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Wed, 30/09/2026 - 20:47
U.N. ambassador Mike Waltz on Iran, Sudan, China, Russia, and more.
Wed, 30/09/2026 - 17:34
Brazil’s leftist leader has unusually put military spending at the heart of his campaign.
Wed, 30/09/2026 - 15:54
Germany’s leftist party swept to victory in Berlin by vowing to confiscate and socialize housing.
Wed, 30/09/2026 - 13:53
Both Ottawa and Brussels have good reasons to improve ties, but the EU will need to become more flexible.
Wed, 30/09/2026 - 13:09
The secretary of defense is now the most influential senior official in the Trump administration.
Wed, 30/09/2026 - 12:00
The country faces a plummeting birth rate sooner than some of its global south peers.
Wed, 30/09/2026 - 07:00
This could be their worst-ever year.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 23:36
Mass protests over an 87-year-old’s eviction prompt new proposed legislation.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 23:35
In the U.S.-China relationship at present, nothing might be better than something.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 22:52
Regional wars have required Cairo to maneuver between competing demands.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 19:15
Despite having a better legal foundation than past attempts, these duties may also be struck down.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 15:28
Trump’s proposed solution to rising diesel prices would backfire economically and geopolitically.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 13:00
No one—not least in postcolonial West Africa—loves an army of occupation.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 11:56
Even rigged elections used to be an outlet for discontent. That avenue is now closed.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 11:00
As wars disrupt traditional export routes, Ankara is moving quickly to capitalize—at the expense of the last standing heartland of the Fertile Crescent.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 09:35
It’s in everyone’s interest to stop the fighting. That’s still not enough.
Mon, 28/09/2026 - 22:40
China’s president has likely concluded that the U.S. under Trump has lost its way.
Mon, 28/09/2026 - 22:07
The cuts are on $60 billion worth of goods—but, crucially, soybeans aren’t included.
Mon, 28/09/2026 - 21:41
The president’s call to rebrand AI as “super intelligence” has led to a surge of interest in Slovenia’s “.si” web domain.
Mon, 28/09/2026 - 16:25
The country’s troubling relationship to China is at the center of its presidential campaign.
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