Author Archives: johnathansummers

In South America, Chinese EVs are racing ahead

Source: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16082026/china-evs-dominate-south-america-market/ Summary Chinese electric vehicles have flooded South American markets, where an EV market was once almost non-existent, Chinese company BYD has dominated with an almost 90% market share of EVs in Argentina, for example. China fills in a crucial gap in the Argentine market, with libertarian policies in the country opening the country with a lack of restrictive… Read more »

Canada and Ukraine sign 100-year agreement to work together on defence, energy, trade

Source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canada-and-ukraine-sign-100-year-agreement-trade-defence/ Summary Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Canadian PM Mark Carney in Calgary yesterday to discuss additional support that Canada could offer to Ukraine. They announced multiple measures, including expanding Canada Ukraine collaboration on drone and munitions production. To illustrate, Carney stated that Ukraine would receive a third of all of Canada’s drone output. Canada also committed a 350 million… Read more »

Trump says Iran war ‘will end immediately’ after US midterm elections

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/9/trump-says-iran-war-will-end-immediately-after-us-midterm-elections Summary President Trump stated that the Iran war will end “immediately” after the US midterm elections before boarding Air Force One for Dallas on Wednesday. “This war will end immediately after our election,” he said to a reporter. Trump also argued that Iran was stalling current peace talks for US midterm elections to vote in leadership more favorable… Read more »