What in the World?

The alleged victory came days after Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin took to his Telegram channel to castigate Russian soldiers for fleeing the eastern Ukrainian city, FP’s Jack Detsch reports.

The elections are a clear sign the Thai people want change, which spells trouble for the military and monarchy, Jessica Keegan and Martin Kunze write.

The two nations recently signed a preferential trade agreement, another step in Iran’s pursuit of becoming a regional trading hub, Alex Vatanka wrote earlier this month.

As governments look for ways to mitigate the effects of climate change, some are also paying more attention to solar geoengineering. But Janos Pasztor, Cynthia Scharf, and Kai-Uwe Barani Schmidt argue that this lesser-known area of scientific research needs to be regulated before it becomes commonplace.

The council’s decision follows President Guillermo Lasso’s move to dissolve the National Assembly in order to avoid impeachment, as FP’s Catherine Osborn detailed in Latin America Brief last week.

A severe, yearslong drought—the worst in over four decades—has compounded crises in one of the world’s most precarious regions, FP’s Robbie Gramer and Christina Lu reported in February 2022.

Argentina is among the countries exploring expanding currency swap lines with China as it pushes back against the dollar-dominated global economy, FP’s Christina Lu explained this month.

Washington and Riyadh said on Friday that Sudan’s warring factions are adhering better to this cease-fire than previous ones. But, as FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief, fighting still broke out earlier in the week.

The new coffins are a more sustainable alternative to traditional wood coffins, the Associated Press reports.

The man only made the discovery after he had nearly finished his meal, Channel News Asia reports. The noodle chain apologized for “causing great trouble and worry.”