Analysis
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ANALYSIS: Brent and WTI slide, and the market bets on a pause that could hold
On July 28, 2026 , Brent crude lost $4.61 , or 5.2% , falling to $83.75 a barrel , according to the Qatar News…
ANALYSIS: Hydro-Québec weighs writing off $250 million owed by Indigenous communities
On July 24, 2026, retired Quebec Superior Court judge François Rolland handed Hydro-Québec a report containing eight recommendations on its bill-collection practices in certain…
DECODING: Trump waves 50% tariffs as Canada heads back to the table
In an interview with Fox News , relayed by CTV , American President Donald Trump said he did not care about modernizing USMCA ,…
ANALYSIS: London unveils counter-drone gear and AI-assisted targeting
On July 27, 2026 , Britain's defence science laboratory, the Dstl , published a case study describing two programs that, together, sketch a new…
DECODING: Alberta's separation petition clears, and Carney walks into it
Two hundred seventy-nine thousand, three hundred and thirty-seven signatures. That is the exact number Elections Alberta counted on the StayFree Alberta petition, validated on…
ANALYSIS: A Kosovo court clears a former guerrilla commander turned mayor
Eight defendants , zero convictions : on July 28, 2026 , the basic court in Pristina acquitted Sami Lushtaku , former UÇK commander and…
DECODING: Warsaw's top court blocks recognition of EU same-sex marriages
One regulation , one ruling , zero immediate recourse : on July 28, 2026 , Poland 's Constitutional Tribunal blocked a regulation issued by…
ANALYSIS: The Senate advances a sanctions bill carrying Lindsey Graham's name
Eighty-six votes to twelve: that is the score of the procedural vote by which the US Senate advanced, on July 28, 2026 , the…
FACT CHECK: A book blames seven Ukrainians for Nord Stream. No state confirms it
Seven Ukrainians , one rented yacht , two hundred fifty thousand dollars: that is the price journalist Bojan Pancevski attaches to the sabotage of…