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Albanians Protest Jared Kushner-Linked Luxury Resort Projects
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Kushner-Linked Luxury Resort Plans Ignite Protests Across Albania
Thousands call for Tirana to block the investment pr…
What to Know About Ethiopia’s Election
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Egypt’s new driverless monorail is riding across the desert
Summary
Egypt has opened Africa’s first driverless monorail network linking Cairo to its New Administrative Capital.
The East Nile route spans 35 miles and the …
There Are Only Four Great Powers
Argument
There Are Only Four Great Powers
An era of great-power competition has started—but not all would-be competitors qualify.
June 2, 2026, 4:28 AM
By Brendan Simms, the director of the Cen…
AI in China: Workers’ hopes and fears over impact to jobs
BEIJING – Shanghai lawyer Xie Jingyi regularly uses artificial intelligence (AI) for work, even though she does not trust it entirely, wary of “hallucinations” or false information presented as fact.
She uses tools such as DeepSeek and Doubao for the e…
U.N. Blacklists Israel, Russia for Sexual Violence in Conflict
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U.N. Blacklists Israel, Russia for Sexual Violence in Conflict
Both countries have refuted the allegations and accused…
The Iran War Has Remade the Gulf
Analysis
The Iran War Has Remade the Gulf
The region knows that Iran won the war—and is hedging its bets as a result.
By Amir Handjani, a board member at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.…
So…
How ‘The Boys’ Became a Satire on Donald Trump
Review
‘The Boys’ Turned Superhero Satire Against American Politics
The series has been the most on-the-nose fictional take on Trumpism so far.
May 22, 2026, 3:00 PM
By Tim Brinkhof, a journali…
Mali Strikes Rebel-Held Kidal as Insurgency Worsens
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Why Congress Can’t Stop Trump’s Iran War
Analysis
Why Congress Can’t Stop Trump’s Iran War
A half-century of messy politics has inverted the Constitution’s design—and there’s no easy fix.
By Rachel Oswald, a staff writer at Foreign Policy.…
Sourc…