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Asia22 Apr 26
Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire at Pakistan's Request, Keep Blockade

Geopolitics22 Apr 26
Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire as Tehran Calls Port Blockade an 'Act of War'

Sport22 Apr 26
Trump's FIFA Gambit: The Iran-Italy World Cup Swap and What It Tells Us About American Leverage

Americas22 Apr 26
Gunman Opens Fire at Teotihuacan's Moon Pyramid, Witness Says

Arts22 Apr 26
The Transient Monument: Sand Portraiture and the Politics of Commemorative Art

Geopolitics22 Apr 26
Trump's $500 Million-a-Day Claim Against Iran: Anatomy of a Blockade Assertion

Long Reads22 Apr 26
The Ceasefire Contradiction: Trump, Tehran, and the Illusion of Leverage in the Gulf

Asia22 Apr 26
Trump's China Gambit: Iran Ceasefire Clouds a May Diplomatic Gambit

Energy22 Apr 26
Trump Claims US "Totally Controls" the Strait of Hormuz — and Argues Iran Has No Incentive to Close It

Business22 Apr 26
Trump's 'Destroyed' Iran Nukes Claim Collides With Markets Betting on a Deal

Africa22 Apr 26
South Africa and Lesotho Revive ID-Only Border Crossing as Thousands Await Amnesty

Asia22 Apr 26
Tehran Calls Ceasefire Extension 'Meaningless' as Trump Claims Iran Nuclear Sites Are Rubble

Obituaries22 Apr 26
Tehran Denies Defense Ministry Link to Executed Mossad Operative

The Weekly22 Apr 26
Six Months to Clear the Strait: Pentagon's Sobering Assessment on Hormuz Demining

Economy22 Apr 26
The Price of Swagger: What the IRGC's Anniversary Statements Reveal About Iran's Economic Bind

The Weekly22 Apr 26
Pakistan's Ceasefire Diplomacy Forces Trump to Extend Iran Truce — For Now

Obituaries22 Apr 26
Sand and Memory: How a Pakistani Artist Honored a 'Martyred Leader' in Beach Tribute

Defense22 Apr 26
Pentagon Drops Mandatory Flu Vaccine for Troops in Hegseth-Reviewed Policy Shift
Defense22 Apr 26
Pentagon Scraps Mandatory Flu Vaccine for US Military in Hegseth Directive

Defense22 Apr 26
Six Months to Clear: Pentagon Warns of Long Demining Road for Strait of Hormuz
The Weekly22 Apr 26
The Aid Equation: PEPFAR's Departure, Iran's Ceasefire, and a New Transactional Order

Long Reads22 Apr 26
The Blueprint: How the 2026 National Defense Strategy Locked In a Decade of Controlled Wars Before the Iran Ceasefire…

Long Reads22 Apr 26
The Oil Ceiling: How Two Months of War With Iran Breached the West's Energy Floor

Energy22 Apr 26
Oil Markets Shrug as Iran War Escalates Costs for Ordinary Americans

Geopolitics22 Apr 26
Operation Economic Fury: How Washington's Dual-Track Iran Strategy Survived the Ceasefire

Tech22 Apr 26
Meta quietly turns its own workforce into AI training data

Americas22 Apr 26
Meta's keystroke surveillance betrays a deeper anxiety about AI training data
Intelligence22 Apr 26
Middle East Risk Reprices Markets as UK Council Launches Acquisition Inquiry

Business22 Apr 26
Kevin Warsh tells Senate he was never pressured by Trump on rates, but a market bet says otherwise

Culture22 Apr 26
Khamenei portrait and carrier deadline: art and ultimatum in the shadow of Iran-US standoff

MENA22 Apr 26
Lebanon Requests Ceasefire Extension as Washington Diplomacy Ramps Up

Opinion22 Apr 26
The Ghost That Will Not Sleep: Lebanon's Generational Echo of War

The Weekly22 Apr 26
Lebanon seeks one-month truce extension as Washington hosts new ceasefire talks

Investigations22 Apr 26
Israeli Strike on Al-Akhbar Journalists in Lebanon: What the Sources Show

MENA22 Apr 26
Israeli Strike Kills Two Near Tayri, Besieges Journalists in Southern Lebanon

Business22 Apr 26
Japan Opens the Arms Vault: How the Iran Conflict Catalyzed a Historic Defense Policy Reversal

Geopolitics22 Apr 26
IRGC Navy Seizes Two Container Ships in Strait of Hormuz Escalation

Long Reads22 Apr 26
Iran's IRGC Seizes Two Container Ships in the Strait of Hormuz

The Weekly22 Apr 26
Islamabad's Quiet Diplomacy: How Pakistan Is Carving a Mediation Lane Between Washington and Tehran

Investigations22 Apr 26
Ceasefire Under Pressure: Inside the Israel-Lebanon Border Escalation

Investigations22 Apr 26
Israeli Airstrike Kills Al-Akhbar Journalist in South Lebanon

Geopolitics22 Apr 26
Israeli Drone Strike, Siege of Journalists in Tayri, Southern Lebanon

Geopolitics22 Apr 26
Israeli drones over Beirut as unexploded bomb found in southern suburbs

Europe22 Apr 26
Israeli Espionage Case Exposes Anatomy of Iran War Supply-Chain Fragility

MENA22 Apr 26
Israeli Foreign Minister Calls Lebanon a 'Failed State' Ahead of Direct Negotiations

Defense22 Apr 26
Iran Seizes Two Vessels in Strait of Hormuz as Trump Predicts Financial Collapse

Letters22 Apr 26
The Fuel Shock Now, the Energy Transition Later: How Iran's War Is Reshaping Two Markets at Once

MENA22 Apr 26
Iran War Pushes UK Fuel Costs Higher as Energy Supply Shock Tests Alliance Cohesion

Tech22 Apr 26
Iranian State Media Ridicules Trump Over Vietnam War Comments as Contradictions Pile Up

Science22 Apr 26
IRGC Anniversary: Tehran Projects Unity as Regional Pressure Mounts

The Weekly22 Apr 26
IRGC Gunboat Fires on Container Ship Off Oman Coast in Escalation Warning

MENA22 Apr 26
Qalibaf's Ceasefire Conditions: Iran Links Naval Pressure to Economic Warfare

Energy22 Apr 26
Iran Sanctions Crack: 34 Tankers Bypass US Blockade as Vance Islamabad Trip Collapses

Investigations22 Apr 26
Iran Seizes Container Ship in Gulf of Oman; Western Governments Respond with Condemnation

Geopolitics22 Apr 26
Iran Seizes Two Commercial Vessels in Strait of Hormuz, Escalating Regional Tensions

Energy22 Apr 26
Iran Seizes Vessels and Deploys Mines in Hormuz as Pentagon Warns of Six-Month Clearing Operation
Business22 Apr 26
Iran Seizes Two Vessels, Fires on Third in Strait of Hormuz Escalation

Energy22 Apr 26
Iran Seizes Two Vessels in Strait of Hormuz as Regional Tensions Escalate

Asia22 Apr 26
Iran-Sri Lanka Call Spotlights Global South Diplomatic Realignment

Intelligence22 Apr 26
Iran's Hidden Capabilities: How US Intelligence Contradicts the Public Narrative

Letters22 Apr 26
Iran Seizes Waterway Leverage: IRGC Fires on Container Ships in Strait of Hormuz Escalation

Energy22 Apr 26
Iran Guard Fires on Ships in Hormuz as Trump Warns Reopening Would Doom Nuclear Deal

Defense22 Apr 26
Iran and Italy Hold Diplomatic Call as Hormuz Tensions Mount

Europe22 Apr 26
Iran and Italy Hold Diplomatic Phone Talks as European Engagement Strategy Takes Shape

Markets22 Apr 26
Iran's pension machine keeps running even as Western sanctions tighten

Long Reads22 Apr 26
How the Iran Ceasefire Gamble Put Condoms on a Price Collision Course

MENA22 Apr 26
Iran's Ceasefire Gambit: Tehran Holds Back on US Talks as UK Welcomes Extension

Business22 Apr 26
Iran conflict pushes world's largest condom maker toward 30% price hike

Culture22 Apr 26
Iran's Cultural Heritage Under Reconstruction as Domestic Priorities Shift

Defense22 Apr 26
Iran's Foreign Ministry Draws a Defensive Line After Pakistani Request

Defense22 Apr 26
Iran's Parliament Speaker Links Ceasefire Terms to Lifting Maritime Blockade

Americas22 Apr 26
Iranian Health Officials Flag Online Platform Classification as Policy Conflict

Tech22 Apr 26
Hezbollah Says Israeli Drone Strike Breached Ceasefire; Group Launches Retaliatory Attacks

Geopolitics22 Apr 26
Hezbollah Conducts Wave of Drone Strikes Against IDF Positions in Southern Lebanon

Markets22 Apr 26
Hormuz Closure Forces Global Oil Trade Into Historic Rerouting

Defense22 Apr 26
IDF Strike Targets Village Near Journalists in Southern Lebanon; Hezbollah Cites Ceasefire Violation
Asia22 Apr 26
India's Rate Pause: The Iran Variable in a Central Bank's Calculus

Obituaries22 Apr 26
Two French Peacekeepers Killed in Lebanon: France Reckons With Its UNIFIL Losses

Investigations22 Apr 26
Hezbollah's Bayyada Strike: How FPV Drone Warfare is Rewriting Southern Lebanon's Rules of Engagement

Investigations22 Apr 26
Hezbollah Drone Strike, Journalist Missing: Cross-Border Exchange Deepens on Israel-Lebanon Border

MENA22 Apr 26
Hezbollah Fires on Israeli Forces in Maroun al-Ras as Ceasefire Frays Along Lebanon Border
The Weekly22 Apr 26
Hezbollah Claims Four Cross-Border Operations as Rescue Teams Search for Missing Lebanese Journalist

Africa22 Apr 26
Phone Data Points to Colombian Mercenaries and UAE Role in Sudan's RSF, Research Group Says

Europe22 Apr 26
ECB Chief Warns Europe Faces Food Rationing Risk as Hormuz Closure Bites

Obituaries22 Apr 26
Eight Thousand Names We Will Never Speak: The IOM's 2025 Migration Death Toll and the Politics of Forgetting

Long Reads22 Apr 26
Eight Women and a Deal: How Trump Bent the Iran Negotiations Around a Death Row Moment

Culture22 Apr 26
China's Urban Governance Turn: From Viral Challenge Response to Youth Policy Architecture

MENA22 Apr 26
Ceasefire Expires, Talks Collapsed: What the Collapse of the Iran-US Negotiations Actually Reveals

Long Reads22 Apr 26
The Ceasefire and the Ultimatum: Inside Washington's Tightrope Over Iran
Investigations22 Apr 26
Ceasefire Under Strain: Examining Reports of Israeli Strikes on Lebanese Journalists and Red Cross Vehicles
Energy22 Apr 26
Ceasefire Without Resolution: What the US-Iran Gulf Truce Actually Tells Us

Science22 Apr 26
CENTCOM's Readiness Video and the Fragile Architecture of US-Iran Diplomacy
Markets22 Apr 26
Bitcoin Hits $77,500 as Iran Ceasefire Extension Masks Underlying Tensions

Obituaries22 Apr 26
Amal Khalil, Journalist Who Documented Southern Lebanon, Killed in IAF Airstrike

Long Reads22 Apr 26
The Arsenal Running Dry: How America's Missile Stockpile Became the Hidden Front of the Iran War

Business22 Apr 26
Asia's Oil Bet: Scramble for Iran and Russian Crude amid Ceasefire Friction

Africa21 Apr 26
Taiwan Scraps Eswatini Visit as Diplomatic Pressure from Beijing Intensifies

Africa21 Apr 26
Russian Military Bloggers Report Settlement Liberation in Kharkiv Border Area

Letters21 Apr 26
Russia Declares Luhansk 'Liberated' — Ukraine's General Staff Does Not Confirm

Asia21 Apr 26
Beijing's Energy Gambit: Coal Conversion and Fuel Subsidies in the Shadow of Middle East War
Intelligence21 Apr 26
Afrika Korps Rescues Russian and Ukrainian Hostages in Mali Operation

Arts21 Apr 26
Tons of Self-Tanning Arrived in Voronezh: Inside Russia's National Bodybuilding Moment

Asia21 Apr 26
US Restricts Intelligence Sharing With South Korea After Minister Disclosed Suspected Nuclear Site

Intelligence21 Apr 26
Ukraine Restores Druzhba Pipeline After Russian Strike, Resuming Transit Operations
Science21 Apr 26
Ukraine's Police Face Staffing Crisis as Officers Face Criminal Charges After Deadly Kyiv Attack

Arts21 Apr 26
Library and Museum Staff Join the Front Line of UK's University Pay Wars

Culture21 Apr 26
Trump Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Departs Administration

The Weekly21 Apr 26
Tim Cook Departs: Apple Begins Its Most Consequential Transition in Two Decades

Science21 Apr 26
Stablecoins Go Mainstream in Payments — Even as Quantum Threat Draws Closer

Sport21 Apr 26
The Betting Booth: How Sports Media Normalized the Wager

Africa21 Apr 26
South Africa's Police Chief Charged Over Controversial Health Contract
Asia21 Apr 26
Seoul's Intelligence Disclosure Rattles a Delicate US Alliance
Asia21 Apr 26
Seoul's Balancing Act: Market Highs and Nuclear Revelations in the Same 48 Hours

Science21 Apr 26
Russia Names European Firms in Ukrainian Drone Supply Chain — Diplomats Brace for Fallout

Sport21 Apr 26
The Premier League's Chasm: Leicester's Decade of Decline and What It Means for English Football's Fractured Middle

Africa21 Apr 26
Nigeria Charges Six Including Retired General in Alleged Coup Plot
Markets21 Apr 26
New York's Crackdown on Crypto Prediction Markets Tests the Boundaries of Gambling Law

Europe21 Apr 26
Moscow's Loudest Voice Turns on Rome: The Solovyov-Meloni Row and What It Tells Us About EU-Russia Tensions

Americas21 Apr 26
Mexico's USMCA Diplomacy Runs Headlong Into Tourist Site Security Crisis

Americas21 Apr 26
Lula's Lisbon Visit Exposes a Fracture Line Between Brazil's Left and Europe's Rising Right

Obituaries21 Apr 26
Loss in the North: Returning the Fallen from Russia's Northern Military District

Americas21 Apr 26
Two Signals From Latin America's Sovereignty Offensive

Tech21 Apr 26
JPMorgan's European Gambit: From Wall Street to Defence Contractor
Opinion21 Apr 26
John Ternus Is Apple's First Truly Technical CEO. That Changes Everything.
Long Reads21 Apr 26
John Ternus Takes the Wheel: What Tim Cook's Exit Means for Apple and the Post-Jobs Era
Long Reads21 Apr 26
John Ternus and the Apple Succession: What the Hardware Chief's Rise Means for Silicon Valley's Most Valuable Company

Europe21 Apr 26
Japan's Arms Export Liberalisation and the NATO Pivot: What the Policy Shift Signals

Culture21 Apr 26
When Nephew Plays Uncle: The Cultural Weight of Casting Jaafar Jackson in the Michael Jackson Biopic

Oceania21 Apr 26
Iran Ceasefire Ripples Through Asian Commodity Markets
Long Reads21 Apr 26
The Oil Clause: How Hungary and Slovakia Broke the EU's Ukraine Deadlock

Africa21 Apr 26
Hormuz disruption tightens Nigeria's jet fuel supply as distillate shortage bites

Culture21 Apr 26
The Hidden Architecture of Drug Approval: How Europe's Medicines Regulator Guards Its Image

Defense21 Apr 26
Gerasimov's Claims vs. Ground Reality: What Russia's Military Announces and What Remains Unverified

Americas21 Apr 26
Fidel's Media Playbook: How Cuba's Revolutionary Communication Model Outlasted Its Tech Limitations
Sport21 Apr 26
Fernando Mendoza and the NFL Draft's Defining Question: What Does Elite Actually Look Like?

Sport21 Apr 26
Fernando Mendoza and the NFL Draft's Most-Watched First Pick in Years

Obituaries21 Apr 26
Europe's Nuclear Revival Is Real — But the Rationale Is Power, Not Climate
Opinion21 Apr 26
The Cook Era Ends: What John Ternus's Appointment Tells Us About Apple's Next Decade
Letters21 Apr 26
Coinbase's AI Infrastructure Bet Collides With Amazon's $25 Billion Anthropic Commitment

Arts21 Apr 26
Climate Crisis Consumes Europe's Ancient Stones

Long Reads21 Apr 26
China's Dual-Engine Gambit: How Beijing Is outmaneuvering the West in Cars and Energy
Africa21 Apr 26
China Offers Africa a Joint Response to Middle East Economic Fallout

Markets21 Apr 26
Bitcoin Is Now More Stable Than South Korean Stocks. That's a Problem for the Old Playbook.

Markets21 Apr 26
Bitcoin Reclaims $75,000 as Iran Ceasefire Talks Signal Oil Risk Relief

Oceania21 Apr 26
Lynas Stands at Rare Earth Crossroads as Iran War Inflates Input Costs
Long Reads21 Apr 26
Apple’s Quiet Revolution: John Ternus and the End of the Operator Era
The Weekly21 Apr 26
Apple's Succession Plan: John Ternus Takes the Reins as AI Reshapes the Tech Landscape
Long Reads21 Apr 26
Apple's Quiet Succession: John Ternus and the End of Cook's Long Reign
Long Reads21 Apr 26
Apple's Cook Era Ends: What John Ternus Takes Over
Long Reads21 Apr 26
Apple's Quiet Revolution: John Ternus and the Hardware Bet That Defines a New Era
Long Reads21 Apr 26
John Ternus and the Apple Succession: What a Hardware Man's CEO Tenure Tells Us About Silicon Valley's Next Chapter

Europe21 Apr 26
Amnesty International, UN Experts Pile Pressure on EU to Suspend Israel Trade Deal
The Weekly21 Apr 26
Amazon's $25 Billion Bet on Anthropic Reshapes the AI Power Map

Oceania21 Apr 26
Wellington Floods: New Zealand Declares National Emergency as Century's Worst Deluge Hits Capital
Americas21 Apr 26
Two CIA Officers Killed in Northern Mexico, NYT Reports
Americas21 Apr 26
Trump's Hanoi Claims Revive a Familiar Foreign Policy Ghost
Business21 Apr 26
Markets React as Trump Invokes Defense Production Act for Energy as BBC Flags Suspicious Pre-Announcement Trading
Americas21 Apr 26
Trump administration processes tariff refunds as climate groups challenge new BP Gulf drilling
Tech21 Apr 26
The Spy Car Question: Why Every EV Is a Telematics Device — and Who Gets the Data
Opinion21 Apr 26
Putin Has Not Won. He Has Declared Victory Instead.

Africa21 Apr 26
Pope Leo's Africa Tour Ends in Malabo With a Rebuke to Global Leadership
Oceania21 Apr 26
Luxon Survives Confidence Vote as National Party Rifts Surface Ahead of 2026
Economy21 Apr 26
Kevin Warsh's Confirmation Hearing Puts Fed Independence in the Hot Seat
Science21 Apr 26
India Wildlife Board Orders Study on Pastoralists and Forest Dependence Inside Protected Areas
Americas21 Apr 26
Cuba Confirms US Talks as Havana Presses for End to Energy Blockade
Arts21 Apr 26
Chinese National Arrested at JFK After Photographing US Military Aircraft Near Offutt AFB

Culture21 Apr 26
China's Factory Floor Contradiction: Tech Ambition Meets a Generation Left Behind

Long Reads21 Apr 26
China's Dual Challenge: How Beijing Is Rewriting the Rules of the Global Auto and Energy Order

Asia21 Apr 26
Asian Markets Diverged This Week — And the Gap Tells a Story
Economy21 Apr 26
Asia's Solar Surge Rewrites the Rules of the Global Energy Order
The Weekly21 Apr 26
Arbitrum Security Council Freezes KelpDAO Exploit Funds as LayerZero Vulnerability Takes Center Stage
Oceania21 Apr 26
ACCC Takes Woolworths to Court Over Alleged Pricing Misrepresentation

Africa21 Apr 26
Burkina Faso Junta Supporters Target Sky News Journalist in Online Smear Campaign

The Weekly21 Apr 26
Trump Demands the Lowest Rates. The Fed Nominee Says No. The Old Fight Is Back.
Tech21 Apr 26
Meta's AI Bet: Inside the Employee Tracking Program That Has Traders Giving It 1% Odds

Arts21 Apr 26
Luis Brandoni, Argentine Actor Who Bridged Stage and Political Life, Dies at 84

Africa21 Apr 26
DR Congo Drone Strike Kills Dozens of Civilians in Fizi, South Kivu
Oceania21 Apr 26
All-Women Cohort Claims 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize in Historic First

Europe21 Apr 26
UK Consumer Morale Collapses to Post-2023 Low as Spending Power Erodes

Americas21 Apr 26
The Hidden Ledger of American Power

Americas21 Apr 26
US Navy Intercepts MT Bertha Carrying Iranian Oil in Indian Ocean

Obituaries21 Apr 26
Florida Family Finds Closure as Tesla Settles Wrongful Death Claim Over Fatal Crash

Arts21 Apr 26
The Director's New Collaborator: Why Hollywood's Most Decorated Filmmakers Are Quietly Welcoming AI

Europe21 Apr 26
Pentagon Drops Mandatory Flu Shot Requirement, Drawing Fire from Medical Community

Tech21 Apr 26
Keystroke by Keystroke: Meta Turns Its Own Workforce Into AI Training Data

Culture21 Apr 26
Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Exits Trump Administration After 13 Months

Culture21 Apr 26
Labor Secretary Chavez-Dremer becomes latest Trump appointee to exit

Obituaries21 Apr 26
Ukrainian Drone Operators and the Communities That Carry Them

Americas21 Apr 26
Delcy Rodriguez's Peace Pilgrimage Tests the Limits of Venezuelan State Spectacle

Tech21 Apr 26
Tim Cook Exits Apple After 15 Years, John Turnus Named Successor

Europe21 Apr 26
France's Immigration Crossroads: The Debate Over Mass Regularization Returns

Europe21 Apr 26
Real Madrid close gap to Barcelona with win over Alavés
Obituaries21 Apr 26
Polish President's Pardon of Convicted Physician Draws Church Praise and Public Contestation

Tech21 Apr 26
John Ternus to Succeed Tim Cook as Apple CEO in September

Culture21 Apr 26
Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic for $250 Million Over Alleged Drinking Report

Americas21 Apr 26
Cuba's Diplomatic Opening With Washington Tests the Limits of Obama's Legacy

Obituaries21 Apr 26
The 'Break the Link' Energy Plan: What Miliband's Proposal Reveals About Britain's Political Economy of Electricity…

Americas21 Apr 26
Tourist Killed at Teotihuacan Archaeological Site in Central Mexico

Tech21 Apr 26
Amazon Bets $25 Billion on Anthropic in Largest AI Infrastructure Deal Yet

Sport21 Apr 26