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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul speaks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty
Middle East

As Trump blows up the Mideast, regional leaders look to Europe

States on the continent and in the region are building new frameworks to prevent escalation

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva election
Latin America

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

Brazil has become the first time this administration's preferred election outcome in a Latin American country has not come to pass

A banner shows the Pentagon in the background and the words "The Bunker" in the foreground
Military Industrial Complex

Why is the Navy spending $19 billion on 'flying gas stations'?

The military flies ever closer to getting a carrier-based drone to refuel its carrier-based warplanes

Putin and Pezeshkian
Middle East

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

Russia may have a role to play as an intermediary, but significant hurdles stand in the way of a more decisive role.

A table showing the tally of the 2026 UN vote over the embargo on Cuba
Latin America

Despite intense US pressure, UN votes to condemn Cuba blockade

US Ambassador Mike Waltz persuaded roughly 20 states to change their position but couldn't defeat the annual measure

Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare
Media

Modern Warfare 4 Injects American empire right into the veins

Next in the latest version of the first-person shooter classic: the US military must be everywhere, lest North Korea and Russia take over