In today's episode, we unpack the high-stakes Ukraine–Russia peace summit in Washington—President Zelenskyy arrives amid shattered homes and missile-struck cities, demanding real ceasefire guarantees while facing pressure for territorial concessions The Washington PostThe Guardian. The specter of these talks is already rippling through global markets, with all eyes on the upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium, where the Federal Reserve may hint at interest rate decisions that could move currencies and oil Reuters+3Reuters+3AP News+3.

We also break down:

• Energy markets, reacting to geopolitical shifts and whispers of easing sanctions on Russia

• Currency calm and the U.S. dollar holding steady, even as bets for a September rate cut by the Fed lose momentum

Join us for a no-nonsense briefing that connects the dots between diplomacy, economics, and the fragile state of global stability—because in today's lines, peace and policy are anything but routine.

Today’s top global stories get the EditorialCartoonsAI treatment — news you can actually laugh at.

From Bolivia’s tense election and Hurricane Erin’s windy downgrade to Khamzat Chimaev’s UFC smackdown and Zelenskyy’s Washington trip, we sketch the serious with a side of satire. Add in a singing bureaucrat getting suspended, Florida baking like a frying pan, Hoboken’s Pride party, horse racing drama, Norway’s film festival, and divine timing on Gokulashtami — and you’ve got the world, but way funnier.

It’s the headlines you need… doodled, roasted, and podcasted into something you’ll actually want to listen to.

From Trump promising to keep Putin “in check” in Alaska’s icy summit, to India’s 79th Independence Day celebrations complete with Google doodles, cricket, and 4 AM metro rides — today’s headlines are too good not to sketch. We’ll roast Maharashtra’s one-day meat ban, peek at Yorkshire’s unexpected ‘flaming summer holiday,’ and even place some cheeky MLB prop bets. News so hot it could light a moor on fire… or at least keep you awake for that early train.