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El-Obeid, Sudan's Next City on the Brink
On July 3, 2026, the Sudanese government said it was ready to engage in what it calls sincere initiatives to end the
Mamdani vs Trump, Two Irreconcilable Visions of America
On July 3, 2026, on the eve of the 250th anniversary celebrations of American independence, two men delivered speeches that alone sum
Behind the Falling Jobless Rate, a US Labor Market Cracking
On July 2, 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly jobs report, and at first glance the news looked
The €3 tax on your Shein and Temu packages has finally arrived
Since July 1, 2026, every package ordered from platforms like Shein, Temu or AliExpress and arriving from a country outside the European
In southern France, those fleeing the flames in the middle of the night
On the night of July 1 to 2, 2026, a series of wildfires around Canet-en-Roussillon, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, forced the evacuation of
The gene that explains why some families age better than others
A study of exceptionally long-lived families has identified rare genetic variants that could help certain people stay in better health for much
After the carnage over Kyiv, the EU finally sanctions Russian drone makers
On the night of July 1 to 2, 2026, Russia launched one of the most devastating attacks on Kyiv since the start
The Fake Prince of Dubai and AI Fraud's Fearsome New Weapon
Maria, a Filipino domestic worker, believed she had found love with the charismatic crown prince of Dubai after weeks of tender messages
The Fuel Shortage Humiliating Putin in Front of His Own People
Late on the evening of Sunday, June 28, 2026, Vladimir Putin did something he usually avoids at all costs: publicly acknowledge, on