Capital & Main

A traffic accident involving five vehicles has caused major delays on Pamplona's ring road and main access routes, according to local reports from Navarra.com. Drivers in the Navarrese capital are facing significant congestion as authorities work to clear the scene and restore normal traffic flow.

An investor says the main obstacle to putting money into Sri Lanka is the requirement to transfer funds to a local bank or brokerage, citing a past experience of needing government permission to withdraw money. They say they would invest immediately if a US-based fund offered exposure to Sri Lankan assets instead.

Capital & Main has launched a California Oligarch Index, a new tracking tool that monitors the state's wealthiest political donors and corporations. According to the outlet, a relatively small number of billionaire donors and companies exert profound influence over who gets elected and which laws pass in California. The index aims to make that spending more visible to voters and journalists.

A bridge in Kyiv was struck during another Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital, hours after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in the city on a surprise visit. The strike underlined the continuing bombardment of Kyiv and gave the visit added symbolic weight, coming from the leader of one of Ukraine's main European backers.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv as air raid sirens sounded and explosions were heard across the Ukrainian capital, underscoring the ongoing Russian bombardment. The visit comes as Germany remains one of Ukraine's main military and financial backers, and Merz is expected to discuss continued support with Ukrainian officials.

A new analysis outlines the main obstacles Europe's biotechnology industry must overcome to keep growing, including regulatory complexity, difficulty accessing scale-up funding, and competition from the United States and Asia. Commentators argue that without reform of approval processes and better late-stage capital, promising European research and startups will continue to move abroad rather than mature within the EU.

Religious leaders have launched an eight-day pilgrimage to protest immigration detentions by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The action, reported by Capital & Main, draws on traditions of faith-based civil disobedience and aims to draw public attention to conditions in detention facilities and calls for more humane immigration enforcement. Further details about the route, participating denominations, and organizers have not been reported.

The Sudanese Embassy in Addis Ababa has stated that the death of one of its staff members, a technical attache, was from natural causes. The announcement addresses speculation around the death of the diplomat stationed in Ethiopia's capital. The embassy's statement is the main source of information so far, and no further details about the staff member or the circumstances have been released.