Explainers
Iran Begins Six-Day Funeral for Ayatollah Khamenei — 20 Million Mourners Expected as Peace Talks Pause
The funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran for 36 years, killed in a joint US-Israeli...
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...
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...