President Donald Trump at a news conference in the White House briefing room on April 6, 2026. | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images US-Iran Conflict: Munitions Depletion and Energy Chokepoints Heighten Global Risks The diplomatic window has slammed shut. US-Iran talks scheduled for this weekend in Pakistan collapsed on Saturday, leaving the two … Read more
People clear rubble from a house in Tehran’s Beryanak District after it was damaged by missile attacks. | Majid Saeedi/Getty Images The specter of negotiation between the United States and Iran hangs over the recent escalation, a situation simultaneously fraught with tension and a peculiar sense of unreality. Initial claims of “very good” progress toward … Read more
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio speak during a roundtable in the East Room of the White House on March 6, 2026. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Washington D.C. – Just months into his second term, President Donald Trump is signaling a dramatically assertive foreign policy, marked by swift interventions and … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on February 11. | Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Washington D.C. – A perplexing economic picture emerged today following the release of the latest US jobs report. While January saw a modest increase in employment, a deeper look reveals a year of sluggish job … Read more
A police officer walks along cordon tapeline at the scene of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. | Darrian Traynor/Getty Images A horrific act of violence unfolded at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, December 14, 2025, leaving 15 people dead and numerous others injured. The attack, … Read more