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This article explains what is at stake when Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet, why artificial intelligence is the central issue, and why experts warn that both governments are focused on winning rather than on human control.
This article explains what is known about a classified Australian F-35 parts shipment diverted to Hong Kong, why an F-35 canopy is considered a security prize, and how Australia's export control regime addresses the risk.
Learn how the White House press pool works, what happened when CNN, Politico, and MSNOW were barred from it, why other outlets refused to provide replacement coverage, and what the First and Fifth Amendment lawsuit says about press freedom.
Readers will learn what prompted Kerry-Lynne Findlay's resignation as BC Conservative leader, how defections have split the opposition, and why Premier David Eby now has a clearer opening to call an early election.
Readers will learn what Iran has reportedly demanded from Washington to end the current war, why Tehran is pairing diplomacy with military resistance, and how its nuclear policy could shift if the standoff continues.
Readers will learn why Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Emmanuel Macron met on Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, what the symbolic encounter was intended to convey, and how the archipelago fits into current Canadian-European efforts to build a broader alliance.
Learn how the U.S. Typhon missile system works, where it has been deployed in Japan, and why Moscow has formally demanded its removal.
This article explains what a reported U.S.–Denmark security arrangement over Greenland would mean for military access, sovereignty, and the region’s changing ice.
This article explains what the Florida Republican's public break with President Trump over immigration is really about, and why her warning carries weight in the fight for Latino voters.
Learn why the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years despite President Trump's demand for a cut, and what the decision means for inflation, borrowing costs, markets, and central bank independence.
Readers will learn how the deferred resignation program let federal employees stay on the payroll without working, what the GAO found about its $9.5 billion cost, and why the arrangement complicates DOGE’s stated savings goals.
Learn what Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union warning about dependencies means for EU strategic autonomy and what her proposed consultation mechanism modeled on NATO Article 4 would actually do.
Learn how former prime minister Stephen Harper’s sovereignty warning at the Canada Investment Summit is tied to Ottawa’s Productivity Mega Deduction and the country’s push to attract nearly $500 billion in new investment.
This article explains the reported elements of the Trump administration's Iran war endgame — a promised end after the November midterms, a predicted drop in oil prices, and a Venezuela-style presence tied to oil — and why tying a war's conclusion to an election calendar and oil markets carries strategic and political risk.
This article explains the duty of German civil servants to resist unlawful instructions, how officials are protected when they object, and why Saxony-Anhalt's post-election battle has made this legal principle a political issue.
Learn what determines Berlin’s 2026 state election: the two-vote system, the five-percent threshold, overhang and leveling seats, and why the latest polls point to a tight race without predicting it.
At least 10 Black people have been found hanging from trees in the U.S. over the past year, according to Capital B News. Some deaths were ruled suicides, but families are questioning those findings and asking for a clearer accounting.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford moved Labour Minister David Piccini to the Infrastructure portfolio on September 10, 2026. This explainer walks through what a cabinet shuffle does, how the two portfolios differ, and why moving a minister between them can signal a shift in government priorities.
This article explains the specific military and economic commitments in the Canada-Ukraine 100-year partnership, with a focus on drone collaboration and what the agreement does and does not guarantee.
This article explains how the AfD’s projected first-place finish in Saxony-Anhalt could reshape Germany’s coalition math, test the political firewall around the far right, and affect the state’s ability to attract investment and skilled workers.