Brussels urged Europeans to prepare emergency supplies for potential conflict, continuing the week's military theme. Defense requirements were relaxed to help grow the army to 200,000 personnel, as power grid waiting lines doubled despite energy demand growing significantly in 2024.
A 10% rise in euthanasia cases was reported across multiple sources, with expectations this trend will continue. Health concerns intensified with tuberculosis increasing 10% among European youth, and a PSV player diagnosed with active tuberculosis.
US-Russia talks resumed in Riyadh without Ukraine's participation, while an American journalist was accidentally added to a top-secret government chat about attacks on Houthis. The parliament proposed increasing national debt to lower household energy bills.
The continuing Istanbul crisis was contextualized through protests against autocracy in both Istanbul and Tel Aviv, with observers noting similarities in authoritarian patterns.