Haikus to Start Your News Day

Tuesday, December 5

us

Funds run dry for war—
White House pleads, time trickles down,
Ukraine’s fate hangs still.

world

Prison gates swing wide—
Ukraine’s grim front calls to them;
Fates cast in turmoil.

business

Evergrande’s pages —
a ledger snaps shut, echoes
of a stark crash heard.