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Alex Ovechkin
Europe

Can hockey diplomacy ice out the chill in US-Russia ties?

The spectacle surrounding Alex Ovechkin's recent record-breaking goal recalls an era where sport accompanied great power détente

 Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Sudan
Africa

Saudi Arabia chooses sides in Sudan's civil war

Riyadh went from mediator to backing the side opposed by its one-time regional partner, the UAE

F-47
Military Industrial Complex

The fix is in for new Air Force F-47 — and so is the failure

Just wait for the unstoppable lobby preventing any future effort to strangle this boondoggle in the cradle.

SWIFT
Europe

US-Europe divide on SWIFT could derail Ukraine peace talks

If allowing Russia limited access to the payment service moves negotiations forward, it's well worth it

Viktor Orban Netanyahu
Europe

EU hypocrisy on parade as Netanyahu goes to Hungary  without a peep

When Putin wanted to go to South Africa, Brussels banged on about his ICC war crimes warrant. Crickets for the Israel PM's trip to Budapest.

Friedrich Merz
Europe

German leaders miscalculated popular will for war spending

Polls show a backlash and a surge behind AfD platform for ending the Ukraine war sooner