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Natalie Johnson
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic waves to citizens outside the Presidency of Serbia moments before formally submitting his resignation, ending his second and final five-year term in office, in Belgrade, Serbia.
What We're Watching

Serbian president resigns but will run for PM, Swiss voters reject even more neutrality, Terror plot stopped at airbase in UK

Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) have faced over two years of student-led protests over alleged corruption and democratic backsliding.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham attends the Middle East peace event "The Road Ahead: One Year After the New York Declaration and the Comprehensive 20-point Peace Plan" with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Analysis

Stuck in the middle?

Middle powers want to reshape the global order, but first they have to figure out how to work together.

Smoke signals
Hard Numbers

Smoke signals

Consumption of illegal cigarettes into the European Union is up roughly 10% over the past decade.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a toast-raising event hosted by his Likud party, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
What We're Watching

Netanyahu takes the mic at the UN, Venezuela’s prez pledges to hold elections, Rogue AI agent hacks Australian public health site

Netanyahu is likely to use his UN address in part to make a campaign pitch to Israeli voters ahead of the October elections in which he’ll push back on criticism of Israel.

Third time (un)lucky
Hard Numbers

Third time (un)lucky

Machado was last in her home country in December 2025, when a US private security team smuggled her out to accept her Nobel Prize in Norway.

Can the UN survive what comes next?
Analysis

Can the UN survive what comes next?

In January, Trump ordered the US to stop participating in or funding 31 UN entities, along with moves to disengage from the World Health Organization, the UN Human Rights Council, UNRWA, and UNESCO.

Fuel pumps at a Total station on Avenue de Grande Bretagne in Toulouse, France, on 22 September 2026, amid a reported fuel shortage.
What We're Watching

Diesel prices fuel Transatlantic problems, Brits offer a spot of help to the Saudis, Brazil to bar candidates with criminal ties from election

Prices for diesel, an essential fuel for heavy-duty shipping and farming, are at record highs in the US and Europe.

Chile’s hot dog high
Hard Numbers

Chile’s hot dog high

Even one of the country’s most widely enjoyed foods is not immune from high inflation.

Why Trump’s Greenland deal signals a shift
Quick Take

Why Trump’s Greenland deal signals a shift

In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer explains why the Greenland deal President Trump plans to announce at the UN this week is a story about shifting US leverage on the global stage.

Germany’s political center suffers historic blow, Turkey weighs coming to Saudi Arabia’s aid, Major TV networks support outlets banned from White House
What We're Watching

Germany’s political center suffers historic blow, Turkey weighs coming to Saudi Arabia’s aid, Major TV networks support outlets banned from White House

Two weeks ago, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was “shocked” when his conservative CDU party got creamed by the hard right AfD in local elections in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. That was just the start.