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Iran War

Could the path to US-Iran diplomacy run through Moscow?

Europe went from leading Iran diplomacy to slavishly following US

Was the MOU meant to be trashed?

American farmers are slammed by war 7,000 miles away

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Why is Egypt jumping into Houthi war? First, follow the money.

Britain's elites are in hysterics over looming 'war' with Russia

The Saudi-UAE split is ending. That may be bad news for Yemen.

Major losses could spur Trump to escalate war before year's end

AIPAC dumped more than $55 million into losing midterm races

Trump Marine One Susie Wiles Scott Bessent
Washington Politics

Trump must end the war today and fire all top officials connected to it

The president has to replace his inner circle with new appointees who can out maneuver the blob and give the people what they voted for

Melania Trump speaks on a panel
Europe

Three cheers for Melania Trump-led ceasefire in Ukraine

Patrick Leahy is sworn in to Congress for the first time in 1975
Washington Politics

When the 'Watergate Babies' rode their own wave of anger

US midterm elections 2026
Washington Politics

Live blog: Impacts of war anger, high prices on today's voting

London
Europe

Britain's elites are in hysterics over looming 'war' with Russia

Flavio Bolsonaro gets into a car after voting in Brazil's presidential elections
Latin America

Bolsonaro becomes another exile who cannot depend on Trump's help

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña
QiOSK

Paraguay's Trump-aligned president resigns amid bank crisis

Santiago Pena got himself in Washington's good graces, but his links to a major banking scandal left him with nowhere to turn

Ukraine is running out of time

Election was a check on Trump — and Biden — foreign policy

AIPAC dumped more than $55 million into losing midterm races

Vance admits it: ‘The reason we lost is the war’

Asia-Pacific

A soldier from Alpha Team 01, affiliated with the National Unity Government, rests during a reconnaissance mission

Trump wants Myanmar's rare earths. He's talking to the wrong people.

San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock San Diego (LPD 22) transits Apra Harbor at Naval Base Guam

Pulling back to the Second Island Chain would be strategic folly

Philippines protests

Unrest in Philippines threatens to upend US backed data centers

Diego Garcia airbase

Why the US will never give up Diego Garcia

Middle east

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan receives Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi

The Saudi-UAE split is ending. That may be bad news for Yemen.

A sharp break last year left the Gulf allies at odds. Now, they're reentering the fight against the Houthis, with divergent goals.

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

Ukraine is running out of timeplay icon

Ukraine is running out of time

Washington Politics

Trump Marine One Susie Wiles Scott Bessent

Trump must end the war today and fire all top officials connected to it

Patrick Leahy is sworn in to Congress for the first time in 1975

When the 'Watergate Babies' rode their own wave of anger

Mark Levin

Neocons in full meltdown as voters punish GOP for Iran war

2026 wasn't the first time war swayed an election

2026 wasn't the first time war swayed an election

Africa

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at a news conference

High on wins in Tigray, Ethiopia now has Eritrea in its crosshairs

Reignited violence in Ethiopia threatens to engulf the entire region

Gen. Burhan digs in as Trump's visa-for-ceasefire scheme blows up

In Red Sea crisis, Somaliland seizes leverage for US recognition

Latin America

Flavio Bolsonaro gets into a car after voting in Brazil's presidential elections

Bolsonaro becomes another exile who cannot depend on Trump's help

Despite Trump's 'shield' right-wing govts line up to congratulate Lula

Despite intense US pressure, UN votes to condemn Cuba blockade

What happened to all the concern about Venezuelan democracy?

Europe

Melania Trump speaks on a panel

Three cheers for Melania Trump-led ceasefire in Ukraine

Britain's elites are in hysterics over looming 'war' with Russia

Ukraine's 'shoot the archer' strategy is far from a silver bullet

Europe went from leading Iran diplomacy to slavishly following US

north america

China and Russia and the US icebreaker race

China and Russia and the US icebreaker race

Is Trump finally burying the zombie US-Mexico-Canada trade pact?

Throwing thousands more soldiers at Haiti will not solve this crisis

CIA deaths in Mexico: Is Trump playing with fire?

Military Industrial Complex

Adm. Brad Cooper

Military chiefs ruling over regional fiefdoms are the problem

When combatant commanders become more powerful than civilians in the eyes of the media, Washington, and world leaders, it throws off a critical balance

Media

Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare

Modern Warfare 4 Injects American empire right into the veins

Zach Bryan Gaza

Unlike Sheeran, Zach Bryan read the room and wore the right shirt

Ed Sheeran

After Macklemore sacking, Ed Sheeran enters his 'Sun City' moment

Global Crises

IMF World Bank spring meetings 2026

IMF-World Bank meetings juggle equal parts relief, dread

On one hand there's more economic resilience than expected but on the other, everyone appears waiting for the other shoe from the war to drop