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Hard Number: Black Republican exodus from the US House
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Hard Number: Trump’s tariff refunds on their way
Eileen Zhang
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Hard Number: Trump’s tariff refunds on their way

Hard number: Apple let him Cook
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Hard number: Apple let him Cook

Hard Number: Saudi Arabia picks up Pakistan’s tab again
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Hard Number: Saudi Arabia picks up Pakistan’s tab again

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Cuba on the brink

Cuba's Trump standoff and economic crisis with Michael Bustamante
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Cuba's Trump standoff and economic crisis with Michael Bustamante

Historian Michael Bustamante joins Ian Bremmer to discuss Cuba's economic freefall, Trump's end game, and the hopes of Cuban Americans.

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The Strait of Hormuz helpline

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Will Trump actually try to "take" Cuba?
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Will Trump actually try to "take" Cuba?

Trump wants a win in Cuba. But between a defiant regime, weak opposition, and Cuban Americans with high expectations, a quick fix is harder than it sounds.

Forty years since Chernobyl: Is nuclear energy more essential than ever?
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Forty years since Chernobyl: Is nuclear energy more essential than ever?

Just as world commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, countries in Asia and Africa are increasingly turning to nuclear power to compensate for the energy shortages caused by the blockades around the Strait of Hormuz.

​Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez attends a meeting with Colombia's Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez and Colombia's Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 13, 2026.
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Colombia’s Petro to finally meet Venezuela’s Rodríguez, Iran’s foreign minister wants more talks, The US reportedly mulls gift for Argentina

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is set to meet Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas today, their first encounter since the US deposed Rodríguez’s former boss, Nicolás Maduro.

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You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - April 24, 2026

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

China plays the long game, Cuba faces mounting US pressure
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China plays the long game, Cuba faces mounting US pressure

In the first edition of “ask ian” Live, Ian Bremmer takes questions directly from the GZERO community on two geopolitical flashpoints: China’s strategic patience and the US campaign to squeeze Cuba economically.

​CEO and Co-Founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei in Davos, Switzerland, on January 20, 2026.
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Could Mythos prompt Trump admin U-turn on AI regulation?

The release of Antrhopic’s Mythos, a powerful AI model with an extraordinary ability to identify software vulnerabilities, appears to have rattled the Trump administration.

​A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska from USS Spruance (DDG 111) in a location given as the north Arabian Sea, in this screen capture from a video released on April 19, 2026.
What We're Watching

US expands its blockade, Argentina’s Milei seeks electoral reforms, EU finally greenlights massive loan to Ukraine

The US Navy isn’t just intercepting Iranian-linked ships outside the Strait of Hormuz. It’s redirecting Iranian-linked ships in Asian waters, too.

The US Senate is suddenly in play
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The US Senate is suddenly in play

The prevailing view a few months ago was that Democrats were likely to retake the House of Representatives in November's midterm elections, but not the Senate. That calculus has now changed.

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What’s Good Wednesdays™, April 22, 2026