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America escalates against Venezuela; Disney invests $1bn in OpenAI, and more ↗

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Apocalyptic warnings by mainstream politicians are doomed to fail | Leaders

Can anyone stop Europe’s populist right? ↗

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The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) - big US flag in front of the building, in New York, USA.

Wall Street is drooling over bank mergers ↗

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Ven and the art of hemispheric maintenance: America’s national-security posture ↗

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The Fed cuts rates in a divided vote; America seizes an oil tanker off Venezuela, and more ↗

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A pedestrian walks past a mural depicting a Russian general and a cadet in Moscow, Russia

Russia is not as resilient as it wants you to think ↗

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A crystal ball with a factory inside it. A golden dragon is surrounding it.

The meaning of China’s record-high trade surplus ↗

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Engravings of Confucius, Moses, and Solon are seen on the rear side of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on December 8th 2025

The Supreme Court is handing Donald Trump more power ↗

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