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Drone Onslaught On Kyiv, Crete Wildfires Rage On, Ryanair Surprise

👋 Salam!* Welcome to Friday, where Kyiv is hit by a record number of Russian drone strikes, U.S. President Donald Trump says he expects Hamas to decide on a “final” peace proposal within 24 hours, and you can take our daily quiz question as carry-on luggage. Meanwhile, Bernd Ulrich in German weekly Die Zeit unpacks […]

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Gaza Strikes Kill 94, South Korea Revises Martial Law, Space Gastronomy

👋 Håfa adai!* Welcome to Thursday, where airstrikes and shootings kill at least 94 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, South Korea revises governing martial law rules, and today’s quiz question asks what’s on the menu aboard the International Space Station. Meanwhile, Tarek Ismail for Daraj draws a dictatorial parallel between Donald Trump and late Libyan strongman […]

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What If The Israel-Iran Ceasefire Is Just A Setup To Finish Off The Tehran Regime For Good?

The ceasefire agreed on between Israel and the Tehran regime is not an end to hostilities but likely a “breather” for both sides who insist they have unfinished business with one another. But Israel’s recent battering of Iranian sites, war matériel and senior cadres may have left the ayatollahs with “none of the cards.”

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Calls To Dismantle Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Thai Prime Minister Suspended, Norwegian Surprise

👋 Goeie!* Welcome to Tuesday, where dozens of NGOs and charities call for the controversial Israeli and U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to be shut down, Thailand’s prime minister is suspended over a leaked phone call and our daily quiz question involves an emotional rollercoaster for Norwegians. Meanwhile, Rabea Weihser for German weekly Die Zeit explores […]

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The Trump Project: Around-The-Clock Chaos To Break The International Order

In an era where every tweet from the White House sets global agendas, Donald Trump has mastered a brash spectacle, luring us into endless commentary. Behind the daily uproar lies a calculated strategy to reshape America’s alliances and democratic safeguards.

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When The U.S. Bombs Iran, What Can Stop China From Going After Taiwan?

Eight decades after the UN Charter was signed, the so-called rules-based order is looking pretty battered. Still, the fact that someone breaks a rule doesn’t make it invalid. Law and reality never fully align. Otherwise, we wouldn’t need law.

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Trump’s Iran Plot Twist: A Set Up For A “Dirty Deal” With The Ayatollahs?

Many Iranians are angered by Donald Trump’s move to stop Israel’s precision strikes on the Tehran regime. As with Ukraine, he has shown he has little time for national aspirations, and sees the world as a playground for making deals, which often have a hidden business payoff for him and his entourage.

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Zelensky’s New Suit — And A Strategy For Swaying Trump On His Iran Victory Lap

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky courts and convinces (at least for now) U.S. President Donald Trump. Meanwhile Russia’s leader has failed to enter the negotiations with Tehran to gain on Ukraine.

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Iran Nuclear Sites “Severely Damaged,” Deadly Kenya Protests, Paleolithic Boomerang

👋 ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ* Welcome to Thursday, where Iran’s nuclear sites are reported to be “severely damaged,” Gaza mediators are intensifying ceasefire efforts, and our daily quiz question is related to a very old discovery from a Polish cave. Meanwhile, Inma Mora Sánchez for Ethic outlines the issues surrounding women’s self-esteem, from the housewives’ awakening of the […]

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Trump Asks “WTF,” First Indian Astronaut In Decades, Spain’s Horse Festival

👋 Hæ hæ!* Welcome to Wednesday, where U.S. President Donald Trump swears at Israel and Iran for not respecting the ceasefire, rejects a report stating that the U.S did not destroy the Iranian nuclear program, where seven Israeli soldiers are killed in Gaza, and our daily quiz question is all about social media. Meanwhile, Worldcrunch’s […]

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Trump Stopped The Iran-Israel War — Why He Won’t Do The Same For Russia-Ukraine

At the NATO Summit in The Hague, European leaders are focused on appeasing Donald Trump by heeding his call for increased defense spending, while carefully avoiding any mention of Ukraine. By sidelining the ongoing war on its eastern border, the alliance errs in favor of political caution.

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Israel-Iran Ceasefire: Any Truce Hanging On Mutual Deterrence Is Hard To Maintain

After 12 days of intensive conflict, President Donald Trump declared a ceasefire halting the most dramatic direct confrontation between Israel and Iran in decades. Both nations agree to abide by the truce, yet each vows retaliation if any breaches occur.

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Fragile Iran Ceasefire, NATO Summit Kicks Off, Venice v. Bezos

👋 Сайн уу* Welcome to Tuesday, where Israel orders new strikes on Iran as it says Tehran violated a ceasefire announced by Trump, NATO leaders meet Tuesday in The Hague, and today’s quiz question comes from under the sea. Meanwhile, Gazeta Wyborcza’s Anna S. Dębowska tells the story of the Polish influencer suing Netflix for […]

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Oil And Ignorance: Trump Steps Right Into The West’s Long History Of Failing The Middle East

For nearly a century, the West has approached the Middle East with strategic interests — but little genuine understanding. From coups to regime changes to failed red lines, each intervention has produced unintended consequences. Maybe it’s time we admit: the problem isn’t the region. It’s us.

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Jordan Is Caught In The Iran-Israel Crossfire — And It’s More Than Just Missiles

All of the complexities and competing interests in the Middle East are coming out during the current showdown between Israel and Iran, and Jordan has a strategic role to play.

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The Iranian Nuclear Risk Is 100% Real — Trump’s Calculation Will Be All About Trump

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said what others were thinking: Israel is doing the world a favor by trying to stop Iran’s nuclear program: Westerners and Arabs but also Russia and China, all would rather Tehran doesn’t get the bomb. But it may now be up to President Trump who is only concerned with his own interest.

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The World’s Amica: How Meloni Is Remaking Italian-Style Diplomacy, With A Female Touch

In a world of stiff suits and scripted summits, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is standing out for her familiarity, warmth and an almost cinematic charm. But is it all just theater? Or is this her most authentic political power move yet?

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Tehran, Evacuate! Israel Is Taking Its Ruthless “Dahiya” Doctrine To A Whole New Level

Israel may be giving Tehran a taste of the havoc it wreaked on Gaza and Beirut, as it seeks to crush the very environment that has nurtured and sustained the hostile regime of the Islamic Republic.

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Trump-Newsom Clash Over LA Protests Already Has A Whiff Of The 2028 Election

California Governor Gavin Newsom has challenged President Trump over the deployment of the national guard to address Los Angeles immigration protests. Echoing historic federal overreach, his stand challenges democratic norms and state sovereignty amid a polarized political landscape.

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MAGA Actually Wants ALL Immigrants Out — A Bitter Irony For European Populists

Europe’s long flirtation with anti-immigrant rhetoric is coming back to haunt it — this time with its own citizens in the crosshairs. With reports of Europeans facing detention at Guantánamo, the line between “us” and “them” begins to blur in the cruelest of ways.

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What Donald Trump Has Right About The G7

Donald Trump’s early departure from the G7 Summit highlighted his contempt for this type of meeting, but also had the virtue of pointing out that this institution has become an empty shell, embodying a world that has become obsolete. But what should replace it?

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Israel Says Iranian Commander Dead, Russian Strikes Kill 14, Ibiza Fright

👋 Salü bisàmme!* Welcome to Tuesday, where Israel and Iran trade more strikes as Trump says he is “looking at better than a ceasefire,” Russian airstrikes kill at least 14 in Kyiv, and tourists in Ibiza are scared to answer today’s quiz question. Meanwhile, Pauline Castellani in French daily Le Figaro takes a deep whiff […]

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Here’s How Trump Gets Drawn Into Israel’s War With Iran — Against His Will

The U.S. president insists he wants peace and claims no involvement in Israel’s military campaign against Iran. But conflicting signals, secret briefings, and political pressures raise the question: just how far is Trump willing — or able — to stay out?

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Regime Change In Iran May Be Wishful Thinking — And Be Careful What You Wish For

No externally-induced regime change has produced positive results for more than 30 years: not in Afghanistan in 2001, nor Iraq in 2003, nor Libya in 2011. And even if the current rulers were expelled from Tehran, a particularly dangerous kind of chaos would likely take its place.

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Trump vs. Newsom vs. Truth: Los Angeles As Staging Ground For Our Future Information Wars

The military deployment to Los Angeles has escalated into a showdown between Donald Trump and California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom. All of this is unfolding against the backdrop of a narrative war, amplified by AI and fake news.

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Why Western Sanctions Against Israel’s Leaders Mean So Much, And So Little

Five countries have imposed sanctions against the two most important far-right ministers in Israel’s Netanyahu government — Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Internal Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir — a first that marks the deterioration in relations between Israel and its allies. But with the Trump administration standing behind Netanyahu, little can be actually be done.

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Austria School Shooting, Marines In LA, Rare Rodin Auction

👋 Alii!* Welcome to Tuesday, where at least eight people were killed in a school shooting in Austria, Israel is set to deport Gaza aid boat activists including Greta Thunberg, and today’s quiz question looks into a small marble sculpture that sold for nearly 900,000 euros in central France. Meanwhile, La Marea’s Juan Samaniego reports […]

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Can We Trust China? The Big Question For Colombia — And Others

China is taking a growing interest in investing in Latin America — just as the Trump administration is making the United States less reliable. But what are Beijing’s real motivations.

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Le Weekend ➡️ Rio Museum Reopens After Brutal Fire, Greenpeace & Macron Wax Statue, Elephant GPS

June 7-8• Gulf architecture as soft power• Banning #SkinnyTok• Viral PSG éclairs• … and much more ⬇️  STARTER A timely reminder of what Ukraine’s defeat would mean for the rest of us Bahatyr and Vilne Pole. Oleksandropil and Mykhailivka and Malynivka. Here in Germany, these names mean nothing. They stir no feelings, no fear, no […]

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Russia Launches “Massive” Airstrikes On Ukraine, Trump & Musk Trade Insults, Eid Mubarak

👋 Bonghjornu!* Welcome to Friday, where Russia launches massive missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, a U.S.-backed aid group closes all its distribution sites in Gaza and our daily quiz question is about a mission not-so-impossible for Tom Cruise. Meanwhile, Juan Carlos Ortiz for Colombian daily El Espectador looks at the dangers lurking behind the […]

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Trump Bans Travel For 12 Countries, Israel Recovers Two Hostages’ Bodies, Nintendo Switch 2 Launch

👋 Halo!* Welcome to Thursday, where U.S. President Donald Trump signs a travel ban for 12 countries, Israel recovers the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages in southern Gaza, and our daily quiz question goes Back to the Future. Meanwhile, for Worldcrunch, Hagar Farouk explores how Gulf states are using architecture as a strategic tool of […]

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Gaza Aid Sites Close, U.S. Doubles Steel Tariffs, Mexico City Floods

👋 Saluton!* Welcome to Wednesday, where Trump doubles steel and aluminium tariffs, South Korea’s new president is sworn in and our quiz question takes you to one of Amsterdam’s iconic museums. Meanwhile, for Daraj, Iman Adel tells us the story of Laila Soueif, the mother of a jailed British-Egyptian activist who has been on a […]

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New Shooting At Gaza Aid Site Kills 27, World Bicycle Day

👋 Yumalundi!* Welcome to Tuesday, where Israeli forces kill at least 27 Palestinians in another deadly confrontation near a food distribution site in Gaza, Mount Etna erupts, and we’ve got one sour quiz question for you. Meanwhile, for La Stampa, Stefano Stefanini looks at Ukraine’s recent long-range drone strike deep inside Russia — and what […]

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More Carnage In Gaza — And Only Trump Can Make It Stop

A new horror during food distribution in Gaza comes, with the warring parties digging in their heels at the expense of the population. Only the White House has the weight to impose a truce. Why is it waiting?

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Trump Threatens New Russia Sanctions, 1.5 °C Warning, Starbucks Superyacht

👋 Inuugujoq kutaa!* Welcome to Wednesday, where Donald Trump threatens new sanctions on Russia, the UN issues a grim climate report, and today’s quiz question comes to us from Fukushima, Japan. Meanwhile, Cairo-based Hagar Farouk looks at the quiet rise of “transactional marriage” in Egypt between older foreign women and much younger Egyptian men. [*Greenlandic] […]

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Crazy Or Not, Putin Has Just Made A Fool Of Trump

Donald Trump called Putin crazy, but he’d never use his favorite insult against the Russian president: Loser. But that’s what Trump is beginning to look like after five months of promising to end the Ukraine war in 24 hours.

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Gaza Strikes Kill 52, Trump Calls Putin “CRAZY,” Anti-Cuts Protests In Madrid

👋 Hej!* Welcome to Monday, where Israeli airstrikes kill at least 52 in Gaza, U.S. President Donald Trump has harsh words for Vladimir Putin, and today’s quiz question is about vandalism in the beautiful Belgian city of Bruges. Meanwhile, Viola Kiel in Die Zeit asks scientists: Is “ultra-processed” food truly the enemy? [*Danish] ✅ SIGN […]

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The Push To Hold Ukraine Peace Talks At The Vatican Requires Extra Careful Diplomacy

From Pope Leo XIV and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin to Italian Prime Minister Meloni and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, intense maneuverings are underway to see if the peace process can be relaunched in Rome. There are both religious and judicial hurdles to overcome.

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Trump Is Turning The Oval Office Into His Reality TV Set: Lights, Camera, Bully

After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, it was South African President Cyril Ramaphosa who fell victim to the theater of cruelty staged by Donald Trump in the Oval Office. What is the American president seeking by humiliating his visitors? He is orchestrating a performance to glorify himself.

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Canada’s Threat From Within? Why A Secession Movement In Alberta Is Gaining Steam

The Canadian province is experiencing a surge in separatist sentiment, fueled by long-standing grievances over perceived economic inequities and political underrepresentation in Canada. While some view this as a bargaining tactic for better federal treatment, concerns are growing that separation could be destabilizing, impractical, and deeply divisive.

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