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​A crowd celebrates after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Sidon, Lebanon, on April 17, 2026.
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US-Iran ceasefire talks gain steam, Leading leftists meet in Barcelona, The EU may have a new Russia ally

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Graphic Truth: The human toll of the Iran war
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: The human toll of the Iran war

Hungary’s Orbán concedes election defeat
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Quick Take

Hungary’s Orbán concedes election defeat

​Viktor Orban and Peter Magyar
Miguel Saenz-Flores
by ian bremmer

Viktor Orban will probably lose. What then?

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Hard number: Haiti’s hunger crisis
Hard Numbers

Hard number: Haiti’s hunger crisis

Rania Al-Mashat on fragile trade flows
World Bank & IMF Meetings

Rania Al-Mashat on fragile trade flows

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, former Egyptian Minister of Planning, Economic Development & International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat speaks with GZERO’s Tony Maciulis about a global economy increasingly shaped by geopolitical fragmentation and rising uncertainty.

You vs. the News collage
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You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - April 17, 2026

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

Hormuz standoff: Who blinks first?
The Debrief

Hormuz standoff: Who blinks first?

In Iran, a shooting war has given way to a fragile ceasefire and a high-stakes standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, with the global economy hanging in the balance. Iran now holds effective control over a critical oil chokepoint, says Eurasia Group energy analyst Gregory Brew, while the US enforces its own blockade to try to squeeze Iran.

World Bank’s strategy for AI, jobs, and economic resilience
World Bank & IMF Meetings

World Bank’s strategy for AI, jobs, and economic resilience

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, World Bank Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer Paschal Donohoe joined GZERO’s Tony Maciulis to discuss how development institutions balance immediate crises with long-term goals.

UN’s Amina Mohammed on the “rebirthing" of global cooperation
World Bank & IMF Meetings

UN’s Amina Mohammed on the “rebirthing" of global cooperation

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed says that diplomacy remains the UN’s primary tool for mitigating conflict as tensions escalate in Iran and across the Middle East.

​Smoke rises after an explosion at the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 17, 2026.
Analysis

Iran war jeopardizes Iraq’s momentum

Over 20 years after the US-led invasion upended the country, Iraq was starting to build momentum. But the US-Israeli war with Iran has brought that screeching to a halt.

Hard Number: Controversial South African politician sentenced
Hard Numbers

Hard Number: Controversial South African politician sentenced

Trump gets a "big, fat" concession from Xi
Puppet Regime

Trump gets a "big, fat" concession from Xi

A big fat hug is not nothing #PUPPETREGIME

Why the IMF is cutting global growth forecast
World Bank & IMF Meetings

Why the IMF is cutting global growth forecast

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Eurasia Group’s Rob Kahn joined GZERO’s Tony Maciulis to assess why the IMF has downgraded global growth to 3.1%.

Getting more "bang for the buck" to fund critical global projects
World Bank & IMF Meetings

Getting more "bang for the buck" to fund critical global projects

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, GZERO’s Tony Maciulis asked World Bank Group’s German Cufré how development institutions prioritize investments when funding is limited, and global needs are growing.

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

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.