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A man votes at a polling station in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary in Columbia.
Analysis

Progressives are rising, but Black voters aren’t sold

The left is ascendant in Democratic politics, but a crucial part of the party’s base isn’t moving with it.

Zambia’s elections put its democratic reputation to the test
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Zambia’s elections put its democratic reputation to the test

Since 1991, Zambia has had six different presidents from three different parties, and most transfers of power have proceeded smoothly.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
What We're Watching

Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.

AIPAC opens its wallet
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AIPAC opens its wallet

In 2026 alone, AIPAC spent nearly as much as they did across the 2022 and 2024 election cycles combined

Supporters of the youth-led satirical political movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
Analysis

India’s Gen Z protesters force Modi to answer

For weeks, tens of thousands of people in India – most of them young people – protested outside the Jantar Mantar, a historic observatory in New Delhi, to demand the resignation of the country’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. Five days later, they got what they asked for.

Donald Trump speaking during an address to the nation on July 16, 2026.
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Trump revives election fraud claims, Le Pen says ‘non merci’ to Musk, Nicaragua gives Italy the boot

The US president used a primetime address last night to argue America’s election system is broken and vulnerable to “rigging.” He pointed to documents he says show Chinese interference in the 2020 vote. But the evidence Trump offered, along with past assessments from the intelligence community, doesn’t support his broadest claims.

No more father-son time for the Bolsonaros
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No more father-son time for the Bolsonaros

The ban will prevent the father and son political duo from meeting until after the first round of the election, scheduled for October 4

​A woman votes on Election Day, in Arden, North Carolina, on November 5, 2024.
Analysis

The Gen Z gender divide

From Washington to Seoul to São Paulo, the most consequential political divide among voters under 30 is increasingly not race, class or geography. It is gender.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at a news conference
What We're Watching

Netanyahu’s re-election chances may worsen, Hungary’s Orbán can’t return to office, China gives boost to Myanmar’s leader

Israeli PM Netanyahu was already struggling in polls ahead of elections later this year, but his situation might get worse after Washington and Tehran agreed to a deal (pending its signing on Friday). Why the issue with ending the war?

A man holds an Iranian flag on a street while reading a newspaper
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US-Iran agree to initial deal, Peru’s Fujimori expected to prevail in closest of elections, France eyes UAE as replacement defense partner

The United States and Iran said Sunday that they had reached an interim agreement that could end the months-long war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Officials are expected to sign the deal in Switzerland on Friday, following the G7 summit in France.

Brazil’s Lula expands lead after Bolsonaro corruption scandal
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Brazil’s Lula expands lead after Bolsonaro corruption scandal

The new polling released on Wednesday shows Lula widening his lead over the senator and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.