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Merz reshuffles top posts as he tries to counter far-right advance

EU TA | AP Insight - July 24, 2026.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reshuffled top posts on Friday as he tries to boost the fortunes of his deeply unpopular government ahead of regional elections...

How Russia’s intelligence services will respond to the war’s changing tides

Russia Sean Wiswesser - July 24, 2026.

Russia’s intelligence services are entering a more uncomfortable phase of the war.  For years, success within the Kremlin’s security apparatus was measured less by objective reality...

Iran war did not dismantle the cruelest mechanism of repression

Middle East Pegah Banihashemi - July 24, 2026.

As the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in the opening wave of US-Israeli airstrikes in February, drew to a close, thunderous sounds...

US-Chinese AI race intensifies in battle over the future of regulation

Technology Sharmila Devi - July 24, 2026.

The race between the US and China to dominate the future of artificial intelligence intensified in the last week. Leading figures from both sides issued...

Gulf oil producers ready to invest billions to bypass the Strait of Hormuz

Energy TA | AP Insight - July 23, 2026.

Before the war in Iran, roughly 15 million barrels of Persian Gulf oil were shipped each day through the Strait of Hormuz. Within a few...

Can the new Chancellor provide the structural shake-up the UK economy needs?

UK Mohamed A. El-Erian - July 23, 2026.

The United Kingdom’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, is already sending shockwaves through Westminster. Defying almost every political forecast and market expectation, he has named John...

US nuclear exception for Riyadh

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - July 23, 2026.

On 22 July, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation and an accompanying bilateral safeguards agreement. The US Department...

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