabwe’s e-tricycle crackdown puts rural women’s livelihoods at risk
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