Despite being largely excluded from the United States market, Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD is experiencing strong global growth, driven by rising fuel prices and new charging technology.

• BYD overtook Tesla as the world's largest seller of EVs last year and is expanding aggressively overseas.
• BYD executive vice president Stella Li stated, "We survive and are successful without the US market today."
• The company is focusing on increasing demand in regions like Brazil, the UK, and Europe, with BYD's sales in Europe up 156% in the first three months of this year.

A US special forces soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, has been charged with insider trading for allegedly betting on the capture of Venezuela’s former leader, Nicolas Maduro, before the information was public.

• Van Dyke reportedly won over $409,000 from his bets placed on Polymarket, a crypto-powered platform.
• The charges were brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
• He allegedly used classified information about "Operation Absolute Resolve," the military operation that captured Maduro, to profit.

A new UNESCO report warns that over a quarter of global heritage and conservation sites could face critical climate tipping points by 2050 if global warming continues unchecked.

• Over 2,260 sites, supporting nearly 900 million people and generating about 10 percent of global GDP, are at risk from rising temperatures, droughts, floods, and shifting rainfall.
• Key Kenyan sites like Mount Kenya National Park and Lake Turkana National Parks are directly implicated.
• UNESCO is calling for stronger policies, increased investment, and more inclusive management to safeguard these vital ecosystems and livelihoods, noting that funding and technical support for conservation remain inadequate.