A chorus of European leaders is pushing back against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's meddling after he suggested Britain's prime minister should be imprisoned and questioned whether the U.S. should "liberate" its ally.
The big picture: Musk's influence looms large over U.S. politics with his MAGA alignment. Now he's casting a shadow over elections overseas, lambasting world leaders in recent days with his social media megaphone.
The CIA monitored Mexican American and Puerto Rican civil rights activists fighting for equal education and to honor the late Martin Luther King, Jr., — and against police brutality and the Vietnam War, newly released CIA documents show.
Why it matters: The documents confirm Latino civil rights pioneers' long-held suspicions that the federal government was monitoring — even disrupting — their activities.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned from his position as the leader of the Liberal Party on Monday.
Why it matters: The world's leading democracies are facing growing instability. Look to Germany, where Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in parliament, or the unprecedented government collapse in France.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation from party leadership Monday has put a renewed spotlight on his Conservative rival, Pierre Poilievre.
Why it matters: Trudeau's resignation has ignited a search for his replacement in his Liberal Party, which polls show is lagging significantly behind the Conservative Party ahead of a general election slated to take place by October.
Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel this morning sued the Biden administration for blocking their proposed tie-up, as expected.
Driving the news: They also filed a RICO complaint against rival Cleveland-Cliffs, the steelmaker's CEO, and the head of the United Steelworkers union. This was unexpected, and escalates the litigation from heated to nuclear.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday that Russia is close to sharing advanced satellite technology with North Korea, in a sign of the countries' increasingly close ties.
Why it matters: Supplying the technology to North Korea is a part of a broader exchange between the allies, after North Korea sent troops and supplied armaments to Russia to help the Kremlin's forces against Ukraine.
Ian Bremmer,in his closely watched annual risk forecast, warns that the world has entered "a uniquely dangerous period of world history, on par with only the 1930s and the early Cold War."
The big picture: "People everywhere are facing heightened geopolitical instability driven by a lack of global leadership," writes Bremmer, the president and founder of Eurasia Group, in its "Top Risks 2025" report.
Iran's recent nuclear advances give President-elect Trump a crucial decision to make in his first months in office: Try to neutralize the threat through negotiations and pressure, or order a military strike.
Why it matters: Trump's decision in 2018 to withdraw from an Obama-era nuclear deal prompted Tehran to accelerate its nuclear program, such that it's now a de facto "nuclear threshold state." Officials and diplomats from the U.S., EU and Israel all told Axios they expect Trump to face an Iran crisis in 2025.
