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​French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the members of the media, after arriving by plane to attend the Gaza Peace Summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: Macron digs in his heels, Mali puts a retaliatory tax on US visitors, Ecuador’s fuel protests heat up, Nobel Prize for Economics criticize protectionism

2: French President Emmanuel Macron rejected calls to resign as his fragile government faces two no-confidence votes this week.

​Protesters carry an Indonesian flag and a flag from Japanese anime 'One Piece' during a protest in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 29, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Killing further inflames Indonesian protests, India and Canada mend ties, El Salvador continues authoritarian drift

Here's why Israel will accept a Gaza ceasefire soon
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Here's why Israel will accept a Gaza ceasefire soon

Israel is under increasing pressure–at home and abroad–to reach a ceasefire with Hamas. That's nothing new. But what is new, says Eurasia Group's Firas Maksad, are political opportunities for Bibi–at home and abroad–to make a deal and come out on top.

Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater, attends a police and military presentation, in Guayaquil, Ecuador April 5, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Haiti turns to foreign fighters, China’s economy slumps, protests flare-up in Serbia

​French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks during a news conference to present a major public finance recovery plan in Paris, France, July 15, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: French prime minister on the ropes, Hong Kong dissidents appeal convictions, Lesotho MP accuses his king, & More

U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) speaks to reporters between votes at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2024/
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What We’re Watching: Senate vote on Trump’s big bill, Thai PM in hot water, Japan's name-change game

Was it legal for Trump to deploy federal troops to Los Angeles?
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Was it legal for Trump to deploy federal troops to Los Angeles?

President Trump's deployment of federal troops in Los Angeles was a constitutional stress test for the courts.

A tank on display at a park in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2025, two days ahead of a planned military parade.
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What We’re Watching: Trump’s parade prompts protests, Kenya protests turn deadly, Mongolia picks new leader

The official reason for this weekend’s military parade in Washington DC is to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the US Army – but the occasion also just happens to fall on President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.

8 thoughts on Trump’s Los Angeles crackdown
by ian bremmer

8 thoughts on Trump’s Los Angeles crackdown

On Saturday, US President Donald Trump activated 2,000 members of the California National Guard to quell protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s deportation efforts in Los Angeles, after small but highly visible demonstrations had popped up across the city in the days prior.

​Members of the California National Guard stand in a line, blocking an entrance to the Federal Building, as demonstrators gather nearby, during protests against immigration sweeps, in Los Angeles, California, USA, on June 9, 2025.
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Trump deploys Marines to LA as political battle escalates

Overnight, hundreds of US Marines began arriving in the city of Los Angeles, where protests, some of them violent, against the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement have been ongoing since Saturday.