The old battle lines over books, art, sex, and schools have not disappeared; they have been reorganized by the internet, where Gen Z, universities, religion, and identity politics now collide at algor

The administration is pushing hard on immigration, public health and culture-war politics, but the backlash is growing in courts, communities and even parts of its own coalition. The result is a presi

The White House is reaching for tariffs again, this time slapping new 50% duties on selected Canadian goods. The move raises the stakes in a North American trade fight already colliding with inflation

Washington’s posture toward Iran is becoming harder to read by the day: military pressure, stalled talks and warnings about the cost of escalation. The administration is trying to project control whil

The Senate is filling key posts, the courts are still reshaping executive power, and the White House is pressing harder on the machinery of government. It is a reminder that the battle over who actual

The latest jobs and spending data suggest a U.S. economy still expanding, but with less balance and more strain beneath the surface. Stronger consumer spending, a firmer dollar, and repeated debt-ceil

The battle between Bluesky, X, Threads and TikTok is no longer just about where people post. It is about who owns attention, who controls distribution, and whether the creator economy can survive insi

Europe’s leaders keep saying the continent must think and act strategically, but the world is forcing the issue faster than they expected. With wars grinding on around its borders and Washington’s pri

The continent’s economic model is under strain from every direction: heat, energy insecurity, defense demands and weak growth. Brussels is now talking less like a green moralist and more like an emerg

Europe’s latest heatwave is forcing a harder conversation in Brussels: this is not a bad summer, but a repeated stress test on infrastructure, health systems and public finances. The old playbook of e

The EU presents itself as the world’s strongest defender of digital rights, yet its latest security push shows how fragile that reputation has become. Between child-safety scanning, encrypted messagin

Sudan’s conflict is no longer just a battle for territory; it is a system of violence that is starving, terrorising and displacing civilians. UN findings and battlefield reporting point to a war that