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Sport05 May 26
The NFL's Schedule-Build Strategy: How Partial Information Becomes Full Engagement

Long Reads05 May 26
Cerebras IPO and the Bet on AI Infrastructure

Opinion05 May 26
Prediction markets are turning geopolitical noise into false signal

Opinion05 May 26
GameStop's eBay Gambit Is the Wrong Kind of Bold

Opinion05 May 26
Bitcoin's $80K Moment Is Not What It Seems

Arts04 May 26
Bronze Bagrov: Crimea's Unlikely Monument to a Cult-Antihero

Americas04 May 26
Day 1,531: Russian Strike Hits Merefa as Zelensky Charts Diplomatic Course in Yerevan

Asia04 May 26
US Navy Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship Off Oman Amid Blockade Tensions
Defense04 May 26
UAE Intercepts Iranian Missile and Drone Salvo in Rare daylight air defense operation

Obituaries04 May 26
Two Dead, Two Injured in Leipzig Vehicle Incident as Investigation Widens

Obituaries04 May 26
Trump's Iran Quagmire: Two Months of Failed Objectives and Mounting Costs
MENA04 May 26
Trump Declares Iran's Highly Enriched Uranium a Non-Negotiable Red Line
Science04 May 26
Trump's Iran Calculus Falters as War Scenarios and Regime-Determination Questions Reshape Gulf Diplomacy
Long Reads04 May 26
Trump's Ceasefire Diplomacy Meets Iran's Nuclear Clock

Africa04 May 26
Russia's Red Sea Foothold: How Port Sudan Became a Focal Point for Kremlin Intelligence Operations

Culture04 May 26
Orchestra Diplomacy: How Iran Uses Culture to Redraw the Gulf Narrative
Oceania04 May 26
Counter-alliance Dissent: New Zealand Protest Against US-Iran Policy Reveals Fractures in Five Eyes Consensus
Oceania04 May 26
New Zealand Activists Stage Second Pro-Iran Demonstration in Wellington as Geopolitical Alignment Fractures

Energy04 May 26
Merz Reaffirms Atlantic Ties as Germany Absorbs US Troop Withdrawal and Tariff Pressure
Europe04 May 26
Fatal Car-Ramming in Leipzig Leaves Two Dead as Police Question Suspect
Intelligence04 May 26
Iran Executes Accused Killers of Alleged Mossad Operatives in Mashhad
Letters04 May 26
Iran Dismisses Staging Reports as Media Fabrication, Condemns UAE Over OPEC Exit
Arts04 May 26
Iran and Algeria Deepen Ties Through Exhibition Diplomacy and Regional Realignment
Long Reads04 May 26
Hormuz Flashpoint: Trump Launches 'Project Freedom' as Iran Warns of Ceasefire Violation

MENA04 May 26
Thirteen Operations in Twenty-Four Hours: Hezbollah Tests the Ceasefire's Remnants

Obituaries04 May 26
Handala Hackers Leak Names of 400 US Navy Officers in 'Operation Premature Death'
MENA04 May 26
Democratic Congressman Rips Trump’s Iran Stance as Economic Folly

Investigations04 May 26
The Credibility Gap: Who Actually Fears Trump Abroad — and What That Means for US Leverage
Obituaries04 May 26
The Death of a Political Order: CPM's Kerala Crisis

Letters04 May 26
Zelenskyy Warns of Drone Threat to Moscow's Victory Day Parade as Russia Scales Back Military Display

Opinion04 May 26
The White House Shooting and the Spectacle of Security

Americas04 May 26
Venezuela Brings Essequibo Claim to International Court of Justice in The Hague
Markets04 May 26
US Naval AI Deployment and Hormuz Blockade Strands 1.8 Million Barrels a Day of Iranian Crude
Long Reads04 May 26
US Launches 'Project Freedom' as Iran Cries Ceasefire Violation in Hormuz Standoff

MENA04 May 26
War Beyond the Battlefield: How US-Iran Hostilities Are Reshaping American Consumer Finance

Long Reads04 May 26
US-Iran maritime standoff: 22 crew from seized MV Touska handed to Pakistan as tensions simmer in Gulf
Long Reads04 May 26
America Says It Sank Iran's Warships. Tehran Says No — And Claims the Strait of Hormuz.
Geopolitics04 May 26
US Forces Sink Six Iranian Gunboats in Strait of Hormuz Escalation

Africa04 May 26
US Envoy Returns to Tel Aviv as Trump Peace Plan Faces Credibility Crisis

Defense04 May 26
United Airlines Plane Strikes Light Pole on Newark Approach, Iranian State Channels Report

Long Reads04 May 26
The Loan That Changes Everything: How the €90 Billion Ukraine Facility Could Rewire European Defence Finance

Tech04 May 26
Ukraine Demands Written Terms as Russia Declares Ceasefire Without Proposal to Kyiv

Tech04 May 26
Ukraine Declares Unofficial Ceasefire as Russia Offers No Formal Path to Negotiations
The Weekly04 May 26
Ukraine's Conditional Ceasefire Gambit: A Mirror Response Without a Mirror
Long Reads04 May 26
UAE Intercepts Iranian Missiles in First Major Strike Since Ceasefire Collapse

Tech04 May 26
UAE Digital Infrastructure Hit by Wave of Cyber Attacks Amid Regional Tensions
Long Reads04 May 26
Trump's Hormuz Gambit: The Making of a Naval Standoff
Energy04 May 26
Trump Warns Iran of Annihilation as Hormuz Standoff Escalates

Long Reads04 May 26
The Strait of Hormuz Ultimatum: Trump’s All-or-Nothing Gamble with Iran
Intelligence04 May 26
Trump's Strait of Hormuz Gambit: Project Freedom and the Limits of Coercion
MENA04 May 26
Trump Rejects Iran Peace Proposal as Military and Diplomatic Signals Diverge
Energy04 May 26
Trump Unveils 'Project Freedom': US Military to Escort Ships Through Strait of Hormuz
Long Reads04 May 26
Trump's Mini-War: How the President's Iran Frame Rewrites the Rules of Engagement

Long Reads04 May 26
Trump's Iran War Is Costly and Unpopular. Washington Is Running Out of Good Options.
Long Reads04 May 26
Trump's Naval Embargo and the Theatre of Maximum Pressure
Long Reads04 May 26
Trump's Ceasefire Contradiction: Why Washington Won't Say Iran Violated the Agreement
The Weekly04 May 26
Trump's Iran Ceasefire Gambit: Inside the White House's 60-Day Diplomatic Reckoning
Culture04 May 26
Trump's Horror at Returning Casualties Reveals the Hidden Human Cost of America's Iranian Footprint
Long Reads04 May 26
Trump's 'Friendly Blockade': The Language of Economic Siege on Iran

Long Reads04 May 26
Trump's Eight-Year Horizon: What the Germany Troop Decision Reveals About American Power
Energy04 May 26
Trump Dismisses Iran Peace Proposal as Hormuz Standoff Hardens
MENA04 May 26
Trump Declines to Confirm Iran Ceasefire Violated After Strait of Hormuz Strikes Hit UAE
MENA04 May 26
Trump Declares Naval Escort Mission for Ships Stranded at Strait of Hormuz
Americas04 May 26
Trump's Cuba Decree Tests the Limits of Dollar Leverage on Foreign Banks
Energy04 May 26
Trump Calls on South Korea to Enter the Iran Conflict After Ship Strike

Opinion04 May 26
The Tokenization Cascade: When Wall Street Stopped Pretending
Long Reads04 May 26
The Piracy Doctrine: How Trump Turned a Gulf Blockade Into a Geopolitical Gamble
Intelligence04 May 26
Tehran and Washington Trade Warnings Over Strait of Hormuz as New Maritime Regime Takes Shape
Defense04 May 26
Tehran Redraws the Shipping Lanes: New Rules at Hormuz Signal Escalation
Long Reads04 May 26
Tehran's Hormuz Gambit: How Iran Weaponized a Chokepoint Into a Diplomatic Lever
Long Reads04 May 26
Tehran's Hormuz Gambit: Iran's Diplomatic Gambit and the Limits of Coercive Pressure
Long Reads04 May 26
Tehran's Northern Frontier: What Iran's Diplomatic Pivot to Turkmenistan Reveals
Letters04 May 26
Iranian Parliament Backs Armed Forces as Diplomatic Channel Collapses
Letters04 May 26
Taiwan's Diplomatic Tightrope in Eswatini Tests Washington's Taiwan Strait Playbook

Long Reads04 May 26
The Supreme Court Just Hit Pause on the Mifepristone Case — Here's What That Actually Means
Long Reads04 May 26
The Strait at Stake: Iran's Naval Blockade of the UAE and the Fragility of Gulf Energy Architecture
Long Reads04 May 26
The Strait of Hormuz in the Crosshairs: How a Single Waterway Controls Global Energy Markets
Long Reads04 May 26
The Strait of Hormuz Is a Test of Who Actually Runs the World Economy
Europe04 May 26
Starmer's 'War on Two Fronts' Rhetoric Draws Scrutiny as Iran Denies UAE Attack Plans

Culture04 May 26
Starmer Under Fire Over Remarks Critics Say Conflate Jewish Identity and Israeli State Policy

Sport04 May 26
Sportsbooks Double Down on Monday Night NBA Slate With Aggressive Promo Offers

Opinion04 May 26
The Silence Around America's Battered Bases Is the Real Story

Tech04 May 26
Sierra's Billion-Dollar Bet and the Commission Model: Why Enterprise AI Just Got More Expensive
Long Reads04 May 26
Shots Near the White House: What We Know About the May 4 Security Incident
The Weekly04 May 26
Shooting Reported Near White House as Law Enforcement Responds to Incident
Long Reads04 May 26
Shooting Near Washington Monument Exposes Federal Security Fault Lines
Long Reads04 May 26
Seoul's Strait Choice: South Korea at the Center of the Hormuz Showdown
Letters04 May 26
Security Incident Near White House Triggers Lockdown as Reports of Gunfire Surface
Long Reads04 May 26
Secret Service Shooting Near White House Tests Capital's Security Posture
Arts04 May 26
Scottish Library Exhibition on Russian Relations Opens Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Africa04 May 26
Russian Africa Corps Conducts Joint Patrol With Mali Forces in Diema Settlement
Defense04 May 26
Russia announces May 8-9 ceasefire for Victory Day, warns Kyiv against disruption

The Weekly04 May 26
Russia Announces Victory Day Ceasefire as Ukraine War Enters Fifth Year
Long Reads04 May 26
Russia's Victory Day Ceasefire Offer Is a Loaded Gift, Not a Peace Gesture
Defense04 May 26
Russia announces unilateral ceasefire for Victory Day, warns of strikes on Kyiv if Ukraine disrupts celebrations

Europe04 May 26
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf threatens to site migrant detention centres in areas that vote Green

Sport04 May 26
The Quiet Revival of English County Cricket in a Changed Broadcasting Landscape
Long Reads04 May 26
The Quiet Architecture of Coercion: How Four States Are Rewriting the Social Contract
Long Reads04 May 26
Project Freedom: Inside the US Navy's AI-Powered Operation to Keep the Strait of Hormuz Open
Long Reads04 May 26
Project Freedom: Inside Trump's Hormuz Gambit and Iran's Warning
Energy04 May 26
Project Freedom: Trump Deploys 15,000 Personnel to Clear Stranded Tankers from Strait of Hormuz
Long Reads04 May 26
Project Freedom: How Trump Turned the Strait of Hormuz Into a Powder Keg
Long Reads04 May 26
Project Freedom and the Strait of Hormuz: What Washington's Convoy Gamble Tells Us About Power, Oil, and Credibility
Long Reads04 May 26
Project Freedom: Inside Washington's Cautious Bid to Keep the Strait of Hormuz Open
Long Reads04 May 26
Project Freedom: How Trump's Hormuz Gambit Exposes the Fractured Architecture of Gulf Security
Long Reads04 May 26
Project Freedom and the Hormuz Gambit: What Washington's Naval Operation Signals About American Power in the Gulf
Long Reads04 May 26
Project Freedom and the AI-Powered Standoff in the Strait of Hormuz

Culture04 May 26
The Price of Ambiguity: How the West Accounts for the Cost of US-Iran Confrontation
Europe04 May 26
Escape and Election: The North Korean Defectors Seeking Office in Britain's Conservative Party
Culture04 May 26
The Beautiful Game Meets the Firing Squad: North Korea's Cultural Contradictions on Display

Africa04 May 26
Nigeria Begins Repatriating Citizens from South Africa as Xenophobic Violence Escalates
Sport04 May 26
The NFL's Opponent Map Is Out. The Real Draft Questions Are Just Beginning.

Long Reads04 May 26
The Trial That Wasn't and the $119 Billion That Was: How Netanyahu's Legal Peril Collides with Israel's Defense…
Science04 May 26
Musk vs. OpenAI: The Courtroom That Will Redefine AI Governance
Science04 May 26
Musk's Settlement Move and the Theater of the OpenAI Trial
Science04 May 26
Musk’s OpenAI trial exposes the contradiction at the heart of AI’s current moment
Long Reads04 May 26
The Logic of Moscow's Conditional Victory Day Ceasefire
Long Reads04 May 26
Missiles Over Hormuz: How Iran's New Waterway Declaration Became a Flashpoint
Long Reads04 May 26
Missiles Over Hormuz: What the Iran–U.S. Confrontation Tells Us About Escalation Logic

Arts04 May 26
The Met Gala's Quiet Politics: What Happens When Athletes and Actresses Co-Chair Fashion's Biggest Night
Energy04 May 26
Merz plays down Berlin-Washington rift as Hormuz blockade puts Europe on edge
Long Reads04 May 26
Merz's Gambit: Berlin's Pivot and the Fracturing of the Atlantic Order

Obituaries04 May 26
In Memoriam: The Correspondents Who Died Covering Conflict in 2025–2026
Arts04 May 26
Marina Abramović's Venice Exhibition Demands Presence — and Raises Questions About What Performance Art Owes the Market
Arts04 May 26
Bones and Crystals Greet Visitors at Marina Abramovic Show in Venice
Europe04 May 26
Macron Rebukes Trump Over Hormuz Plan, Calling Paris Out of Any US-Led Show of Force
Culture04 May 26
The Loyalty Script: How Iranian State Media Rewrites Khuzestan's Arab Identity

Asia04 May 26
Liuyang fireworks blast exposes China's industrial safety fault lines as Middle East tensions spike simultaneously
Long Reads04 May 26
The Linux Flaw That Changed Everything: Copy Fail and the Invisible Threat in Your Server

Long Reads04 May 26
Lebanon's Crossroads: Hezbollah, Parliament, and the Fraying Ceasefire Architecture

Long Reads04 May 26
Clashes Erupt Along Lebanon Border as Ceasefire Architecture Collapses
Obituaries04 May 26
Larry Johnson, Former CIA Analyst Who Challenged Mainstream Geopolitical Assumptions, Dies at 67

Letters04 May 26
Kyiv's Sin Tax Gambit Is Arithmetic, Not Strategy

Obituaries04 May 26
Kim Jong-un Calls on North Korea's Youth to Become the "Vanguard" of War Effort Against Ukraine

Asia04 May 26
Japan's twin signal: military alignment and economic hedging in the Indo-Pacific

Oceania04 May 26
Japan's Takaichi Lands in Canberra as Indo-Pacific Realignment Accelerates
Asia04 May 26
Pet Boom, Bathhouse Bust: Japan's Diverging Quality-of-Life Economies
Asia04 May 26
Japan quietly rewrites the rules of Indo-Pacific security architecture

Energy04 May 26
Japan's Hormuz calculus: energy security reshapes the Indo-Pacific equation

Oceania04 May 26
Japan scrambles for energy buffer as Iran war oil shock ripples across Asia Pacific
Science04 May 26
Japan Airlines Deploys Humanoid Robots at Haneda in Bid to Ease Ground Operations Crunch
Africa04 May 26
Israeli Telecom Firms Built Global Surveillance Infrastructure Targeting Mobile Users Across Dozens of Nations
MENA04 May 26
Israeli Strikes Hit Southern Lebanon as Cross-Border Escalation Intensifies
Letters04 May 26
Israeli Forces Conduct Sweep Operation in Southern Lebanon as Cross-Border Strikes Intensify
The Weekly04 May 26
Israeli Airstrike Hits Southern Lebanon Village as Cross-Border Tensions Escalate

Tech04 May 26
Israeli Forces Hit Hezbollah Infrastructure as Optical Fiber Drones Reshape Southern Lebanon Frontline
Defense04 May 26
IRGC Maps Marked Territory in Hormuz as US Blockade Strands Iranian Crude
Business04 May 26
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Warns Commercial Vessels: Comply With Transit Rules or Face Force in Strait of Hormuz
Business04 May 26
IRGC Formalises Strait of Hormuz Zone in Maritime Map That Reshapes Regional Calculations
Economy04 May 26
IRGC Declares Hormuz Control Zone in Direct Rebuke to Trump Administration
MENA04 May 26
IRGC releases operational map defining 'controlled zone' in Strait of Hormuz
Asia04 May 26
Iranian Tanker Crew Transferred to Pakistan Following US Seizure of Vessel Near Gulf

Science04 May 26
Iranian State Media Flags Fabricated Trump Quote as Tensions Simmer
Culture04 May 26
Fingerprint and Faith: Iranian Memorial Art and the Politics of Martyrdom Portraits
Energy04 May 26
Iranian Forces Strike South Korean-Linked Ship in Strait of Hormuz as US Navy Deploys AI Mine-Detection
Energy04 May 26
Iran Warns of Force Against Ships in Strait of Hormuz as Trump Urges South Korea to Join US Mission
Asia04 May 26
Iran war shock drives Asian capital pivot toward local currencies and Hong Kong listings
Letters04 May 26
Iran and United States Exchange Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz as Regional Tensions Surge
Long Reads04 May 26
Iran Strikes UAE Tanker as Trump Launches 'Project Freedom' Escort Operation in Strait of Hormuz
Energy04 May 26
Iran Fires Missiles at UAE as Brent Crude Surges to $114 on Gulf Supply Jitters
Long Reads04 May 26
The Strait at the Edge: Iran Tensions, Bahrain's Readiness, and the Calculus of Regional Escalation
Asia04 May 26
Iran Strikes U.S. Forces and Commercial Vessels in Strait of Hormuz Escalation
Long Reads04 May 26
Iran's Strait Warning and the Fragile Arithmetic of Gulf Transit
Long Reads04 May 26
Iran's Strait of Hormuz Gambit: Maritime Brinkmanship and the Architecture of a Naval Ultimatum
Europe04 May 26
Iran and Spain Hold Diplomatic Call Amid Stalled Nuclear Talks
Asia04 May 26
Iran Rules Out Uranium Talks as US Seizure of Tanker Complicates Nuclear Diplomacy
Long Reads04 May 26
Iran Rejects American Ultimatums as Hormuz Gambit Reshapes Gulf Diplomacy
MENA04 May 26
Iran and Pakistan Foreign Ministers Hold Late-Night Diplomatic Call Amid Regional Tensions
Asia04 May 26
Iran and Pakistan Hold Diplomatic Consultation as Regional Architecture Shifts
MENA04 May 26
Iran Says Its Navy Blocked US Destroyers From Entering Strait of Hormuz
Long Reads04 May 26
Iran Fires Missiles at US Warship Near Strait of Hormuz in Rare Direct Clash
MENA04 May 26
Iranian Forces Fire Two Missiles at US Naval Vessel Near Strait of Hormuz, State Media Reports
Letters04 May 26
Iran Fires Missiles Near Strait of Hormuz as US Naval Tensions Spike
Energy04 May 26
Iran Missiles Fired at US Warship in Strait of Hormuz as Pentagon Denies Direct Hit
Long Reads04 May 26
Iran's Missile Strike on the UAE Exposes the Fractured Architecture of Gulf Security
Long Reads04 May 26
Iran Missile Strike Claims in Strait of Hormuz: What We Know
Long Reads04 May 26
Iran Claims Missile Strike on US Warship in Strait of Hormuz — But Independent Verification Remains Elusive
Energy04 May 26
Iranian Military Claims Forces Prevented US Vessels From Entering Strait of Hormuz
Long Reads04 May 26
Iran Declares New Control Zone in Strait of Hormuz, Escalating Gulf Standoff
Defense04 May 26
Iran Warns of Hormuz Closure as US Blockade Strands 1.8 Million Barrels Daily
Long Reads04 May 26
Iran's Hormuz Gambit: How Tehran Turned the World's Most Critical Chokepoint Into a Lever

Long Reads04 May 26
Iran Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles from Bushehr: What the Strike Signals and Why It Matters
Tech04 May 26
Iranian Drones Strike ADNOC-Linked Tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Long Reads04 May 26
Iran Draws the Line: Hormuz Demarcation and the New Geometry of Gulf Control
The Weekly04 May 26
Iran's Diplomatic Counter-Offensive Targets Allied Rifts as Death Toll Rises
Defense04 May 26
Iran Denies Fujairah Strike as Hormuz Tensions Resurface
Letters04 May 26
Iran Fires Cruise Missiles at Commercial and US Military Vessels in Gulf of Oman Escalation
Long Reads04 May 26
Iran Claims US Plot to Bypass Strait of Hormuz Behind Fujairah Fire
Defense04 May 26
Iran Claims Missile Launch at US Vessel as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate
MENA04 May 26
Iran Claims 'Guardian' Status of Hormuz as Allied Rifts Surface After Strike Wave
Long Reads04 May 26
Iran Attacks ADNOC Tanker in Strait of Hormuz: Escalation or Calculated Signal?
Energy04 May 26
Iran's Araghchi Draws Nuclear Line in US Talks — Escalation Risk Mounts

Europe04 May 26
India Explores EU-Style Law to Shield Firms From Third-Country Sanctions
Culture04 May 26
IMF's Georgieva Warns of 'Worst' Economic Outcome if Middle East Conflict Extends to 2027
Letters04 May 26
Israeli Jets Break Sound Barrier Over Southern Lebanon for Third Time as Airstrike Hits Kafrah
Obituaries04 May 26
IDF Contractor Killed in Bint Jbeil Bulldozer Incident, Hezbollah Releases Footage
Long Reads04 May 26
The Humvee, the FPV, and the New Calculus on Israel's Northern Border
Long Reads04 May 26
The Strait of Hormuz Standoff: Oil Markets, Diplomatic Silence, and the Price of Indecision
Long Reads04 May 26
The Strait of Hormuz Under Siege: How a Ship Explosion Became a Global Wake-Up Call
Long Reads04 May 26