the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
Updated: 5 hours 59 min ago
10 hours 27 min ago
After years of quiet encroachment by ordinary people, the Islamic Republic reclaims the urban landscape.
Wed, 06/05/2026 - 23:21
A reported memorandum would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and lay the framework for future nuclear talks.
Wed, 06/05/2026 - 22:55
India’s ruling party got a boost from four state elections this week—and unseated a longtime rival.
Wed, 06/05/2026 - 22:26
Ahead of the Trump-Xi summit, Beijing is pushing back on Washington.
Wed, 06/05/2026 - 21:54
Iran shows that the delusions that caused Iraq and Afghanistan persist.
Wed, 06/05/2026 - 21:45
Officially or not, Washington is now breaking the taboo and talking about its ally’s bombs.
Wed, 06/05/2026 - 21:27
The flow of global capital is hitting new walls.
Wed, 06/05/2026 - 20:57
Inside what analysts call a “pinky promise” between Libya’s rival factions.
Wed, 06/05/2026 - 19:26
U.S. guarantees have not shielded Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam from economic shock.
Wed, 06/05/2026 - 17:05
By pulling Seoul into its rivalry with Beijing, Washington is undermining the alliance’s core mission.
Wed, 06/05/2026 - 16:11
Amid a regional war, political drama and drone strikes are testing Baghdad’s power.
Wed, 06/05/2026 - 10:51
Tehran’s latest rhetoric is reframing its abdication as a self-respecting state.
Wed, 06/05/2026 - 07:51
There is a way out of this mess—but not right away.
Wed, 06/05/2026 - 07:00
Frustration bubbles with the United States ahead of the leaders’ gathering in Cebu.
Tue, 05/05/2026 - 23:22
Leftist and hard-right lawmakers passed a no-confidence motion ousting Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.
Tue, 05/05/2026 - 20:55
Local elections this week will lay bare growing fragmentation across the United Kingdom.
Tue, 05/05/2026 - 19:56
Fears of Chinese and U.S. trade retaliation have spawned deals that exclude both powers.
Tue, 05/05/2026 - 18:13
Experts say Hamas has few incentives to disarm.
Tue, 05/05/2026 - 17:50
Kim Jong Un is orchestrating his daughter’s ascent through a campaign of maternal statecraft.
Tue, 05/05/2026 - 13:00
Deceptive job schemes and transnational networks are pulling Kenyans into Moscow’s war.
Pages