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  • Six U.S. Troops Killed in Aircraft Crash in Iraq

    2026-03-13

    Six U.S. service members were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday. Investigators suspect that a midair collision during a refueling mission was to blame. Iranian assaults continue to block commercial ships from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The International Energy Agency warned that the Iran war has caused the biggest disruption to global oil supplies.

  • The Economic Costs of the Iran War, by the Numbers

    2026-03-13

    The United States alone expended an estimated 1,250 defensive and offensive munitions in the first 36 hours of Operation Epic Fury. The U.S. is temporarily permitting countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil that is already at sea. The International Energy Agency announced that its 32 member countries had unanimously agreed to draw from their emergency stockpile.

  • Iran War Puts India in Tricky Position

    2026-03-13

    U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau spoke at the annual Raisina Dialogue. He reiterated the Trump administration’s commitment to pursuing a collaborative relationship with India. The Indian National Congress party bluntly stated that Landau's remarks were "not only insulting but also anti-India"

  • What in the World?

    2026-03-13

    Iran’s foreign minister accused the United States of striking a facility on Qeshm Island. The ramifications of the strike on the seawater desalination plant could spiral into a regional humanitarian disaster, Nik Kowsar and Alireza Nader write. Kenyan authorities arrested a Chinese national at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Tuesday for allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 2,200 of what insect out of the country? A similar consignment of ants had been seized in Thailand, indicating the existence of a widespread ant-smuggling network.

  • In Putin’s Russia, Resistance Is Lonely

    2026-03-13

    Pavel Talankin is the unlikely star of the Oscar-nominated documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin. The film documents life in a provincial backwater far from the well-reported worlds of Moscow and St Petersburg. The more manifest his opposition, the more those close to him fall away.

  • Christian Democracy Is Facing Regime Change

    2026-03-13

    Christian Democratic parties were formed in the second half of the 19th century in response to the rise of Protestantism in Europe. They were seen as a way of uniting Catholics with the rest of the population. Viktor Orban has been promoting himself as the last authentic Christian Democrat.

  • Two Books About the Pull of Home

    2026-03-13

    The News From Dublin probes the nature of love, loss, and family across America, Ireland, and Spain. One Delhi family fumbles through personal and political dramas in Karan Mahajan’s much-anticipated The Complex. Literary fantasy meets the London Blitz in English author Francis Spufford's Nonesuch.

  • 5 Streaming Movies to Help Understand Iran Now

    2026-03-13

    Iran has one of the more robust film industries, and has been exporting its best work to festival and "art house" audiences for years. Many of the filmmakers represented here have, at one point or another, found themselves scrutinized by government censors.

  • How the Climate Won Paris’s Culture War

    2026-03-13

    Anne Hidalgo was elected in 2014 and saw her mandate renewed in 2020. She decided not to seek a third term this year. Her main challenger is conservative Rachida Dati, who has long criticized her.

  • Can Sierra Leone Still Keep Its Mothers Alive?

    2026-03-13

    Saving Lives has been axed “quietly behind the scenes’ in Sierra Leone. Its remaining funding of approximately 17 million pounds ($22.9 million) was reduced to just 1 million pounds. Sources close to the program confirmed this, saying activities could be wound down as soon as March 2026.

  • What China’s Five-Year Plan Says About Its Economy

    2026-03-13

    China's new five-year plan is similar to an omnibus legislation in the U.S. It aims to create a comprehensive set of objectives for Chinese economy and society. The 15th version of the plan actually stresses the domestic-consumption side.

  • America’s Imperial Trap in Iran

    2026-03-13

    Fareed Zakaria says the U.S. does not possess infinite political capital, bandwidth, military capacity or economic resilience. As Washington abandons any pretense of a just global order, citizens will continue to demand one, he says.

  • Trump’s Summit Offers More Deference Than Details

    2026-03-13

    Leaders from 12 Latin American countries traveled to Doral, Florida, to meet U.S. President Donald Trump. The summit, which Trump dubbed the “Shield of the Americas,” revealed itself to be light on policy commitments. The leaders in attendance were generally conservative or right-wing.

  • The Iran War Could Spark a New Era of Global Shiite Extremism

    2026-03-13

    Iran spent years building, training, and equipping Shiite militias across the Middle East. During the Syrian civil war, Iran recruited roughly 50,000 Afghan and Pakistani Shiite fighters. The rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been linked to the spread of Sunni-Shiite conflict.

  • Trump Orders Strikes on Kharg Island, a Vital Hub for Iran’s Oil

    2026-03-13

    Kharg is Iran’s primary oil export terminal, and its processing facilities are crucial to the Iranian economy. The island, which sits just 15 miles off the coast of the Iranian mainland, handles approximately 950 million barrels of crude oil per year.

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  • Slavery and Tariffs

    2026-03-13

    The latest excuse for imposing tariffs is even less credible than previous excuses. The latest excuse is that the U.S. is under pressure from China and other nations. The U.N. says China is under economic pressure.

  • Oil Prices Could Easily Go Much Higher

    2026-03-13

    The world economy’s very robustness to oil price shocks may lead to extremely high oil prices. Even after the spike in oil prices we’ve seen, those prices aren’t high enough to cause a global economic crisis. But if one looks at the state of global oil supply, it's extremely dire.

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