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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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Is Europe starting to come to its senses on Ukraine?

Despite intense US pressure, UN votes to condemn Cuba blockade

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

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

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

US midterm elections 2026
Washington Politics

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

We're tracking how President Trump's foreign policy is influencing key House and Senate races and results

Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat and the rival Abdul El-Sayed defeated in the Senate primary, speaks with the media next to Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers who she endorsed
Washington Politics

Stevens' heel turn was entirely in line with her pro-Israel backers

darline graham and donald trump
Washington Politics

Is Darline Graham the canary in coal mine for midterm war backlash?

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

London
Europe

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

Abdul El-Sayed Ted Cruz
Washington Politics

Unhinged attacks against El-Sayed reach a fever pitch

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

Israel Trump Netanyahu
QiOSK

Trump claim of Israel aid cutoff reeks of midterm desperation

The big question is, how is Bibi reacting, and given Section 219, does it really matter?

Farmers PAC behind election attack ads against GOP

The US should stay out of Saudi Arabia’s war

Most voters in key states want to block US arms transfers to Israel

Plurality of active-duty service members oppose Iran war: poll

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

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The US should stay out of Saudi Arabia’s war

Washington Politics

US midterm elections 2026

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

Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat and the rival Abdul El-Sayed defeated in the Senate primary, speaks with the media next to Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers who she endorsed

Stevens' heel turn was entirely in line with her pro-Israel backers

Abdul El-Sayed Ted Cruz

Unhinged attacks against El-Sayed reach a fever pitch

darline graham and donald trump

Is Darline Graham the canary in coal mine for midterm war backlash?

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

London

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

Is Europe starting to come to its senses on Ukraine?

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