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Geopolitics18 May
Inside the US-Israel Consensus on Iran: What the Cabinet Meetings Reveal

Sport18 May
England's Grand Slam Exposes the Structural Problem at the Heart of Women's Rugby

Investigations18 May
Active Shooter Reported at Islamic Center of San Diego, Multiple Victims Reported

Opinion18 May
Musk vs. OpenAI: A Billionaire's Legal Delay Exposes the Hysteria Around AI Governance

Long Reads18 May
Trump Signals Strike Pause as Iran Deal Rejection Raises Stakes

Geopolitics18 May
Trump Cancels Planned Iran Strikes at Gulf Leaders' Request, Citing Negotiations

Opinion18 May
Trump's Strike Then Cancel: The Diplomacy of Revealed Preference

Investigations18 May
Trump Cancels Planned Iran Strike After Gulf Leaders Intervene

Long Reads18 May
Trump's Iran Strike Pause: Diplomatic Intervention or Calculated Theater?

Culture18 May
Yekaterinburg's Dry Days: Why a Librarians' Congress Prompted an Alcohol Ban

Opinion18 May
The Gulf's Strategic Bet: Why the UAE-Israel Defense Fund Marks a Structural Rupture

Opinion18 May
Turkey's Erdoğan Labels Israel 'Fascist' After Naval Interception of Gaza-Bound Flotilla

Opinion18 May
The Gap Between What Iran Says and What It Means on Qeshm Island

Long Reads18 May
Trump Cancels Iran Strike, Opens Door to Negotiations as Gulf Tensions Peak

Geopolitics18 May
Trump Pauses Iran Strike After Gulf Appeal, Handing Tehran a Diplomatic Lifeline

Opinion18 May
Trump's Gulf Diplomacy Theater Is Not a Ceasefire
Long Reads18 May
When the Clock Hit $77,000: Bitcoin, Iran, and the Presidency's Conflict of Interest Problem

Geopolitics18 May
Trump's Iran Calculus: War, Rates, and the Arithmetic of Strategic Ambiguity
Investigations18 May
Musk vs OpenAI: What the Jury's Verdict Actually Settled — and What It Didn't

Opinion18 May
The Gulf's Intervention: How Arab States Stayed America's Hand on Iran

Long Reads18 May
The Quiet Arsenal: Why the U.S. Air Refueling Presence at Ben Gurion Changes the Military Calculus in the Middle East

Geopolitics18 May
Evacuation Orders Issued as Brush Fire Threatens Simi Valley Homes

Investigations18 May
The $1.8 Billion Question: How the DOJ's Settlement With the IRS Intersects With Trump's Iran Strike Cancellation

Opinion18 May
Musk v. OpenAI Verdict Exposes Silicon Valley's Fractured Fantasy of Altruism

Long Reads18 May
The Gulf Intervention: How Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE Stopped a US Strike on Iran

Business18 May
Trump Confirms US Had Planned Strike on Iran, Delayed After Gulf Leaders' Appeal

Culture18 May
Cannes Has Two Festivals. The Red Carpet Is the One You're Watching.
Geopolitics18 May
Trump Cancels Planned Strike on Iran, Signals Return to Negotiations

Opinion18 May
The Gulf Did Washington's Bidding. That's the Real Story.

Tech18 May
Jurors Find Musk's OpenAI Lawsuit Filed Too Late — What Remains Unresolved

Investigations18 May
Trump Claims He Postponed Iran Strike at Gulf Leaders' Request, What We Can and Cannot Verify

Business18 May
Houthi Leader Links US-Iran Standoff to Oil Market Volatility as Red Sea Pressure Mounts

Geopolitics18 May
Trump halts Iran military strike citing Gulf diplomacy, keeps forces on standby

The Weekly18 May
The Loyalty Performance: Hegseth, Massie, and the Pentagon's Political Turn

Oceania18 May
Cricket Diplomacy Down Under: How Australia's BBL Is Becoming a Geopolitical Instrument

Obituaries18 May
Four Italian Divers Lost in Maldives Underwater Cave Among Worst Recreational Diving Losses in Memory

Letters18 May
Pezeshkian's Dialogue Gambit: Tehran's Negotiating Position Enters a New Phase
Europe18 May
The Grammar of Robertik: How Two Posts Became a Polish Media Moment
Asia18 May
Iranian Tanker Breaks Through US Blockade to Dock at Kharg Island

Americas18 May
Lavrov and Rodriguez in New Delhi: What the Russia-Cuba BRICS Sidelines Tell Us

Africa18 May
Zakzaky's Hausa Message and the Architecture of Iran's African Outreach
MENA18 May
Iran's Kharg Terminal Falls Silent as Air Defenses Mobilise Near Strait of Hormuz
Defense18 May
Iran's Pezeshkian Draws Red Lines on Nuclear Talks: 'Dialogue Does Not Mean Surrender'

Energy18 May
Belarus Joins Russia in Nuclear Drills, Drawing Condemnation From Kyiv and NATO

Science18 May
Why One Half-Life Writer Has No Interest in Going Back to Black Mesa

Opinion18 May
The End of Israel's Air Space: Hezbollah's Video Changes the Calculus

Sport18 May
Stephon Castle's Historic Game 6 Propels Spurs to Western Conference Finals

Long Reads18 May
Musk's OpenAI Gambit Fails as Jury Bars 'Too Late' Claims

Markets18 May
Bessent's Dual Track: G7 Pressed on Iran Sanctions as US Extends Russian Oil Waiver

Geopolitics18 May
Jurors Dismiss Musk's $150 Billion Lawsuit Against OpenAI and CEO Altman
Opinion18 May
Erdogan's Selective Outrage and the Limits of International Condemnation

Opinion18 May
Trump's Iran Ultimatum Meets a Different Kind of Red Line

Culture18 May
The Default Is Broken: How Parenting Became an Expensive Opt-In, and Why Nothing Seems to Fix It
Opinion18 May
TrumpRx and the Price of Being Trump's Business Friend of the Day
Geopolitics18 May
Tough as Shit: Hegseth's Trump Impression and the Iran Escalation Calculus

Sport18 May
Israeli Official Puts Odds of Full-Scale War Resumption Above 50% as Iran Posture Complicates Military Options

Culture18 May
Film, War, and the Ukrainian Cultural Front
Opinion18 May
The Candy Doctrine: Trump, Iran, and the Market's Uncomfortable Truth
Long Reads18 May
The Deal That Wasn't: Inside Trump's Rejection of Iran's Nuclear Proposal

Investigations18 May
Israeli Naval Intercepts Gaza-Bound Aid Flotilla as Civilian Casualties Reported in Separate Southern Gaza Strike

Opinion18 May
Musk v. Altman: What the OpenAI Verdict Actually Tells Us About Power and Mythology in Tech
Long Reads18 May
The Verdict That Wasn't: What Musk's Loss Against OpenAI Reveals About AI's Governance Vacuum
Business18 May
Bessent's G7 Duel: Sanctioning Iran, Exempting Russian Oil

Culture18 May
Iran's Arabic Media Offensive: The Book Launch That Tells Two Stories

Opinion18 May
Iran's Visa Gamble: Beirut's Hand, Washington's Dilemma

Geopolitics18 May
Al-Houthi Calls on Islamic Nations to Arm Palestinians, Framing Yemen as Regional Front Line

Sport18 May
The Believing Game: Mentorship and the Making of Canada's NBA Pipeline

Opinion18 May
Taiwan Has Stopped Waiting for Washington to Decide Its Fate
Long Reads18 May
The Verdict That Wasn't: Why Elon Musk's OpenAI Lawsuit Was Decided Before It Began
Opinion18 May
Iran's Dialogue Warning Exposes the Gap Between Western Wishful Thinking and Tehran's Strategic Logic

Culture18 May
The Curious Case of Yekaterinburg's Dry Librarians

Opinion18 May
The Diplomacy of Threat: Washington, Tel Aviv, and the Iran Signal

Sport18 May
NFL Set to Crown Minneapolis as 2028 Draft Host as U.S. Bank Stadium Cements Its Big-Game pedigree

Business18 May
DOJ Settlement and Iran Warning Test Investor Calm as Markets Weigh Dual Signals

Culture18 May
Iran's "Self-Sacrificing Couples" Ceremony: Commemoration or Political Theatre?

Opinion18 May
TrumpRx, Cuban's Comeback, and the Prescription Drug Price Fix That Isn't

Opinion18 May
The 'All In' Doctrine: Anonymous Sources and the Logic of Inevitable War

Culture18 May
Tehran's Press Row: How Iran's Presidency Uses State Media as Governance Infrastructure

Geopolitics18 May
Pentagon Airlift: Scores of USAF Tankers Deployed to Ben Gurion Through End of May

Opinion18 May
The 70% Problem: What Hezbollah's Merkava Video Reveals About Israel's Lebanon Stalemate
Long Reads18 May
The Iran Trap: How Escalation Toward War Is Repricing Global Risk
Investigations18 May
Hezbollah Fires First Confirmed Surface-to-Air Missile at Israeli Jet, Escalating Air Defense Dimension of Lebanon Conflict

Opinion18 May
The UAE's Defense Fund With Israel Is Not Normal — And the Gulf Knows It

Culture18 May
Tehran's Communication Officials Visit Tasnim Amid Ongoing Nuclear Talks
Geopolitics18 May
Musk Loses OpenAI Suit as Jury Bars Claims on Statute-of-Limitations Grounds

Opinion18 May
The Noise of Protest and the Silence of Casseroles

Long Reads18 May
Gulf's Hedge: How Abu Dhabi's Israel Gambit Is Reshaping the Middle East

Opinion18 May
The Waiver Economy: How US Sanctions Logic Unravels in Plain Sight

Sport18 May
Arsenal Eye Five-Point Lead as Premier League Title Race Enters Critical Phase

Opinion18 May
The Trump-Hegseth Assault on Thomas Massie Reveals a Party That Cannot Tolerate Dissent

Opinion18 May
Eurovision's Political Riddle: When Art Becomes a Geopolitical Battleground

Sport18 May
Cavaliers Advance to Face Knicks in Eastern Conference Finals After Game 7 Victory
Opinion18 May
Trump's Iran 'No Concessions' Line Is a Diplomatic Dead End

Culture18 May
Who Decides What the Best Novel in History Actually Is?

Geopolitics18 May
U.S. Extends Air Refueling Presence at Ben Gurion Through Year-End

Opinion18 May
The 'Greater Israel' Myth and the Geopolitical Fictions That Sustain It

Long Reads18 May
Belarus Nuclear Drills and Russia Readmission: A Signal Without a Strategy
Geopolitics18 May
Treasury Issues 30-Day License as Russian Oil Sanctions Extension Halves Market Disruption

Culture18 May
First Live Footage of Indonesian Houndshark Upends Decades of Museum-Specimen Science
Opinion18 May