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June 2025

Trump Has Done What He Promised to Avoid

The Strike on Iran Turns a Pressure Strategy Into an Unpredictable Gamble

Companies Introduce AI With the Threat of Layoffs

But That Strategy Risks Undermining Trust and Demotivating Staff

During #MeToo, Tina Johnson Spoke Out About Harassment

Eight Years Later, She Regrets It—Support Has Vanished, and What Remains Are Lawsuits, Debt, and Silence

Israel Strikes Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

The Campaign Weakens Tehran but Doesn’t Eliminate the Threat

"You Were Born in Captivity, You Live in Captivity"

The Story of a Ukrainian Marine Who Returned From Hell

Why Putin Keeps the War Going

The Kremlin Still Believes That Manpower, Missiles, and a War of Attrition Will Break Ukraine and Exhaust the West

The Kremlin Seeks a Mediator’s Role, but the Israel–Iran War Has Shown It Is No Longer Trusted

Russia Tries to Reclaim Its Place in Global Politics Through the Middle East—But Lacks Tools, Allies, and Credibility

China Is Conducting Cyberespionage Against Russia

Despite the Rhetoric of a 'No-Limits Partnership', Beijing Sees Moscow as a Vulnerable Target

The Scientist Who Gave Women the Right to Choose

The Story of Étienne-Émile Baulieu—A Man Who Changed Reproductive Medicine and Stayed True to Himself

Female Students at a Nigerian University Were Checked for Wearing Bras

The Administration Calls It a Dress Code Policy, Rights Groups Call It Harassment

If America No Longer Wants to Lead, Will Europe Take Responsibility for NATO?

For the First Time in 75 Years, the Alliance’s Top Military Role May Go to Europe—and Reshape the Continent’s Security Architecture

A Child Was Born in Atlanta to a Woman Declared Brain-Dead

Life Support Was Maintained Due to the State’s Abortion Ban

Fordow Is Iran’s Underground Nuclear Facility, Out of Reach for Israeli Strikes

Here Is What We Know About It

The European Commission Unveils a Phase-Out Plan—Russian Oil and Gas to Be Banned Regardless of War’s Outcome

Russia Loses Its Foothold in the Middle East

It Stayed Silent as Israel Struck a Strategic Partner

The Oldest Law Fades Into History

England and Wales Decriminalize Abortion

At Least 51 Killed in Khan Younis

Israeli Forces Once Again Open Fire Near Humanitarian Aid Distribution Point

U.S. Disbands Interagency Group on Russia Sanctions Pressure

A Move Reflecting Trump’s Shift Away From a Hardline Approach to Moscow

Preparing for the Next War Instead of Preventing the Last

SIPRI Report Shows Rising Military Spending, Nuclear Flexibility, and the End of Deterrence

U.S. Immigration Crackdown Pushes ICE Over Budget by $1 Billion

Funds for Mass Detentions and Migrant Housing Are Running Dry

Massive Strike on Ukraine Leaves 28 Dead and Dozens Injured

Kyiv, Odesa, and Seven Other Regions Targeted in Attack Involving Over 440 Drones and 32 Missiles

Five Russian Bases Near Sweden’s Border Undergoing Upgrades

Each Could Host Nuclear Weapons

They Can’t Miss It, Though No Breakthrough Expected

What You Need to Know About the G7 Summit in Canada

From Deep Inside Enemy Territory

How Drones Are Becoming the Weapons of Penetration in Modern Warfare

The Hunt in Leynar

Hundreds of Whales Slaughtered Again in the Faroe Islands—Including Pregnant Females and Calves

Donald Trump Promised the Largest Deportation Operation in U.S. History

Here’s How a Series of Decisions Aimed at Fulfilling That Promise Has Sparked Nationwide Protests

Israel Continues Strikes on Iran, Tehran Launches Missiles at Israeli Cities. Neither Side Is Willing to De-Escalate

Netanyahu Ignores Trump’s Warnings and Launches Operation Against Iran

Peace in Ukraine and Gaza, Deals With China and Iran, the Migration Crisis and National Debt

So Far, Trump Is Only Good at Making Promises

U.S. Urges Boycott of UN Conference on Palestine

Washington Warns of Consequences for Recognizing a Palestinian State

Trump Declares an "End of Progress" in Talks

At the Same Time, Russian Strikes on Kharkiv Injure 14, Including Four Children

2024 Saw the Most Interstate Conflicts Since 1946

UCDP Study Reports a Rise in Wars and a Sharp Increase in Civilian Deaths

Belarus Treats Russian Soldiers Involved in Bucha Killings

Journalists Identify the Wounded—Among Them, the Commander of the 6th Airborne Company Known as "Skipper"

Israeli Forces Open Fire Again Near Aid Points—Dozens Killed

Israel Insists on Controlling the Relief System, Pushing Out the UN and NGOs

"Would a U.S. President Risk Dying for Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius?"

Moscow Seems Ready to Find Out—An Interview With Germany’s Intelligence Chief

Support for Abortion Rights Is Declining Among Men

Women Have Become More Vocal Since the Repeal of Roe v. Wade

Overnight Strikes on Kyiv and Odesa

Civilians Killed, Homes and Maternity Hospital Destroyed—Photos From the Scene

The Retreat From Equality Begins With Women

Corporations Are Dismantling DEI Programs, Narrowing Access to Power for Those Who Don’t Fit the ‘Traditional’ Leader Mold

Marine Heat as the New Normal

What’s Behind the Oceans’ Unprecedented Warming?

Silicon Valley Breathes a Sigh of Relief

With Musk Cut Off From Trump, the Industry Hopes for More Predictable Ties With Washington

Washington’s Decision to Deploy the National Guard Sparks Outrage in California

Photos From the Streets of Los Angeles

Russian Forces Are Closing In on Sumy Three Years After Retreating

The U.S. No Longer Has a Nationwide Right to Abortion

How Reproductive Rights Came to Depend on States and Partisan Majorities

Kabul Risks Running Out of Water

Wells Are Drying Up, the Population Is Growing, and Outside Help Is Scarce

Russian Intelligence Warns of a Chinese Threat Amid Strategic Partnership

Behind the Rhetoric of a "No Limits" Alliance Lie Espionage, Arctic Rivalry, and Fears of Beijing’s Historic Revenge

Mark Zuckerberg Abandons Liberal Policies and Rolls Back DEI Programs

A Bid for Political Clout That Brought Neither Recognition Nor Stability in the New Landscape

"Over 40 Explosions in Ninety Minutes"

Russia Launches Its Most Intense Strike on Kharkiv Since the War Began

Trump Sets in Motion a Reassessment of Global Agreements

Allies Adjust Trade and Defense Policies to Fit the Priorities of the New U.S. Administration

A Trade War With China That Is Nearly Impossible to Win

The U.S. Is Confronting the Consequences of Its Own Strategy

A Retaliatory Strike on Strategic Aviation

Satellite Images Reveal Russian Airbases Used to Launch Missiles at Ukrainian Cities

Every Swiss Citizen Has a Spot in a Nuclear Bunker

A Cold War Law Turns Out to Be More Relevant Than It Seemed

U.S. Colleges (Outside the Ivy League) Under Threat

Visa Restrictions and Demographic Decline Deepen the Crisis—A Third of Private Institutions Now Operate at a Loss

The Attack That Called Big Military Systems Into Question

Ukraine Has Exposed How Vulnerable Armies Relying on Scale and Distance Really Are

The U.S. Plans to Tax Migrant Remittances

Millions of Families in Africa and Latin America Risk Losing a Vital Lifeline

Trump Revokes Emergency Abortion Protections in Hospitals. The Rule Had Required Doctors to Save Women With Life-Threatening Complications

Beijing Is Trying to Erase Tiananmen—Now Even Abroad

The U.S. and Taiwan Say: The World Will Not Forget June 4, 1989

Israeli Army Opens Fire Again Near Gaza Aid Point

27 Killed as IDF-Controlled Private Relief Scheme Sparks Protests and Bloodshed

Trump Wants Peace—But on Putin’s Terms

Ukraine Refuses to Yield, While Europe Prepares for the Next War

Can Apple Catch Up With the AI Boom It Helped Trigger?

As Google Rolls Out Integration, Cupertino Still Lags Behind on Core Features

Britain Bets on Nuclear Deterrence and Its Defence Industry

£15 Billion for AUKUS Submarines, Warheads and Factories—A Message to Moscow and a Step Toward a War Economy

Not Just a Propaganda Win

Ukraine Reminds the World: The War Is Not Lost

Ukraine Struck Russia’s Strategic Bomber Airfields Deep Behind the Lines

Up to 20 Aircraft Damaged—Long Out of Production and Impossible to Replace

May 2025

Kim’s Regime Fears USB Sticks More Than Sanctions

For Decades, South Korea Has Chipped Away at the North’s Isolation With Dramas, Radio, and Truth

What Will Sam and Jony Build?

It Might Be the First Device of the Post-Smartphone Era

Tariffs, Courts and Truth Social

Global Trade Is Now Shaped by the Newsfeed

"Very Good Relations" Didn’t Stop the War

Four Months Into His Term, Trump Still Won’t Admit Putin Is "Leading Him On"

The Institution of Personal Loyalty

APoliticoarticle explains how Andriy Yermak became Zelenskyy’s indispensable envoy—and the center of power in Ukrainian politics

Not Yet Surrounded, But Already Cut Off From Normal Life

What Life Is Like Now in Pokrovsk

AI and the Layoff Myth

Despite Fears, Generative Artificial Intelligence Has Yet to Displace Workers—In the U.S. or Other Advanced Economies

"Everything Will Be Fine."

How Ukrainian Prisoners Die in Russian Prisons—and Why Kyiv Sees It as Evidence of War Crimes

"At Any Moment"—China Raises Readiness for Invasion of Taiwan

Air Force, Navy, and Paratroopers on High Alert

Why Biden’s Inner Circle Hid the Truth About His Health and Poll Numbers

The BookThe Original SinExplains How Denial of Reality Led Democrats to Defeat

Israeli Strike on Gaza School Kills 33—Army Says Militants Were Hiding in the Building

13 Killed After Massive Russian Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine

Massive Attack on Kyiv During the Night of May 24

Residential Buildings, a Shopping Mall, and Infrastructure Damaged Across Six Districts of the Capital

The U.S. Is Losing Investor Confidence—But the Dollar Remains Irreplaceable

Trump’s Policies Undermine the Foundations of the Global Financial Order, Yet the Dollar Still Has No Real Rivals

EU Food Security Depends on Countries Unprepared for Climate Shocks

Cocoa, Corn, and Wheat Come From Regions With Low Climate Resilience and Degrading Ecosystems

Instead of Peace

JPMorgan Assesses Likely Outcomes of the War in Ukraine and the New Balance of Power in Europe

Trump Shifts His Ukraine Position in Hopes of Concessions From Putin—Which Have Yet to Materialize

Robert Kiyosaki Predicts Dollar Collapse and Hyperinflation

What’s Fact—and What’s Alarmism?

"He’s Finished."

How Elon Musk Became a Liability for Trump, the Republican Party, and Tesla

A New Border, Old Threats

Moscow Increases Military Presence Near Finland, as Helsinki Responds With Its Biggest Rearmament Since the Cold War

Russia Exploited Brazil’s Registry Loopholes to Create Legal Identities for 'Sleeper Agents'

After the War in Ukraine Began, Intelligence Services Uncovered a Network of Operatives Preparing for Infiltration in Europe and the US

Trump Dome

The $175 Billion Space-Based Missile Defense Project May Prove Powerless Against Maneuverable Missiles and Orbital Sabotage

Against Its Own Principles

According to Pavel Durov, French Intelligence Demands Transparency from Telegram—While Secretly Pushing for Censorship

Failure to Acknowledge Biden’s Decline Reshaped the Campaign and Undermined Global Trust

The WSJ Sees It as a Strategic Misstep With Consequences for the Democratic World

Israel Consolidates Control Over the West Bank Through Administrative, Demographic, and Military Measures

De Facto Annexation Is Becoming Official Policy

The Limits of Control

OpenAI and the Visionary Who Can Neither Be Held Back nor Replaced

Where Did the Billions for Fortifications Go?

BIHUS Info Exposes Price Inflation and Phantom Contracts in Ukraine’s Defense Construction Program

Six Years Later

Everything Turned Out the Opposite

Israel Expands Its Offensive and Partially Lifts the Blockade

Gaza Residents Remain Under Fire Without Shelter or Food

Russia Covers Its Shadow Fleet With Military Aircraft

Does Brussels Have Any Real Tools to Respond—Or Will It Once Again Resort to Rhetorical Concern?

Intervene to Save

Can We Cool the Earth Without Disrupting the Climate Balance? The UK Launches Large-Scale Experiments

Everyone Pretends to Be Seeking Peace

The Real Goal Is to Avoid Accountability for Failure

The Real Economy Is Out of Sight

Without Rethinking Data on Supply Chains, Digital Services, and Vulnerabilities, Decisions Are Made Blindly

Wildfire Season Begins in Canada

Two Dead in Manitoba, Lac du Bonnet Evacuated

The Water Wars

What the Suspension of the Oldest Cross-Border Treaty Means for Peace Along Drying Rivers

Another Strike on Khan Younis Leaves Dozens of Civilian Casualties

Israel Continues Bombing Residential Areas and Nasser Hospital in Southern Gaza

Migrant Deaths Are Rising in Saudi Arabia Amid Preparations for the 2034 World Cup

Millions Work Without Basic Safety—Yet Most Fatalities Are Recorded as "Natural Causes"

Israel Launches Airstrike on Jabalia

At Least 48 Dead, Including 22 Children

BBC and AP Journalists Witness Israeli Strikes on a School in Jerusalem and a Hospital in Khan Younis

Both Attacks Injured Civilians—and the Journalists Themselves

Istanbul Without Putin and Trump

A Meeting More Likely to Cement a Pause Than to Bring Peace

Trump Announces $600 Billion Deals with Saudi Arabia—But Not Everyone Is Convinced

Hundreds of Cases—and the First Call to Hold Someone Accountable

Kharkiv’s Mayor Condemns Draft Office Violence and Demands an Investigation

Ideology at the Top, Infrastructure at the Bottom

While Washington Talks About AI’s Bright Future, Its Builders Demand Power, Land, and Privileges Right Now

When Protectionism Backfires on the US

Why German Businesses Are Pulling Back Investment and Losing Faith in the American Market

A Trillion in Exports

Trump Wants Investments from Saudi Arabia That It Doesn’t Have—And No One Really Expects

A Tariff Truce That Solves Nothing

The US and China Lowered Mutual Tariffs to 30% and 10% for Just 90 Days—Markets Breathed, but Politics, Elections, and Structural Tensions Remain

You May Have Missed One of the Most Powerful Films About the Syrian War

The Swimmers Tells a Story of War, Flight, and Survival—Without Clichés or Heroics

23 Killed in Central Nigeria

Land Conflict Between Herders and Farmers Worsened by Climate and Government Inaction

"I Have to Fix This"

Jony Ive on Why His New Device Must Not Repeat the Fate of the iPhone

A New Threshold of Threat

How Technology, Ideology, and Diplomatic Inaction Reshaped the India–Pakistan Conflict

An Alliance Doomed to Asymmetry

Why Strategic Rapprochement With China Is Leading to a New Russian Dependency

Why Trump’s Peace Plan Is Stalling

Hard Lessons From the 2022 Talks

"Too Many Remained Silent and Looked Away"

BMW, Bayer, Volkswagen, Siemens and 45 of Germany’s Largest Companies Acknowledge Responsibility for Hitler’s Rise to Power

Argentina Opens Nazi Escape Files

New Documents Reveal How Intelligence Services, the Church, and the State Helped Hide War Criminals

"By Removing Babel, You Remove the City’s Soul"

Odesa Becomes a Battleground of Cultural War, as Decolonization Starts to Mirror Soviet-Era Tactics

The U.S. Asked Ukraine to Accept Deported Migrants

The Trump Administration Included the Country in a Third-Country Expulsion Scheme—Despite the War and Kyiv’s Reliance on American Aid

India Attacks Pakistan

In Response, Cross-Border Shelling Kills Dozens of Civilians on Both Sides

Aid That No Longer Helps

Why the Global Development Industry Is Near Collapse—and What Might Replace It

The World on Wartime Terms

As Crises Deepen, Governments Abandon the Search for Solutions and Turn to Command, Control, and the Appearance of Stability

Israel Keeps Gaza Under Total Blockade, Cutting Two Million People Off From Food, Water, and Medicine

This Is Not a Humanitarian Crisis—It’s a Deliberate Siege

Soviet Spacecraft Falls to Earth Half a Century After Failed Mission to Venus

Uncontrolled Reentry Expected in Coming Days as the Craft Weighs Over Half a Ton

Is Russia Preparing for the Next War?

The Expansion of Military Infrastructure Near Finland, Estonia, and Norway Raises Concerns of a Looming Conflict

Creating an AI Team for His Newsletter, Henry Blodget Grew Attached to One 'Colleague'

A Personal Experiment Sparked a Broader Ethical Debate on Power, Boundaries, and Communication Norms

He Changed How We Talk to Each Other—And Didn’t Vanish Because He Was Outdated

Why There’s No Room Left for Skype in Microsoft’s Ecosystem?

The War That Never Ended

How the Conflict Over Kashmir Became a Fixture of India and Pakistan’s Politics—and Why It Still Can’t Be Stopped?

No Security Guarantees, but Access to Resources

The U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Turns Support Into a Transaction—Both Sides Are Betting on Long-Term Gains

April 2025

China Prepares for a Prolonged Trade War

Beijing Builds Economic Resilience and Bets on Domestic Demand

Promises Sound Loud, Achievements Come Slowly

The First 100 Days of Trump’s Second Term Show How Far Slogans Outpace Action

Blockade and Economic Devastation Leave Gaza Without Food

Families Survive on Canned Goods and Aid

China Rehearses a Blockade of Taiwan

Beijing is Pressuring the Island Through Drills, Laws, and Economic Leverage, Aiming to Break Its Resistance by 2027—Before the U.S. Can Intervene

The Crimea Deal: How the Bloodless Annexation of 2014 Paved the Way for New Concessions to Moscow

As Kyiv Holds the Front, the West Debates Whom to Blame and Where to Cut Costs

Chernobyl’s Story in Photographs: Disaster, Radiation, War

Trump’s Plan Breaks the U.S. Principle That Borders Can’t Be Changed by Force

If Crimea Becomes a Precedent, Redrawing Maps May Become the New Global Norm

Foreign Affairs: The "Arsenal of Democracy" Is Empty

Missile Shortages, an Aging Fleet and Import Dependence Would Prevent the US From Waging a Long War With China

Crimea and Sanctions Relief for Moscow, Promises and No Guarantees for Kyiv

U.S. Peace Plan Finds No Support in Europe and Faces Criticism in Ukraine

Netflix PushediHostageto the Top—But No One Knows Why

An Economy Where No One Pays Now

Global Debt Is Growing Faster Than the Ability to Service It

The U.S. Shuts Down Programs Investigating Russia’s Crimes in Ukraine

Military Atrocity Initiative Closed, Data on Child Deportations Frozen, Cooperation with The Hague Halted

Pokrovsk Is Being Systematically Destroyed

Artillery and Drones Are Reducing Homes to Rubble and Turning Yards into Burial Grounds

Why Cloud Brightening Projects Face Public Pushback?

Climate Engineering Meant to Slow Global Warming Is Being Stalled Not by Technology—But by Mistrust From Local Communities

Managed Chaos in the Black Sea

How Russia Is Using the Blockade of Ukrainian Ports as a Political Bargaining Chip

What Some Would Call Propaganda

The Economist Raises Concerns About Authoritarian Drift in Ukraine

Hints of Hints of Life

What the Discovery on Planet K2-18b Means for Science and Humanity?

The Default Cure

We’re Used to Antibiotics—So Are Bacteria

Divide and Control

Israel Has Entered a New Phase of the War in Gaza—with Large-Scale Displacement and Direct Control Over Humanitarian Aid

Rapid Ascent, Heavy Toll

The deaths of top AI experts raise questions about the cost of China’s technological rise

Kupyansk Braces for a Possible Offensive

The City Lies in Ruins as Residents Are Urged to Evacuate

AI’s Carbon Conundrum

The technology that could save the planet might also help burn it

More Than 30 Dead

Russia Launches Missile Strike on Central Sumy. All Victims Are Civilians

Meta seeks to ban a book by a former Facebook employee

She accuses Zuckerberg of creating censorship tools for the Chinese government and transferring AI technologies, including facial recognition systems

Ukraine’s Information Tactics and Chinese Mercenaries

The EconomistReveals China’s Role on Both Sides of the Frontline

A Tariff Farce With an Intermission

Why Is Trump Playing the Good Cop and the Bad Cop?

Who Invented Trump’s Tariff Policy That Shook Global Markets?

Meet Peter Navarro

'Climate Realism'

A World Three Degrees Warmer—and Colder in Blood

Still Alone in the Universe

Why the SETI Project Hasn’t Found Extraterrestrial Life in 40 Years?

The End of Globalization as We Knew It

Economics in the Age of New Borders

Russia Launches Missile Strike on Residential Area in Kryvyi Rih: 19 Killed, Including 9 Children

So Much for a "Precision Strike on a Concentration of Ukrainian Troops" (Russian' quote)

Microsoft at 50

The Model Built by Bill Gates and Paul Allen Still Works, but the Company Has Learned to Respond to Failures

He Did It

Trump Sends U.S. Trade Policy Back to the 19th Century with a Ridiculous Justification for Extreme Tariffs

Tariffman

Trump’s New Tariffs in Cartoons from Around the World

March 2025

Trump Plans to Take All of Ukraine’s Natural Resources

What Is Happening at the Deposits Under Ukraine’s Control That the U.S. Wants to Manage?

Performative Subjectivity

Why Do European Countries Make Statements That Lead Nowhere?

Endless Scroll

How Social Media Becomes a Trap for Attention and a Source of Anxiety

Adolescenceis the main series of 2025 about a teenager accused of murder and adults who don't know their own children

The U.S. State Department has stopped supporting the investigation into the abduction of Ukrainian children

This decision will significantly complicate efforts to prosecute Russia for war crimes

Underground Field Hospital in Eastern Ukraine Saving Hundreds of Lives

Photos by Jerome Starkey

East African Women Travel to Work in Saudi Arabia but Face Abuse, Meager Pay, and Deadly Risks

East African Women Travel to Work in Saudi Arabia but Face Abuse, Meager Pay, and Deadly Risks

The "Soft Power" Agency

How USAID Will Be Remembered

China Gripped by New AI Boom

Melting Glaciers Threaten Large-Scale Consequences for the Planet

Why Can’t the World Afford to Lose Its Ice?

Toxic Town

Netflix Tells the True Story of the Fight for Environmental Justice

The Cost of a "Just Peace"

European Pragmatism and Ukraine’s Fatigue

Ukrainian Volunteers Recover the Remains of Russian Soldiers to Exchange for the Bodies of Fallen Ukrainian Troops

Footage of the Search Operation in Donetsk Region

The Bill for Protection

U.S.-Europe Military Relations on New Terms

How to Get Rich in 2025?

Forget About a Career—Inheritance Is All That Matters Today

Whose Peace Will Prevail?

How Different Views on a Peace Agreement Make It Unattainable. Illustration by Allan McDonald

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