Peace
BUSINESS
Zelenskyy Reshuffles Cabinet and Peace Hovers
Ukraine's cabinet reshuffle, a Belarusian apology and a Baltic opening to Beijing hint at ebbing tension, though Europe keeps arming for a longer fight.
EUROPE
European PMs Weigh In On Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process
On the day Baku and Yerevan's parliamentary speakers sat down to talk peace, Brussels voted resolutions that could unravel what diplomats spent years building.
Gaza War
Mladenov Takes Over Gaza Board After Regional Veto
Nickolay Mladenov becomes Gaza peace board head after Arab states blocked Tony Blair, raising questions about whose interests guide Washington's selection.
Ukraine War
Economic Diplomacy: Establishing Safety Zones in Ukraine and Lebanon
Negotiators propose turning the volatile front lines of Ukraine and Lebanon into safe commercial hubs, employing trade to secure peace where armies once stood.
EUROPE
The US-Russia Peace for Ukraine Leaves Europe in the Cold
A peace plan for Ukraine, drafted by Washington and Moscow without European input, now forces a grim choice upon the continent.
Popular
France Hunts Down Stolen Renoirs As Museum Roofs Leak
France can crack art thefts with DNA, yet its biggest museum still leaks and leaves security gaps.
Dead Internet: Yandex Outage and Infrastructure Power
The Yandex outage proved nothing about bots, but it showed that platforms profit from keeping online political chatter unmeasurable.
Portugal’s Record Heat Piles On Housing Anger
Portugal’s poorest households face record heat and the EU’s fastest-rising house prices, and they are starting to march.
Brussels Plays the Security Card Against China Cars
Surveillance fears hand Brussels respectable cover for shielding carmakers, leaving European drivers to pay through sluggish electric vehicle adoption.
Lebanon Abolishes Execution, America Plans to Broadcast One
Lebanon abolished the death penalty while America plans to broadcast an execution, and the numbers show both trends growing.
