Much of the information a journalist gathers over a week doesn't quite fit into a news story - the angle isn't quite right, the topic was unexpected, or there simply isn't enough time. Our Notes From the Field column is an occasional feature meant to capture these interesting comments, spontaneous asides and out-loud musings we encounter over the course of our reporting.
This week, we discuss Turkish risk tolerance and German development finance.
Damage to Ukrainian businesses has risen nearly twice as fast as the country’s overall war-damage bill, according to the latest assessment by the KSE Institute. Damage to enterprise assets jumped 28% to $18.4 billion as of February 2026 from the institute's previous assessment at the
A Russian attack has destroyed Ukrainian ice cream producer Fayni Lyodu’s distribution warehouse in Kyiv, disrupting a logistics hub that supplied the capital and 12 other cities, the company said. The warehouse was destroyed during Russia’s overnight attack on the night of Aug. 20, along with tonnes of
