Explainers
The Real Battle for the Strait of Hormuz Is Over Who Controls the Route — Not Just Whether It’s Open
The Strait of Hormuz is technically open. But what is now underway in the 34-kilometre chokepoint between Iran and Oman is not merely a...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order in Landmark 6-3 Ruling
The United States Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, delivering one of the...
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 1,719 — But Experts Warn True Toll May Be Far Higher
Five days after twin earthquakes — magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, separated by 39 seconds — struck Venezuela's coast and...
UN Commission Finds Israel Deliberately Targeted Palestinian Children in Gaza — 20,000 Dead Since October 2023
A United Nations independent commission of inquiry published a 94-page report on June 18 concluding that Israeli authorities and...
The Strait of Hormuz Is Technically Open — But Oil Markets Remain on Edge
For nearly four months, the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway through which roughly a fifth of the...
Montreal Police Officer Killed in Ambush — Gunman’s 104-Page Manifesto Targeted “the Pornography Industry”
A gunman opened fire outside the Montreal headquarters of Aylo, the parent company of Pornhub, on June 22, killing...
Britain’s Sixth Prime Minister in a Decade — What a Burnham Government Would Actually Mean
With Keir Starmer's resignation confirmed and Andy Burnham the overwhelming favourite to succeed him, this is an analysis of...
The Iran Deal Survived the Weekend — Here’s the Full Roadmap That Came Out of Switzerland
After a tense opening marked by an Iranian camera snub and fresh Trump threats, talks between the United States...