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Power is moving east, south, and sideways. The new map of who decides.
Half a million wait under siege in Sudan while the world watches a peace deal die with a tanker crew, in a strait carrying a fifth of its oil. Kyiv's run out of interceptors. 15 days, 3 chokepoints.
The US and Iran signed a memorandum ending their war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, even as Sudan's RSF besieged El Obeid and Ukraine launched a 40-day strike campaign on Russia's oil economy.
The Gulf ceasefire is now a fiction both sides maintain for cover, with global energy the hostage. Plus Ukraine's deep strikes into Russia, the Chornobyl hit, Sudan, and the week's WPS read.
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Latvia’s PM Evika Siliņa resigns, In Britain, Keir Starmer is still in Downing Street. Just about.
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This Week's Brief: The Thesaurus is the New Tomahawk
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Epic Fury in Iran & The Middle East
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The Women Leaders Who Shaped Europe’s Response at Munich Security Conference 2026
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New trade partnerships, Special relationships, Gold & Silver safe havens, Humans aren't mature enough for advanced AI
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Davos, Greenland, New Trade & Defence Pacts, Meta Wants Human-Centric AI
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Article 5 doesn't work against its own members. Denmark's PM just confirmed it
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AI Slop, Going Male, Budget Bonfire, Jail Time, Tanzanian Sanctions, Pay Gap Gains/Losses, Launching the Weekly Conflict Watch
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Freedom Manifesto, Death Sentences, Sibling fights & micro-dosing cocaine, Japan's New PM stepped in it with China, AMD's $1 trillion chip market & Robolox Games
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Cop30 Kick Off, Earthshot Winners, Sudan Rages On, Assasination Attempt Claims, Miss Universe's Misogynist Drama & Don't Trust AI To Tell You The News
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20 Questions with NATO, Sudan's Bloodbath, Israel Abuse Leaks, Vice Presidential Viral Trouble, Peru's Hissy Fit & EU Green Deal In Danger
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Tech Bro Wife-Washing, Winning Elections, Courting Controversy, Business & Islamophobia, Oz's Not On My AI Watch
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