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America, 250 years under construction
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America, 250 years under construction

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Is Putin still Soviet? Wrong question

FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 10, 2026.
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Can a World Cup host score a political goal?

Peru's conservative presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori addresses the media in Lima, Peru, on June 11, 2026.
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Peru’s Fujimori rocked the boat – can she settle it?

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

The EU steels itself for tariffs
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The EU steels itself for tariffs

The trade bloc is also reducing its quota of tariff-free steel imports, as trade tensions mount with Beijing.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Belgrade, Serbia, on June 27, 2026.​
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Serbia’s president wants to be PM, Senegal’s power struggle gets constitutional, Venezuela’s Rodríguez blocks Machado from entering country

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said over the weekend that he will resign within the next couple of weeks. His next goal? Become prime minister again.

Graphic Truth: Where press freedom falls, impunity rises (infographic). Top 10 contributors to impunity arund the world between 2020 and 2025 according to the Atlas of Impunity
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Where press freedom falls, impunity rises

The world is splitting into two camps: countries that hold power accountable, and those that don’t.

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Is Trump the biggest global risk?
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Is Trump the biggest global risk?

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer calls the United States under President Trump the dominant driver of global political risk, but argues that the world is increasingly pushing back.

Sri Lanka launches drones against… mosquitoes
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Sri Lanka launches drones against… mosquitoes

Sri Lanka is facing one of the worst outbreaks of the mosquito-borne dengue virus in years.

The changing face of America
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The changing face of America

The racial and ethnic makeup of American society has changed profoundly over the last few decades.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo at the National Palace in Mexico City, on June 25, 2026.
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Sheinbaum’s political headache worsens, Unrest in Lebanon over latest ceasefire deal, Pakistan-Afghanistan border tensions flare up, SCOTUS rulings due

At least a dozen Mexican lawmakers have reportedly offered to be informants to the United States as part of Washington’s investigations into elected officials’ alleged collusion with cartels.

​People search for casualties under the rubble of a collapsed building in Caracas following earthquakes in Venezuela, on June 25, 2026.
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Earthquake tragedy tests Delcy’s leadership, A strange Pride fixture at the World Cup, Iran strikes a ship in the Strait

The death toll from the Venezuelan earthquakes continues to rise, nearing 600 by Friday morning. But as is often the case with natural disasters of this scale, there will be a political dynamic too.

Mass layoffs inbound at Volkswagen
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Mass layoffs inbound at Volkswagen

The reported move is a reflection the overwhelming pressure on the German automotive sector from lower-cost Chinese car exports.