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Xi travels to Pyongyang to cement North Korea in China's orbit

China TA | AP Insight - June 7, 2026.

China's Xi Jinping is traveling to North Korea for the first time in nearly seven years in a trip that offers North Korean leader Kim...

State support is altering the balance of power in global industries

Economy Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - June 7, 2026.

Industrial subsidies have returned to the centre of the global economy, but this time not as a temporary measure to rescue companies in crisis.  New data...

Why the ECB should not raise interest rates yet?

Finances Philippe Legrain - June 7, 2026.

The European Central Bank appears set to raise interest rates on June 11. Policymakers’ statements suggest this, markets expect it, and the ECB’s economic analysis...

The new era of wildfire control

Technology Elise Quevedo - June 7, 2026.

With wildfire season coming up, the European Union shares its most ambitious wildfire preparedness effort to date. The announcement follows the worst wildfire season in...

Is the US ready for the World Cup’s unprecedented security challenge?

US TA | AP Insight - June 6, 2026.

The World Cup, a 48-team, 104-match behemoth kicking off next week across 16 cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada, presents an unprecedented security...

Tariffs cannot restore Europe's export competitiveness

Economy Daniel Gros - June 6, 2026.

China looms large in trade-policy discussions everywhere, but the precise concerns vary. Whereas the United States has long regarded China as a destroyer of American industry...

Armenia chooses the direction, not the government

Eastern Europe The Editorial Board - June 6, 2026.

The parliamentary elections in Armenia on 7 June are the most significant political event in the South Caucasus since the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023. At...

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