Tucker Carlson, a former Trump ally and prominent conservative media figure, announced he is breaking with the Republican Party. The move underscores deepening right-wing divisions as the Iran war and U.S.-Israel policy become focal points of intra-party debate.

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) released the Global Supply Chain Promotion Report 2026 and a global supply‑chain resilience index matrix at the fourth Chain Expo. The report says the global supply‑chain operating environment in 2025 broadly stabilized and improved. While multilateral trade faces challenges, CCPIT judges the overall trend toward open, cooperative global supply chains remains unchanged. CCPIT Research Institute director Zhao Ping said most indicators rose, indicating cooperation outweighs divergence. The resilience index is rising but by markedly less than other indices, signalling that supply‑chain resilience remains weak and is recovering only slowly. The report urges stronger international division of labour and cooperation, lower barriers to technology access, and coordinated opposition to unilateralism, protectionism and discriminatory arrangements that distort global supply‑chain division.

On Monday SK Hynix briefly surpassed Samsung Electronics after its shares jumped 5.7% and its market value reached KRW 2,082.5 trillion (about $1.35 trillion); Samsung rose 0.4% to KRW 2,081.3 trillion. Samsung had held the top spot since 2000. The move reflects a surge in memory-chip demand from US tech giants building AI data centers, tighter supply and rising prices; both Korean chipmakers reported record profits. Year-to-date SK Hynix has gained more than 340%, versus roughly 200% for Samsung.