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​The United States President Donald Trump holds a Press Conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2026 in Washington DC.
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The number of new banknotes Cuba issued this month to deal with rampant inflation. The 2,000 and 5,000 Cuban peso notes are roughly worth $4 and $10, respectively.
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Hard number: Cuba gets bigger bills for bigger problems

Cubans are no strangers to carrying large bundles of cash just to get through daily shopping, a habit born from years of relentless inflation.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte react as they meet at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2026.
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NATO goes to the White House, Anthropic’s new model, Cameroon soldiers fighting in Russia

Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has built what it calls a powerful new AI model – but it is limiting access to it.

​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.

​Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam receives a bouquet from National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man after taking his oath as Vietnam's President in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 7, 2026.
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Vietnam’s leader consolidates power, Hamas’ disarmament deadline, Taiwan’s opposition leader visits China

In an unprecedented move, Vietnam’s parliament has elected Communist Party Secretary General To Lam as state president for the next five years.

​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.

How Hungary's Orbán built his empire, and why it's cracking
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How Hungary's Orbán built his empire, and why it's cracking

Ian Bremmer breaks down how Viktor Orbán built Europe's most durable nationalist empire, and why a single election could bring it all crashing down.

​The share of college students in the United States who said they’ve considered changing their majors because of AI.
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Hard number: AI has college students second-guessing

College students in the US know they’re soon entering a labor market that looks dramatically different from their parents’ generation, and even from a few years ago.

Hard number: 2026 World Cup debuts
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Hard number: 2026 World Cup debuts

Forty-eight countries have officially qualified for the World Cup, after Iraq booked the final spot with its win against Bolivia on Tuesday.

​U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum look on, on the day he signs an executive order, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 23, 2025.
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Trump says Strait of Hormuz could remain closed, Hegseth’s broker accused of insider trading, Wikipedia bans AI-written articles

The US president has now suggested several times that the Iran war could end without reopening the Strait of Hormuz.