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Al Capone would recognise today’s world order. That’s not good
In a gangsterish age, the UN needs an ultra-pragmatist as secretary-general…
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Why Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey just signed a defense pact
Each country pledged to defend the others, but each country also has its own motivations for joining the pact. The post …
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The Senate just agreed to hand Trump a tariff weapon against Russia. Will he use it?
Our experts break down what exactly the Russia sanctions bill would accomplish and its prospects of becoming law. The po…
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‘They feel emboldened’: Iran leaving Trump with no good way out
Inside the White House, top administration officials have warned against any resolution that allows Iran to control the …
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Hungary faces energy crisis as drought shuts down Paks nuclear plant, PM says
Budapest loses 40 percent of the country's electricity generation as water levels continue to drop.…
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Trump cancels strikes on Iran, says deal imminent
Tehran has not responded to the U.S. president’s announcement and has not confirmed an agreement to end the Middle East …
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Ceuta crisis: 22 EU leaders gang up against Spain’s Sánchez over his migration policy
The Spanish prime minister accuses EU partners of taking "selfish" and "unlawful" stances in response to the surge of mi…
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Machthaber: Giorgia Meloni
Wer regiert die Welt – und was treibt sie an? In unserem regelmäßigen Machthaber-Spezial geht es um die mächtigsten und …
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Labour holds Greater Manchester mayoralty after counting goes to second round
Bev Craig will succeed Andy Burnham, whose departure for Westminster triggered the special election.…
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Trump team deceptively edits reaction to his $5M gilded statues in DC
The White House shared a clip of a traveler calling the renovated Arts of War and Arts of Peace statues ‘beautiful,’ whi…
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Gavin Newsom reveals four years’ worth of taxes as he moves closer to possible run in 2028
The outgoing Democratic governor of California says he’ll decide on a White House bid after November’s midterm elections…
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The War Room newsletter: The most significant sieges in history
Entire campaigns—and the fate of civilisations—have turned on a siege, writes Richard Cockett, a senior editor…
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Almost all of Ceuta migrants have returned to Morocco, Spain says
"Most of the people that came yesterday are now back in Morocco,” an official said.…
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Trump administration slams Spain’s Sánchez for migrant ‘invasion’ of Ceuta
Department of State called influx a "direct result" of Madrid's openness to migration.…
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Northern Ireland misses a deadline to fix its budget crisis
Stormont’s pleas for more Treasury billions overshadow Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant’s first day on the ground…
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Nepal and Bangladesh are delaying LDC graduation. Now comes the hard part.
Both countries would need to use any delay in exiting “least developed country” status to advance structural changes to …
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10 questions (and expert answers) about the deal to disarm Hamas
The US-led Board of Peace has announced an agreement that could lead to the disarmament of the Gaza-based terrorist grou…
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How Gaza’s reconstruction can get a boost from decentralized ledger-based digital IDs
Building the digital identity infrastructure now, before reconstruction finance starts flowing at scale, is the right se…
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The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is a heavy blow to the deteriorating maritime order
Iran’s use of a maritime chokepoint as a geopolitical tool—implemented in response to a war that violates the United Nat…
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UK to hold budget on Oct. 28, chancellor announces
John Healey vows fiscal discipline as Burnham government hands mayors new tax powers.…
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The infrastructure for tokenized bank deposits is beginning to take shape
Tokenized bank deposits remain modest in scale and largely limited to fragmented, bank-specific networks. Yet recent pil…
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Andy Burnham calls on FIFA’s Gianni Infantino to quit
British prime minister has said proposals to secure private investment for the competition are an "outrageous suggestion…
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Nikoladze quoted in Al Jazeera on India’s trade-off between energy security and US tariff risk.
Read the full article here The post Nikoladze quoted in Al Jazeera on India’s trade-off between energy security an…
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Lipsky interviewed in a CBC podcast on tariffs becoming a feature of future US economic policy
Listen to it here The post Lipsky interviewed in a CBC podcast on tariffs becoming a feature of future US economic polic…