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​Smoke rises following an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on April 26, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Deadly blast hits Iranian port, Tragedy strikes Filipino festival in Vancouver, PLO’s Abbas names successor, Liberals take the lead in Oz, Houthis say US strike killed dozens

A Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas shoal in the South China Sea.

Rough waters in the South China Sea

Philippine officials say a Chinese coast guard ship and an accompanying vessel rammed a Philippine coast guard ship and a military supply boat in the South China Sea on Sunday. The incidents took place near the Second Thomas, or Ayungin, shoal in the Spratly Island chain near a Philippine naval outpost in an area Beijing claims as its territorial waters.

The UN at a crossroads, with Secretary-General António Guterres
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

The UN at a crossroads, with Secretary-General António Guterres

This year’s UN General Assembly took place against a backdrop of escalating conflict, fears of runaway AI, and deep divisions over international cooperation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres reflects on the UN’s role at a moment of great global uncertainty.