The blockade’s economic consequences are already materializing at speed. Australia’s flagship carrier Qantas warned of an $800 million blowout in fuel costs, with soaring jet fuel prices obliterating…
The most consequential development in global affairs this week is the formal activation of President Trump’s naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which roughly a fifth…
In the Middle East, Israel announced that its 98th Division had completed the encirclement of Bint Jbeil, a key town in southern Lebanon, and begun an assault as part of its ongoing military…
Millions of travelers received unwelcome news this week as Booking.com confirmed it had suffered a significant data breach. Cybercriminals gained unauthorized access to the company’s internal…
Peru held its 2026 presidential elections, and early quick-count results from polling firm IPSOS show Keiko Fujimori in the lead, while Roberto Sánchez, López Aliaga, and Nieto are locked in a…
In Europe, the security conversation took a dramatic turn when Andre Denk, head of the European Defense Agency, publicly stated that compulsory military service could become necessary across the…
Back in Washington, President Trump found himself embroiled in controversy — some of it bizarrely self-made. On Sunday, Trump posted an AI-generated image on Truth Social depicting himself as a Jesus…
The most consequential political story of the week may have originated in Budapest, but its reverberations are being felt far beyond Hungary’s borders. Viktor Orbán, the right-wing populist who…
From the streets of Budapest to the corridors of the Paris tribunal, from the Strait of Hormuz to the drone-scarred battlefields of eastern Ukraine, the past few days have underscored a world in…
In Berlin, Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his coalition government unveiled a long-awaited reform package that Der Spiegel described as a genuine reform roadmap — “finally.” The outlet noted the plan…
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