Explainers
China Fires Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Into the Pacific — Completing Its Nuclear Triad on the Eve of NATO Summit
China's People's Liberation Army Navy conducted its first publicly acknowledged strategic submarine-launched ballistic missile test into the Pacific Ocean on July 6, 2026 —...
Trump Arrives in Ankara for NATO Summit — With Ukraine, Spending and an Uncertain Alliance on the Table
President Donald Trump arrived in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday for the 36th NATO heads of state summit — the first visit by a US...
The Big Beautiful Bill Is Now Law — Here Is What It Actually Changes for Taxes, Spending and the Deficit
President Donald Trump signed the "One Big Beautiful Bill" into law on July 4, 2026, choosing America's 250th birthday...
Khamenei Funeral Day 2: Mourners Chant for Revenge as Procession Heads to Qom
The second day of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's six-day state funeral saw the procession move from Tehran toward the holy...
Xi Jinping Purges His Own Generals — China’s Military Is Hollowed Out at the Top
China's military promoted two officers to the rank of general on July 3 in what analysts described as a...
America’s July 4 Heat Dome Has Broken More Than 300 Temperature Records — With the Worst Yet to Come
The United States heat dome that forecasters warned would coincide with the nation's 250th birthday celebrations has arrived with...
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,...
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...