Christian Emery, UCL Appearing increasingly isolated and weakened, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Washington this week, where he had a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump – his eighth of the US president’s second term. Netanyahu is desperate to revive his image as the closest ally of the most powerful man in
Martin Kear, University of Sydney US President Donald Trump has announced that Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza have agreed to disarm. He’s calling it a “critical step” toward lasting peace and security in the strip. Trump said Hamas’ disarmament would allow for a Palestinian committee to take over governing in Gaza
Ibrahim Al-Marashi, IE University; California State University San Marcos Earlier this month, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was buried in his hometown of Mashhad after a four-day ceremony. Many international delegations were present, but each country will have chosen their representatives with the utmost care. Sending high-ranking officials would go
Jean-Nicolas Bordeleau, Flinders University US President Donald Trump has used a rare nationwide prime-time address to again claim the 2020 presidential election was stolen, US voting machines cannot be trusted, and a “deep state” conspiracy has covered it all up. However, the declassified documents the White House released alongside the speech do not
Greg Barton, Deakin University In a moment of brazen hubris in the Oval Office last year, US President Donald Trump railed at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He accused Zelensky of not being thankful for US support in Ukraine’s existential struggle against invading Russian forces, and famously told him: “You don’t have the cards”.
Ph. Socking some money away early on can make your savings balloon much later. Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Plus Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University If you or someone you know has a baby or a child under 18, you’re likely wondering if they should get a “Trump Account.” The U.S. government started
Ph. Republican Rep. Ralph Norman joins members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus at the Capitol in June 2026 to criticize the Senate for not acting on the Save America Act. The act is stuck in limbo between the U.S. House and Senate. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, University of Virginia
Keith Rathbone, Macquarie University The World Cup has entered its quarter-finals, and so far the tournament has had it all: a strong team ousted early (Germany), debate over whether an ageing superstar (Lionel Messi) still “has it”, and an underdog in the form of a tiny nation (Cabo Verde) making it through to
Jessica Genauer, UNSW Sydney The United States has launched a series of strikes on Iran in response to the Iranian targeting of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. These are the most severe violations yet of the Memorandum of Understanding that came into effect on June 17, and may signal an end to
Ph. The founding generation: James Madison, left, and Thomas Jefferson, both proponents of the separation of church and state. Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Steven K. Green, Willamette University The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission released its report on June 26, 2026, on the state of religious freedom in the United States,