As the dust settles on the UK elections, it’s time to take stock of what lies ahead for David Cameron. His tasks are daunting.

Puerto Rico’s legislature declined to pass a set of tax laws that would have opened up some extra financing to the island. Severe cuts to services, and perhaps even a disorderly default, are now in the cards.

Modi’s program of liberal economic reforms is the most important part of his agenda for the future of India. But changing the tax system to make India more attractive to foreign businesses is proving harder than many had hoped.

Ankara appears very close to agreeing to terms with Gazprom on the Turkish Stream pipeline project. Next question: which way will the Greeks go?

Poland heads for presidential elections tomorrow, which are likely to be a predictable—even boring—affair. What a nice contrast with the rest of Europe, and what a remarkable achievement.

Even greens are sick of the never-ending Keystone saga.

Tired of delays in Washington, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are working together in Syria—with al Qaeda.

The Finns enter government, and Cameron comes back with a referendum mandate. Podemos and Syriza, on the other hand, are down.

France’s nuclear industry is in turmoil, a bad sign for the planet ahead of this December’s climate talks in Paris.

Once the toast of Washington, the post-communist countries of Eastern and Central Europe are at risk of descending into corruption and drifting into Russia’s orbit.