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Russian Aggression and EU Pushback: Will Economic Policy Work?
The European Union has approved a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, with the goal of aiding them in their defense against Russia. Hungary has promised to drop their veto of the loan if Ukraine allows Russian gas to reach Hungary.
Latest Breaking News
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Resigns — Arnav Goyal, April 21
Taiwan Postpones Diplomatic Visit After Alleged Chinese Interference — Steven Zhang, April 21
Vance’s Iran Peace Talks on Hold as Truce Deadlines Near — Bianca Trujillo, April 21
Spain Launches Program to Legalize Up to Half a Million Migrants — Ibrahim Khan, April 20
Rumen Radev Wins Bulgarian Parliamentary Election — Daniel Song, April 20
Tim Cook to Step Down as Apple CEO — Brogan Jones, April 20
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz After US Blockade — Esshan Kharat, April 18
Trump and the IRS Discuss Resolving $10 Billion Lawsuit — Adrienne Wang, April 17
British PM Starmer Rejects Pressure to Resign — Jai Shenoy, April 17
Israel and Lebanon Agree to Ceasefire Following Border Escalation — Vivaan Gupta, April 16
Russia Launches Deadliest Attack on Ukraine This Year — Tanvi Ramkumar, April 16
FTC Opens Probe Into AI Voice Cloning Scams — Zaid Asad, April 15
Conflict Between Trump and the Papacy Intensifies — Janelle Lee, April 15
Iran Threatens Shutdown of Red Sea Traffic — Adrienne Wang, April 15
Arrests Made After Attacks Targeting Sam Altman — Adhiyanth Ram, April 14
US Enforces Strait of Hormuz Blockade After Talks Collapse — Bianca Trujillo, April 14
US Government Automatically Registers Eligible Men for Draft — Adhiyanth Ram, April 14
Magyar Wins Hungarian Election, Orban Concedes — Ibrahim Khan, April 13
Historic US-Iran Peace Talks End — Rebecca Gehlmann, April 12
Harris Weighs Possibility of Running in 2028 — Aryan Kondekar, April 12
Djibouti’s President Wins Sixth Term — Jai Shenoy, April 11
Artemis II Lands Successfully, Marking Leap Forward in NASA’s Moon Journey — Jack Zhou, April 11
Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office — Brogan Jones, April 11
Latest Weekly Briefs
In domestic news, read about why House Democrats are pushing to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; whether the US should renew the controversial surveillance tool, Section 702 of FISA; how likely the Supreme Court is to rule in favor of the FCC’s use of fines for noncompliant cellphone carriers; and independent Dan Osborn’s breakout star moment in Nebraska’s Senate race. In international news, read about Iran’s continued attacks on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, new European promises for humanitarian aid to the Sudan civil war, and the implications of Viktor Orban’s landslide loss in Hungarian parliamentary elections.
In domestic news, read about who is now most likely to win the coveted position of California governor after a major shakeup to the race, why Health Secretary RFK Jr. supports peptides, and the way the US’ foreign policy approach on Iran has continously vacillated between aggression and diplomatic negotiation. In international news, read about Greece’s new ban on social media for teenagers under 15, yet another set of cyberattacks from North Korea-affiliated hacking group Lazarus, how dramatically rising fuel prices have forced Ireland’s government to make key climate policy concessions amidst massive protests, and the devastating cost of war in Burkina Faso.
Read a PF analysis about the implications of President Trump’s continued escalation in Iran on America’s ability to maintain the current global order. In CX, read about ways the Trump administration has changed America’s Arctic approach in the past year.
In domestic news, learn about President Trump’s reasoning behind his recent decision to fire Attorney General Pam Bondi, understand why Trump’s war rhetoric regarding Iran has been so controversial, how the Iran war has caused Treasury yields to soar to an 8-month high, and why Graham Platner—running for Senate Republican Susan Collins’ Alaska seat—might be the Democratic Party’s next star candidate. In international news, read about the implications of Israel’s new default death penalty policy for Palestinian defendants, whether Cuba’s decision to release over 2,000 prisoners included political activists as well, President Trump’s renewed threats to destroy Iranian nuclear sites, and Hungarian President Viktor Orban’s party seeing increasingly poor polling ahead of a tight parliamentary election.
In domestic news, read about the landmark 10-2 decision finding Meta and Youtube liable for addictive social media platforms and what Democrat Emily Gregory’s win in Trump’s home Congressional district means for the midterms. In international news, read about the US’s controversial decision to relax oil sanctions on Iran following skyrocketing energy prices, suspected espionage operations within Taiwan, Israel’s latest military push against Hezbollah in war-torn Lebanon, and how the EU and Australia have finally signed a record FTA together.
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