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Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery

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Microsoft
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Putting AI to work with the building trades

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The next phase of AI is physical

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As ties with the US fray, Canada looks across the Atlantic
Natalie Johnson
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As ties with the US fray, Canada looks across the Atlantic

Romania’s government collapses
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Romania’s government collapses

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s government fell after losing a no-confidence vote, putting Romania’s access to EU recovery funds – worth approximately $13 billion – at risk. The country, which has the largest budget deficit in the EU, has to complete the bloc’s mandated economic reforms by August to unlock the funds. But with its country’s pro-EU government pushed out, those reforms are uncertain.

Trump's 'Project Freedom'
Quick Take

Trump's 'Project Freedom'

In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer unpacks a rapidly shifting US strategy toward Iran as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to disrupt global shipping and raise the risk of further escalation.

The explosion of prediction markets
Graphic Truth

The explosion of prediction markets

Will the US and Iran reach a nuclear deal before 2027? Will the Cuban regime fall this year? Will France win the World Cup? These questions are generating up to millions of dollars today on prediction markets — platforms where people wager on the outcomes of real-world events.

Participants and protesters hold posters opposing Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration and her policies on constitutional revision and military expansion during a Constitution Memorial Day rally in Tokyo, Japan, May 3, 2026.
What We're Watching

Japan weighs revising pacifist constitution, Europe talks collective security in Armenia, US to “help free up” ships in Hormuz

Will Japan rewrite its rules of war? Europe meets (again) to shape its own defense destiny, US to “guide” ships through Hormuz

Putin's paranoia
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Putin's paranoia

Putin is increasingly paranoid, according to a Financial Times report out today. Security has been tightened, more time is being spent in underground bunkers, and the vast majority of his attention is being absorbed by Russia’s war with Ukraine. One reason of his concern is said to be Ukraine’s drone capabilities, which have demonstrated an ability to strike Russian airfields thousands of miles from Kyiv.

How to prepare the global economy for the age of AI
World Bank & IMF Meetings

How to prepare the global economy for the age of AI

There are signs AI could ripple through the economy much faster than past innovations. At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, GZERO’s Tony Maciulis asked Microsoft's Vickie Robinson what it will take to prepare economies for the age of AI and how quickly it needs to happen.

New Trump acronym on Wall Street, muchachos...
Puppet Regime

New Trump acronym on Wall Street, muchachos...

Apparently they really are saying this on Wall Street now. But are they SINGING it? #PUPPETREGIME

​Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza Party, speaks during a press conference a day after the parliamentary election, in which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat, Budapest, Hungary, April 13, 2026.
Analysis

What Hungary's new leader really wants

At first glance, Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar may appear to be the antithesis of the man he defeated in the April 12 election, Viktor Orbán. Yet the pair might be closer than you think – both on policy and politics.

​A China-Africa general cargo ship carrying domestic engineering vehicles departs from Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province to Nigeria on 27 April, 2026.
What We're Watching

China’s duty-free approach to Africa, Israel and Ukraine’s beef, the helium hold-up in Hormuz

China tries to sell Africa on its zero-tariffs approach, “Stolen” grain creates beef between Ukraine and Israel, Hormuz hits helium

Jet-setting to Caracas
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Jet-setting to Caracas

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You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - May 1, 2026

Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.