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The high-stakes US-China race

The high-stakes US-China race

The great US-China superpower rivalry, with Elizabeth Economy

The great US-China superpower rivalry, with Elizabeth Economy

The US-China battle for global dominance

The US-China battle for global dominance

People walk past near a campaign billboard featuring Milorad Dodik, Aco Stanisic, Savo Minic, Zeljka Cvijanovic and Damjan Skipina, candidates of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) in Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2026 general election, in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnians take to the polls, Nigeria’s fake government agency, China cracks down on AI companions

A person holds a depiction of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, as people gather on the day of a campaign rally of a pre-candidate of the right-wing Brazil's senator Flavio Bolsonaro, ahead of the presidential elections, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Two Brazilian political dynasties clash again

Unemployment on the up

Unemployment on the up

Puppets wearing a Puppet Regime beanie with a fall background

Fall survival kit from the Puppet Regime Ministry of Merch

You vs. the News collage

You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - October 2, 2026

Trump and Xi meet at the White House

Trump and Xi meet at the White House

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping watch a military demonstration from a balcony of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Will China ever replace the US as the world’s dominant superpower?

In this drone view an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants makes its way towards England in the English Channel, Britain.

UK and France end trial on new immigration deal, China adds massive tariffs to Brazilian beef, Soccer drama threatens UK-UAE relations

Small countries, super domains

Small countries, super domains

Corruption scandals are rocking Brazil. Will they decide the presidential election?

Corruption scandals are rocking Brazil. Will they decide the presidential election?

Brazil's razor-close presidential race

Brazil's razor-close presidential race

A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, on the tarmac as it arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel-bound flight hijacking sparks terrorism concerns, AI leaders sign “morally binding” regulation agreement, Burkina Faso wants to keep its gold

US forces leave Iraq

US forces leave Iraq

Black and white image of women buying disneyland tickets at the counter

Invested in America’s dreamers

A global food crisis looms. Can earth save the Earth?

A global food crisis looms. Can earth save the Earth?

Rohingya refugees gather in front of the office of the U.N. refugee agency after being evicted from their homes, at Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

Malaysia sends Rohingya back to Myanmar, Andy Burnham lays out vision for Labour Party, Indians protest over women’s safety

Are Americans warming to socialism?

Are Americans warming to socialism?

A destroyed tank is seen in a field in the aftermath of fighting between the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces in Kasagita town, in Afar region, Ethiopia.

Could a new war in Ethiopia engulf the Horn of Africa?

How AI could accelerate global development

How AI could accelerate global development

How AI safety must evolve as agentic AI advances

How AI safety must evolve as agentic AI advances

A group of people standing in the lobby of the Microsoft office in front of a wooden wall

Microsoft's Middle East Digital Commitment

Budget bougie

Budget bougie

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic waves to citizens outside the Presidency of Serbia moments before formally submitting his resignation, ending his second and final five-year term in office, in Belgrade, Serbia.

Serbian president resigns but will run for PM, Swiss voters reject even more neutrality, Terror plot stopped at airbase in UK

The world isn't governing AI fast enough

The world isn't governing AI fast enough

Is the European far-right now mainstream?

Is the European far-right now mainstream?

Preparing for El Niño: How better forecasts and AI can help

Preparing for El Niño: How better forecasts and AI can help

How AI is changing the cybersecurity battlefield

How AI is changing the cybersecurity battlefield

AI is moving too fast for the world to keep up

AI is moving too fast for the world to keep up

Why the world is more optimistic about AI than the US

Why the world is more optimistic about AI than the US

The UN at a crossroads, with Secretary-General António Guterres

The UN at a crossroads, with Secretary-General António Guterres

Ambassador Shea on AI risks, US-China ties and Lebanon

Ambassador Shea on AI risks, US-China ties and Lebanon

UN Chief António Guterres on global power, AI, and a world in crisis

UN Chief António Guterres on global power, AI, and a world in crisis

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City.

Israel’s shrinking friend group

Where’s the beef?

Where’s the beef?

France to send troops to Saudi Arabia, “Cockroaches” in India mobilize against elections chief, Xi to send pandas to Atlanta

France to send troops to Saudi Arabia, “Cockroaches” in India mobilize against elections chief, Xi to send pandas to Atlanta

What does it mean to be human in the age of AI

What does it mean to be human in the age of AI

Is the world moving toward a global agreement on AI governance?

Is the world moving toward a global agreement on AI governance?

You vs. the News collage

You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - September 25, 2026

How can AI help defend against cyberattacks?

How can AI help defend against cyberattacks?

How can AI enhance human progress?

How can AI enhance human progress?

The real risk of AI is how humans use it

The real risk of AI is how humans use it

AI’s role in wildfire detection, healthcare, and education

AI’s role in wildfire detection, healthcare, and education

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham attends the Middle East peace event "The Road Ahead: One Year After the New York Declaration and the Comprehensive 20-point Peace Plan" with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Stuck in the middle?

Smoke signals

Smoke signals

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a toast-raising event hosted by his Likud party, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Netanyahu takes the mic at the UN, Venezuela’s prez pledges to hold elections, Rogue AI agent hacks Australian public health site

Can AI work for everyone? ITU’s Fred Werner on closing the global AI gap

Can AI work for everyone? ITU’s Fred Werner on closing the global AI gap

Can Mark Carney build a new middle power alliance?

Can Mark Carney build a new middle power alliance?

Delcy Rodríguez CONFRONTS Trump after his UN speech

Delcy Rodríguez CONFRONTS Trump after his UN speech

Third time (un)lucky

Third time (un)lucky

AI is global, but its powerhouses aren’t

AI is global, but its powerhouses aren’t

Iran and Ukraine address the UN today, Philippines moves closer to impeaching VP Duterte, Ethiopia on the brink of new conflict

Iran and Ukraine address the UN today, Philippines moves closer to impeaching VP Duterte, Ethiopia on the brink of new conflict

What Trump and Xi each want from their meeting

What Trump and Xi each want from their meeting

Image of sketch of the first baking househouse with two elderly people walking outside

Invested in America’s progress

Can the UN survive what comes next?

Can the UN survive what comes next?

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

Diesel prices fuel Transatlantic problems, Brits offer a spot of help to the Saudis, Brazil to bar candidates with criminal ties from election

Powering what's next

Powering what's next

Trump climbs down on Greenland

Trump climbs down on Greenland

Chile’s hot dog high

Chile’s hot dog high

A pattern of colorful security shields with each having a check mark in the center

Helping voters navigate information with confidence

Why Trump’s Greenland deal signals a shift

Why Trump’s Greenland deal signals a shift

Germany’s political center suffers historic blow, Turkey weighs coming to Saudi Arabia’s aid, Major TV networks support outlets banned from White House

Germany’s political center suffers historic blow, Turkey weighs coming to Saudi Arabia’s aid, Major TV networks support outlets banned from White House

Small country gets big windfall from Iran war

Small country gets big windfall from Iran war

António Guterres: Superpowers can't always get what they want

António Guterres: Superpowers can't always get what they want

Why bioweapons may be a bigger risk than nuclear war

Why bioweapons may be a bigger risk than nuclear war

How AI could make the next global catastrophe easier

How AI could make the next global catastrophe easier

Vladimir Putin cares about elections

Vladimir Putin cares about elections

Watch our Global Stage livestream from the UN General Assembly

Watch our Global Stage livestream from the UN General Assembly

Bioweapons, AI, and the end of the world, with Annie Jacobsen

Bioweapons, AI, and the end of the world, with Annie Jacobsen

Putin warns Trump about Canada

Putin warns Trump about Canada

AI is changing the doomsday equation

AI is changing the doomsday equation

Fewer migrants, but deadlier journeys to Europe

Fewer migrants, but deadlier journeys to Europe

Followers of the Shi'ite Houthi group ride on a truck at a gathering near the Yemeni capital Sanaa August 20, 2014.

Saudis play telephone to stop the Houthis, South Africans protest against data centers, Australia hopes rugby can stop China in the Pacific

A woman walks past a billboard, displaying portraits of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Pyotr Tolstoy and promoting the United Russia party ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election, near the Moscow International Business Centre in Moscow, Russia.

Russian elections: why though?

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You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - September 18, 2026

Canada and the EU deepen ties as trust in the US erodes

Canada and the EU deepen ties as trust in the US erodes

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.

Two big losses for Trump, Maldives tackling climate change with AI, Saudi Arabia potentially used Chinese missile in Yemen

The dictionary gets a “glow-up”

The dictionary gets a “glow-up”

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Official Communiqué from the PUPPET REGIME Ministry of Merch!

Is outer space the new Wild West?

Is outer space the new Wild West?

Invested in America’s past, present, and future

Invested in America’s past, present, and future

AI will kill us all. Or it won’t. Depends on who you ask. (And when you ask them.)

AI will kill us all. Or it won’t. Depends on who you ask. (And when you ask them.)

​Ursula von der Leyen ( Praesidentin der Europaeischen Kommission) sagt Mark Carney (Primeminister Canada), die Zusammenarbeit zu.

Canada and EU move toward closer ties, US wants to send $2.8 billion worth of weapons to Israel, Georgia’s ruling party wants to ban all opposition parties

Kosovo’s most famous politicians jailed for war crimes

Kosovo’s most famous politicians jailed for war crimes

Can AI place bioweapons in the hands of bad actors?

Can AI place bioweapons in the hands of bad actors?

The land of the living (long)

The land of the living (long)

rotesters burn tyres and block the road in protest against rising fuel prices on the highway between Aleppo and Turkey, Syria.

Syrians take to the streets over fuel price hikes, China cracks down on foreign travel for citizens, Panama Canal water levels threaten shipping

Illustration of the Polymarket website and logo. Polymarket is an online betting platform where users can bet on various global events, including political outcomes. Often a source of controversy, the site is banned in France, but this does not prevent a dozen bets from being placed on French current affairs.

Are prediction markets the new polls?

GZERO Series

The high-stakes US-China race

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer
Delcy Rodríguez CONFRONTS Trump after his UN speech

Puppet Regime

Puppet Regime
The world isn't governing AI fast enough

Quick Take

Quick Take
Brazil's razor-close presidential race

ask ian

ask ian
The US-China battle for global dominance

Ian Explains

Ian Explains
The case of the missing world leader

GZERO Reports

GZERO Reports
Trump climbs down on Greenland

GZERO Europe

GZERO Europe
A global food crisis looms. Can earth save the Earth?

The Debrief

The Debrief