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Armed security personnel stand guard near the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 19, 2026.
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Hormuz feud escalates ahead of ceasefire deadline, Saudi halts weapons shipment for Sudanese army, Venezuela’s Machado reiterates election call while in Spain

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How the Iran war is reshaping the global economy
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How the Iran war is reshaping the global economy

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

Graphic Truth: The human toll of the Iran war

​Smoke rises after an explosion at the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 17, 2026.
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Iran war jeopardizes Iraq’s momentum

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What China wants from Trump's Beijing visit

Kim Jong Un's winning nuclear bet
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Kim Jong Un's winning nuclear bet

The Kim dynasty has outlasted every threat for 80 years. Wall Street Journal's Jonathan Cheng explains how, and why the Iran war just made Kim Jong Un seem untouchable.

How global leaders are tackling the water crisis
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How global leaders are tackling the water crisis

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, World Bank Water Program Manager Sarah Nedolast joined GZERO’s Tony Maciulis to discuss global efforts to tackle water scarcity.

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North Korea's nuclear gamble pays off, with the WSJ's Jonathan Cheng

North Korea's nuclear bet paid off
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North Korea's nuclear bet paid off

The Iran war just proved Kim Jong Un right. His grandfather wanted the bomb, his father built it, and now the world has stopped pretending it can take it away. Ian Bremmer explains how North Korea got here, and what comes next.

Adapting to a more volatile market environment
World Bank & IMF Meetings

Adapting to a more volatile market environment

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, CFA Institute former President and CEO Margaret Franklin joined GZERO’s Tony Maciulis to discuss how investors are adapting to a world where disruption has become the baseline.

Fidel Castro meets with the American parents of the The Bay Of Pigs Prisoners in Havana, Cuba, on March 1, 1963.
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Can Cuba continue to hold off the US?

Sixty-five years on from the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the US is threatening Cuba’s communist government once again.

Hard number: Haiti’s hunger crisis
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Hard number: Haiti’s hunger crisis

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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.

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
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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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on April 14, 2026.​
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Putin makes big gamble, Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire, Riyadh reportedly plans to halt funds for golf tour

The Parliament signed a law this week that would allow the military to attack any country that holds Russians captive. But in so doing, Vladimir Putin may have backed himself into a corner.