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Alexander Rodnyansky
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Canada Scraps Digital Tax, Trade Talks With US Restart
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NATO on Edge
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Ceasefire Shattered: Israel-Iran Shooting Resumes
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World Braces for Next Moves
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Israel–Iran War on the Brink of Regional Explosion
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Israel–Iran War Deepens
What happened? Over the weekend and into Monday, Israel and Iran escalated their conflict. On Sunday, Israel launched a "large-scale wave" of airstrikes targeting military infrastructure in Tehran. Iran reported that 224 civilians were killed in the attacks. In retaliation, Iran launched a missile barrage on Israeli cities,
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Israel–Iran War Erupts
What happened? Israel launched "Operation Rising Lion," striking Iran's Natanz complex and multiple air defense batteries. The operation resulted in the deaths of IRGC chiefs Hossein Salami and Mohammad Bagheri. In response, Iran launched approximately 100 drones toward Israeli and Gulf targets and vowed "severe
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Iran Nuclear Crisis Rekindles Oil Spike
What happened? For the first time in two decades, the UN nuclear watchdog formally censured Iran for hindering inspections of undeclared sites. In response, Tehran promised to install a third cascade of advanced centrifuges and hinted that it could enrich uranium to weapons-grade within weeks. Eager to avoid a regional
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Is AI the White-Collar Shockwave?
What happened? Following the unveiling of Claude 4, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei cautioned that up to 50% of entry-level white-collar positions could vanish instantly as LLMs become adept at coding, legal drafting, and basic research. Meanwhile, data show that US job postings for "junior analyst" positions decreased by
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Los Angeles Immigration Clashes Test Trump's Power
What happened? Federal agents conducting mass immigration raids in LA faced three nights of street battles with anti-deportation demonstrators. After ICE made over 100 arrests and protesters set fire to Waymo self-driving cars, President Trump bypassed Governor Newsom and deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to the city under Title
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Musk Torpedoes Trump's "Big, Beautiful" Tax Bill
What happened? Last night, Elon Musk launched an all-out campaign against the "big, beautiful" bill that passed the House and now awaits Senate approval, calling it a "disgusting abomination." While the extension of Trump's 2017 tax cuts is uncontroversial, the House GOP added a