DRC Cobalt Export Ban, 21 DOGE Staffers Resigns, North Korea's Drinking Crackdown and Other News.

From Israel’s crumbling ceasefire deal and rising tensions in Syria to the AfD’s surge in Germany and Bangladesh’s shifting alliances, geopolitical instability is reaching new heights. Meanwhile, Tesla’s market cap collapse, Musk’s government entanglements, and the DRC’s cobalt export ban are sending economic shockwaves. In the legal world, Elizabeth Holmes loses her appeal while an Oklahoma death row inmate gets a second chance. And in Congo, a mystery illness with a 48-hour fatality rate is sparking panic