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Palestinian Legislative Elections Delayed: Necessity, Strategy, or Both?
The Palestinian legislative election scheduled for November 28, 2026, is reportedly being postponed for several months as leaders cite political, security, and economic conditions.…
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Maduro and Flores Face U.S. Torture Charges: Can the Case Reach the Top?
A superseding indictment adds conspiracy to commit torture to the U.S. case against former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores. The allegations broaden…
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Trump Freezes PERM Green-Card Cases and Investigates Universities Over J-1 Visas
The administration has halted new and pending PERM labor-certification cases tied to eight technology companies and opened investigations into nine universities over alleged misuse…
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FCC Weighs Political AI Robocalls as the 2026 Midterms Approach
The FCC is considering a Club for Growth petition to allow unsolicited political calls to cellphones using prerecorded or AI-generated voices. The request remains…
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White House Science Summit Promises $6 Billion—But How Much Is Truly New?
The Trump administration has unveiled more than $6 billion in combined federal, private, academic and philanthropic science commitments, spanning AI, quantum computing, biology, space…
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International Monetary Fund Warns Debt, Inequality, and Artificial Intelligence Disruption Are Converging Before Bangkok
On October 7, 2026, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned in Singapore that high public debt, war-related energy shocks, inequality, and rapid…
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The United Nations Leadership Transition Tests the Veto System in Gaza, Ukraine and Myanmar
António Guterres is scheduled to leave the United Nations secretary-general’s office at the end of 2026, as wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Myanmar expose…
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EU-China Trade Talks: Can Europe Counter Chinese Exports Without Starting a Trade War?
EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is meeting China’s commerce minister in Beijing as Europe confronts a widening manufactured-goods deficit, restricted market access and concerns…
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Washington Softens Iran’s Nuclear Demand as Hormuz Remains Open but Impaired
Vice President JD Vance suggested that Washington may accept a meaningful reduction in Iran’s enrichment capacity rather than insisting on zero enrichment. The apparent…
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The Unconfirmed Plague Question
A 28-year-old employee of Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute has died after severe pneumonia. Authorities deny a confirmed plague case, while precautionary restrictions and…