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​Hu Hetao #13 of China reacts after Indonesia defeated China 1-0 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 5, 2025.
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China is a global superpower. In football, not so much.

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US-China cooperation falls short on Russia-Ukraine war and AI
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US-China cooperation falls short on Russia-Ukraine war and AI

​Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing, China, on September 3, 2025.
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How the world learned to stop worrying and love North Korea’s bombs

Top defense budgets globally compared the US​
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US defense spending vs. the world

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Is the Strait of Hormuz closed again?

​Crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude after passing through the Strait of Hormuz with its Automatic Identification System transponder turned off, navigates the waters at Daesan port, in Seosan, South Korea, May 8, 2026.
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The memorandum of misunderstanding over Hormuz, Magyar’s Orbán-era purge, China's anti-graft drive

The US and Iran exchanged missiles again overnight. The two countries are at odds over whether Tehran can impose tolls on ships that pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

No more father-son time for the Bolsonaros
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No more father-son time for the Bolsonaros

The ban will prevent the father and son political duo from meeting until after the first round of the election, scheduled for October 4

How AI is revolutionizing weather forecasting
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How AI is revolutionizing weather forecasting

Artificial intelligence is transforming one of humanity's oldest challenges: predicting the weather. Speaking at the 2026 AI for Good Global Summit, World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Celeste Saulo explains how AI has dramatically accelerated weather forecasting. Tasks that once required a week of computing can now generate multi-day forecasts in just minutes, making advanced forecasting faster, more accessible, and increasingly available beyond the world's largest supercomputers.

Annalena Baerbock: AI can't replace the basics
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Annalena Baerbock: AI can't replace the basics

Artificial intelligence has enormous potential, but only if people can actually access it.
Speaking at the 2026 AI for Good Global Summit, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock argues that AI should not be viewed as a cure-all for global development. Without reliable internet, telecommunications infrastructure, and access to basic technology, even the most advanced AI tools cannot reach the communities that need them most.

How AI speeds up disaster relief efforts
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How AI speeds up disaster relief efforts

Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly powerful tool for disaster preparedness and emergency response.
Speaking at the 2026 AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith explains how AI combines predictive modeling, satellite imagery, and public data to help governments identify vulnerable communities before disasters strike and respond more quickly when they do.

Democrats have a Platner problem – even after Platner
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Democrats have a Platner problem – even after Platner

Graham Platner is out of Maine's Senate race. That may improve Democrats' chance of defeating Republican Susan Collins—but it doesn't guarantee it. In the latest episode of the GZERO Debrief, Eurasia Group US Practice Head Clayton Allen says Democrats may be better off than they were a week ago, but Republicans remain the favorites to hold the Senate seat.

The complicated legacy of Lindsey Graham
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The complicated legacy of Lindsey Graham

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer reacts to the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham and reflects on a complicated political legacy.

​US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026.
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Marco Rubio’s not-so-little role in Venezuela, Millions of Sudanese reluctantly return home, Japan reopens an intelligence agency

Who runs Venezuela these days? According to a detailed new exposé by the New York Times, real power over the oil-rich country lies with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Europe has one last spree of Russian gas
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Europe has one last spree of Russian gas

The massive purchase of liquified natural gas, mostly from France, Belgium and Spain, highlights just how reliant Europe has been on Russian energy.

The green World Cup
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The green World Cup

With the 2026 World Cup quarterfinals complete, we wondered what the tournament would look like if teams were competing on a different kind of playing field: clean energy.

Is Iran's regime stronger than before the war?
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Is Iran's regime stronger than before the war?

Has Iran’s regime emerged from the war more emboldened than before? Yeganeh Torbati explains how survival itself became a victory for Tehran, giving it new leverage at home and abroad.