Syria Holds Its First Election Since Assad’s Ouster
Voting Is Carried Out by Colleges Appointed by the Interim Government
Babis Returns to Power in the Czech Republic
His Victory Could Reshape the Country’s Relations With the EU and NATO
UK Conservatives Create a Deportation Service for Migrants
The New Agency, Modeled on the U.S. Immigration Enforcement Unit ICE, Will Receive a £1.6 Billion Budget and Aim to Remove 750,000 People
Trump Uses the Shutdown as a Tool to Consolidate Personal Power
It Is Part of a Systematic Campaign to Concentrate Authority
Donald Trump Builds His Politics on Retribution
Is America on the Verge of Authoritarianism?
No Compromise Yet
How Long Will the Shutdown Last and What Is Needed for a Deal?
“For Anyone Who Has Served, It’s Obvious: He Is Unfit to Be Defense Secretary”
What Generals Think of Hegseth’s Address to the Top Brass
Armed Federal Agents in Camouflage Patrol Downtown Chicago
The Governor and Mayor Accuse the White House of Intimidating Residents and Militarizing the City
Agent of Chaos
Why the Strategy of Unpredictability Brought the U.S. Short-Term Wins but Left Long-Term Risks
A Challenge We Are Not Prepared For
The Pentagon Spends Billions on Technology, but Without a Unified Doctrine It Remains a Collection of Fragmented Projects
Trump Shifts Pentagon Strategy by Reducing the U.S. Presence in Europe
Washington Lowers Its Military Role Abroad to Focus on Rivalry With China
Donald Trump on resolving the war in Ukraine:
“I will stop this war within 24 hours”
July 2, 2024, Associated Press
“It looks like this won’t end anytime soon”
September 23, 2025, Rapid Response 47
Europe Debates the “Drone Wall”
Eastern Countries Demand Protection From Russia, While Southern States Insist on Equal Burden-Sharing
Putin Vows to Respond to Europe’s Militarization and Rejects Accusations of Preparing an Attack on NATO
At the Same Time, He Seeks Rapprochement With Trump and Accuses European Elites of Fanning Hysteria
Meloni’s Government Restricts Discussion of Gender and LGBTQ+ Issues in Schools
The Bill Bans “Gender Theory,” Allows Parents to Withdraw Children From Lessons on Sexuality and Equality, and Tightens Control Over Teaching
The Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro Became a Center of Advanced Neurosurgery During the War
It Saves Lives Thanks to Its Proximity to the Front but Operates in a City Under Shelling
Donbas Was “Liberated” but Cannot Be Supplied With Water
In the Annexed Donetsk Region, Water Is Rationed by the Hour, Hospitals and Schools Lack It, and Residents Wait for Hours With Canisters for Water Trucks
The U.S. Is Massing Forces Near Venezuela
The Scale of the Military Presence Goes Far Beyond Counter-Narcotics and Points to Preparations for Seizing Key Facilities
In Morocco, Generation Z Protests Continue for the Fifth Day
People Outraged by Billions Spent on Stadiums Amid Ruin in Hospitals and Schools
Protests Against Budget Cuts Continue in France
Macron Tries to Respond With a Reduced Cabinet Led by Lecornu
The Capital of North Darfur, El Fasher, Has Been Under Siege for 17 Months
Two Hundred Sixty Thousand Residents Hide in Trenches and Eat Once a Day
“They Beat and Torture Us”
Accounts of Eyewitnesses and Evidence of Torture in Libyan Migrant Detention Centers Made Public
In Haiti, Two Drones Killed Eleven People, Including Eight Children
The Attack Was Carried Out by Hired Soldiers on Government Orders to Eliminate a Gang Leader
AI Keeps Taking Jobs
Who Should Brace for Layoffs?
Elon Musk Called for a Boycott of Netflix Over a Show With a Transgender Character
The Series Was Canceled in 2023 After Two Seasons
The European Agency Warns of Rising Climate Risks
Extreme Heat, Floods, and Fires Are Already Causing Deaths and Massive Losses in EU Economies
