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Kenya's Minister of Health, Aden Duale, holds a press conference announcing the first case of Ebola in the country, in Nairobi, Kenya, October 6, 2026.
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Kenya reports first Ebola death, Yemen takes back key Red Sea port, Germany and France pitch new “trade weapon”

The DRC has been fighting the second deadliest outbreak of the virus on record, with over 4,000 people killed since the outbreak began in May.

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

Trump is tanking the GOP's midterm chances. Does he care?
The Debrief

Trump is tanking the GOP's midterm chances. Does he care?

An unpopular president would normally step back and let congressional candidates run their own races. Donald Trump can’t—or won’t. He keeps making himself the main character of the midterms, doubling down on unpopular issues and forcing Republicans to defend positions many voters have already rejected. So why is Trump making the GOP’s midterm problem worse? Eurasia Group's Clayton Allen breaks it down.

Followers of the Shi'ite Houthi group ride on a truck at a gathering near the Yemeni capital Sanaa August 20, 2014.
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Saudis play telephone to stop the Houthis, South Africans protest against data centers, Australia hopes rugby can stop China in the Pacific

“Hi, China, it’s Saudi Arabia, could you tell Iran to ask the Houthis to chill out?”

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives with incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh for Warsh's swearing-in ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 22, 2026.
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Two big losses for Trump, Maldives tackling climate change with AI, Saudi Arabia potentially used Chinese missile in Yemen

First, the Supreme Court ruled against his demand for restrictions on mail-in voting in the upcoming midterms. Two days later, his hand-picked Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh oversaw the first US interest rate hike in three years.

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, speaks during the Anthropic Builder Summit.
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AI leaders call for development slowdown, Saudis running out of options for oil shipping, Sweden’s left fends off the far-right

In recent days, the bosses of the top US AI companies have supported more stringent regulation of the industry.

Palestinian youth look at a new Israeli settlement from the Palestinian village of Duma, near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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UK and others ban imports from Israeli settlements, Saudis and Houthis on the brink of war, Another African country cracks down on foreigners

The UK, Canada, and France announced sanctions on exports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, later joined by nine additional European countries.

Why Trump keeps backing down on Iran
Quick Take

Why Trump keeps backing down on Iran

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer examines the growing gap between President Trump’s threats to escalate against Iran and his reluctance to follow through with military action.

Explosions take place on the deck of the Greek-flagged oil tanker
Analysis

Why the Houthis are widening the Iran war

The Houthis attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea today as part of a blockade on shipping to and from Saudi Arabia through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Mounting pressure between US and Iran with no end in sight
Quick Take

Mounting pressure between US and Iran with no end in sight

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer argues that the war between the United States and Iran has entered a more dangerous phase, with both sides demonstrating they can sustain military and economic pressure without forcing the other to back down. The question is, will this standoff bring them back to the table before the conflict escalates further?

Indians storming the streets of New Delhi demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
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India’s Cockroach party supporters swarm the streets, Houthis declare naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, US aid workers quarantine at Ebola treatment center in Kenya

In New Delhi, thousands of protesters are marching to Parliament today to demand the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over a growing scandal surrounding the leak of a high-stakes med school entrance exam in May