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The Houthis Are Risking Everything for Iran
Tehran’s proxy risks pushing a newly consolidated Saudi Arabia into an all-out ground war.
Here’s What Middle Powers Can Actually Do
Mark Carney’s vision has gone unrealized, but that doesn’t mean states should give up.
Will Myanmar Get What It Wants From ASEAN?
A Bangkok visit by junta leader Min Aung Hlaing reinforced the two countries’ ties.
The Next Front in LNG Sanctions Runs Through China
Moscow will soon have to redirect a growing share of its exports to Asia.
Asia-Pacific
What’s Behind the Violence in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir
China
China Launches New Crackdown on Organized Crime
Europe
What Morocco Was Saying to Spain in Ceuta
Middle East & Africa
The West Bank, Not Gaza, Should Be Trump’s Priority
Americas
Trump Has His Own Communist Manifesto 
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A wide shot shows a village of low buildings along the shore of a river that curves in a nearly perfect circle around a peninsula covered in lush green plants. In the distance, the sky is hazy and gray.
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Two men in dark suits stand silhouetted on an outdoor terrace behind a glass railing, looking out toward modern skyscrapers under a heavy, hazy sky. Why China’s Elites Still Want to Leave
Social callousness pushes even the prosperous to seek new lives overseas.
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Two men in suits stand behind separate lecterns on a debate stage with a dark blue carpet and a blue backdrop. In the left foreground, one man gestures while speaking into a microphone, while the other man stands at a lectern on the right looking toward him.
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How China’s Rise Upended Climate Politics
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A joint war against Iran might be its apex.
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A Palestinian youth stands on a street strewn with rubble following an explosion in the Saftawi neighborhood, west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. The Architecture of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
A new book describes the destruction of Palestinian life street by street.
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A wall mural with three panels showing 19th-century men: a central panel of men gathered around a globe and table labeled "THE MONROE DOCTRINE - 1823," flanked by panels of soldiers in period uniforms. -
Alt text: A photo collage overlaid with the vertical green, yellow, and red colors of the Senegalese flag. The background shows monochrome images of crowds, including a man holding a sign in French reading "MON FILS NE SERA PAS HOMOSEXUEL," and a close-up of someone's clasped hands.
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Book cover titled "Journey to Nowhere" by Shiva Naipaul featuring a brown background with an orange line drawing of an empty drinking glass, with the text "A New World Tragedy" at the bottom left and "Introduction by Hua Hsu" at the bottom right. -
The book cover for "How to Kill a Language" by Sophia Smith Galer features an off-white background with a textured, slightly distressed look. The main title, "HOW TO KILL A LANGUAGE," is written in large, bold orange block letters, where some letters feature faint outlines of maps inside them. Below the title, the subtitle reads, "Power, Resistance, and the Race to Save Our Words" in a smaller black, typewriter-style font. The author's name, "SOPHIA SMITH GALER," is displayed at the bottom in the same large, orange block-letter style. -
The book cover has a bold red background. At the top, the title "LULA" is written in large, white, sans-serif block letters. Below it, the subtitle reads, "A People's President and the Fight for Brazil's Future." The central image shows a man with white hair and a beard from the side, wearing a blue shirt and raising his right fist high in the air. At the bottom of the cover, the author's name, "ANDRE PAGLIARINI," is printed in white capital letters.
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A creative illustration against a pale yellow background showing a garden planter containing a dense green hedge. Five human arms emerge from the hedge, with four of the hands holding small flags of China, Russia, the United States, and the European Union, while the fifth hand holds the flag of India. Hedging Is the New Normal
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