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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.

​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.
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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.

​US President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., USA, on April 21, 2026.
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US extends Iran ceasefire, Ukraine explores Donbas name change, Evidence emerges of possible UAE support for Sudanese rebels

Donald Trump said he was extending the ceasefire with Iran, while adding that the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will continue, too. With US-Iran talks in Pakistan postponed indefinitely, the path to long-term peace remains unclear.

​Russia’s two main oil export locations that have come under attack account for more than 40% the country’s seaborne crude export capacity.
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Hard number: Ukraine rips into Russia’s oil windfall

Russia’s two main oil export locations that have come under attack account for more than 40% the country’s seaborne crude export capacity.

​Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa receives Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the People's Palace in Damascus, Syria, on April 5, 2026.
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Syria rolls out the red carpet for Ukraine, Migrants missing in Mediterranean, New international security force to Haiti

It’s hard to think of two world leaders with more unlikely life paths than Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, a former comedian who played a president on TV only to become the actual president of a country under assault from a nuclear superpower, and Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, a former Al-Qaeda jihadist who toppled the Assad regime and now jet-sets to Western capitals, shoots hoops with US generals, and spits game at prime time news hosts.

What a Viktor Orbán loss would mean for Trump
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What a Viktor Orbán loss would mean for Trump

Political scientist Ivan Krastev joins Ian Bremmer to explain why the Hungarian election on April 12th may be the most consequential vote in Europe this year, and what an Orbán loss would mean for Trump, Putin, and the global far right.

Rahm Emanuel on Trump’s missed drone opportunity
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Rahm Emanuel on Trump’s missed drone opportunity

The US is falling behind Ukraine in the race to build and deploy cutting-edge drone technology, and it’s the Pentagon’s fault, says Rahm Emanuel.

Signs of Russia’s spring offensive
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Signs of Russia’s spring offensive

Moscow also launched 23 cruise missiles and seven ballistic missiles at Ukrainian cities, including the city of Lviv, which is near the Polish border and not usually targeted.

A Russian LNG tanker, Arctic Metagaz, damaged earlier this month and currently adrift without crew, floats in the Mediterranean Sea, in this handout picture released on March 13, 2026.​
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Abandoned Russian oil tanker drifts toward Libya, Pentagon reportedly makes hefty financial request, K-pop group returns, & Nigerian leader makes rare UK visit

700: The tons of fuel and liquefied natural gas aboard a Russian tanker that is currently floating around the Mediterranean Sea unmanned, after a drone attack earlier this month prompted the crew to abandon ship.

Workers are unloading coal from a cargo ship on the Turag River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 06, 2024.
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Asia seeks coal amid Iran conflict, Israel expands its war within a war, Chile’s Kast builds a wall

Much as Europe did when Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago, Asia is turning to a retro, highly-polluting fuel source as the Iran conflict limits the supply of liquefied natural gas: coal.