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​Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with journalists to comment on new U.S. sanctions targeting two major Russia's oil producers, as well as other international issues, in Moscow, Russia, October 23, 2025.
Sputnik/Alexander Shcherbak/Pool via REUTERS
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Trump eases Russian oil sanctions, US-Cuba talks, Zimbabwe to leverage lithium mines

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​Women prepare a makeshift memorial in tribute to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street, after he was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026.
Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
by ian bremmer

After decapitation, what’s next?

​Greenland surrounded by military ships, patrols, and the Greenland, Danish, and NATO flags.
Paige Fusco
by ian bremmer

The Greenland crisis will test whether Europe can stand up to Trump

How Trump’s Iran gamble backfired
by ian bremmer

How Trump’s Iran gamble backfired

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A foreign tanker carrying Iraqi fuel oil damaged following unidentified attacks that targeted two foreign tankers, according to Iraqi port officials, near Basra, Iraq, on March 12, 2026.​
REUTERS/Mohammed Aty
What We're Watching

Iran focused on closing Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine makes drone without Chinese parts, Beijing deals another blow to China’s minorities

​President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House AI Summit at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
Analysis

AI will be on the ballot in the 2026 midterms

The 2024 US presidential campaign season may have been the first time voters had to contend with AI during an election, confronting deepfakes of Taylor Swift vowing support for Donald Trump and AI robo-calls of Joe Biden telling voters not to cast their ballots.

​Iran player Fatemeh Pasandideh (right) reacts during the national anthem of Iran prior to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Group A match between Iran and Philippines at Gold Coast Stadium on the Gold Coast, Sunday, March 8, 2026.
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Members of Iranian women’s soccer team granted asylum, Another Canadian MP defects to Liberals, Strike planned at world’s largest meat producer, Drone strikes in the DRC

7: The number of members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were granted asylum in Australia on Wednesday – including six players and one of the team’s support staff – after they refused to sing the national anthem during the Asian Cup soccer tournament there.

​The Thailand-flagged cargo ship Mayuree Naree engulfed in black smoke in the Strait of Hormuz, March 11, 2026.
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Iran ups the ante on oil threats, Chile’s new president inaugurated, Russia tries to save Orbán’s re-election bid

Iran has been upping its threats against the world’s oil supply, striking at least one cargo ship yesterday and reportedly laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway near Iran through which 20% of global oil supply passes.

Sanae Takaichi announces running for presidential election of the LDP
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Japan critical minerals deal, Military take over in Madagascar, Argentina week in NYC

Australian mining giant Lynas will sell rare earths to Japan for 12 years in a major pact meant to chip away at China’s dominance of the global market.

​A woman cries as she visits of a war memorial site near the Iraqi border, 1,365 km (854 miles) southwest of Tehran in Khoozestan province, March 16, 2009.
Analysis

Iran war could cause millions to flee, but who will take them?

As missiles rain down on the Middle East, concerns about a humanitarian emergency are beginning to mount.

​A man removes a sheet from a wall with shrapnel holes at the site of a drone attack on a birthday party, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 4, 2025.
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Haiti turns to drones to hit gangs, Chinese exports surge, Volkswagen to cut jobs, China-North Korea railway to restart

Pirhossein Kolivand, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, stands in front of the Shahran oil depot, which was targeted by US-Israeli strikes, in western Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2026.
What We're Watching

Iran conflict sends oil prices surging, Trial begins for Erdogan’s main adversary, German Greens win in auto state

​Share of Colombian voters who participated in Sunday's right-wing primary.
Hard Numbers

A strong day for Colombia’s center-right

Center-right Colombian Sen. Paloma Valencia will head into May’s presidential election with some momentum, after 83% of voters opted to vote in the right-wing primary on Sunday – which she won comfortably.

​Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on March 6, 2026.
Analysis

For Hezbollah, is the writing on the wall?

The Lebanese militant group’s strikes against Israel on Monday appear to have given the Israelis the pretext to launch a massive counter-attack, with the ultimate aim being to disarm the Iran-backed group once and for all.

Cargo ships are unloading newly arrived chemical fertilizers at the port terminal in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, on February 27, 2024. ​
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Iran conflict fueled food crisis, Rapper set to win in Nepal, US gives Russia sanction relief

Disruptions to a key Gulf waterway in the Iran conflict aren't just threatening the world’s oil and gas supplies; they could also cause a food security crisis.