1 hour ago Podcast: Is Donald Trump Still a Contender for a Nobel Prize?

A Nobel of Two Worlds: Democracy in Caracas and Diplomacy in Washington When the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize announcement flashed across global newsfeeds, the reaction was immediate and uneven — jubilation in parts of Caracas, raised eyebrows in capitals from Oslo to Washington, and a hard, reflective silence in living rooms where exile communities gather […]

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21 h. ago Venezuelan Opposition Leader Named Winner of Nobel Peace Prize

A Quiet Morning, A Loud Prize: Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado Wins Nobel Peace Prize When the Norwegian Nobel Committee rose in Oslo and announced the name—Maria Corina Machado—the news did not land like a headline so much as a tremor across cities, barrios and border crossings. For many Venezuelans, it felt like a tilted beam […]

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29 h. ago New peace agreement offers rare optimism after two brutal years of war

Dawn After the Long Night: What the First Phase Ceasefire in Gaza Feels Like There are mornings that arrive like a miracle because you have stopped expecting them. This is one of those mornings. Streets that only weeks ago echoed with sirens and the metallic thrum of drones now fill with something else: the hollow, […]

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39 h. ago Israel says Gaza agreement will take effect after ratification

After the Paperwork: What “In Effect After Ratification” Means for Gaza—and for the Rest of Us The words were crisp, almost bureaucratic: “The deal will be in effect after ratification,” an Israeli official told journalists. But those six words carry the weight of a city airlifted on a thin rope. For people in Gaza, for […]

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48 h. ago Israel and Hamas Reach Agreement on Initial Phase of Gaza Peace Plan

When Silence Arrives: A Fragile Ceasefire and the Weight of Two Years On a warm evening that tasted faintly of smoke and fireworks, neighborhoods separated by razor wire and decades of distrust breathed — cautiously — the same word: ceasefire. In Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, families gathered beneath string lights and billboards that have become […]

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56 h. ago Trump: Israel and Hamas Reach Agreement on First Phase of Peace Plan

After Two Years of Smoke and Silence, a Tentative Breath of Hope When the sun slipped behind the flattened skyline of southern Gaza, a hush fell over Al-Mawasi that felt less like relief and more like the cautious quiet before someone exhales and listens for a sound. Families clustered around battery-powered radios; teenagers scrolled illuminated […]

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3 d. ago Three scientists receive Nobel Prize in Physics for landmark discovery

A quiet thunder in the lab: how three physicists nudged the world toward a quantum tomorrow On a gray morning in Stockholm, where the Baltic water glints like brushed steel, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced what felt like both the end of a long experiment and the opening of a new chapter: John […]

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3 d. ago New French prime minister steps down hours after cabinet announced

The Day French Politics Tilted: A Cabinet Named, a Prime Minister Gone It began like a political movie with an abrupt, breathless cut: a freshly minted cabinet unveiled after weeks of talks, ministers posed for photographs under palace lights — and then, within hours, the man who assembled it had handed in his resignation. For […]

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4 d. ago Former England rugby star Lewis Moody reveals motor neurone disease diagnosis

A rugby warrior faces a quiet, devastating opponent On a crisp autumn morning, I found myself thinking about a photograph that has been replayed in fans’ memories for two decades: Lewis Moody, dirt-streaked and grinning, arms around teammates, the Webb Ellis Cup shimmering in the Australian sun. It was a picture that announced triumph, grit […]

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6 d. ago Hassan Sheikh Tells U.S. Forum: “Somalia Is Open for Business”

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today told U.S. business leaders that the country is ready for a new era of investment and trade, declaring Somalia “open for business” at the Somalia–U.S. Investment Forum in Mogadishu.

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1 week ago UK contributes over $30 million to support Somalia’s security transition

UK Minister for Development announced the new funding to support non-lethal support for Somali forces and AU-led security efforts.

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1 week ago Ireland to block Israeli ministers’ entry, Taoiseach announces

A Small Nation, a Big Moral Line In a packed United Nations General Assembly, Ireland’s Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, stood and made a decision that felt deliberately personal: to bar members of the Israeli government implicated in what he called the “unfolding disaster in Gaza” from setting foot on Irish soil. “We will act to prevent […]

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2 w. ago Government to consider 100% tariff on imported branded pharmaceuticals

A tariff tremor that reaches the lab bench: America’s 100% pharma levy and what it means for the rest of us When the announcement landed late into the night — blunt, absolute, and stamped with a clear deadline — markets sighed and supply-chain managers stayed up. Beginning 1 October, any branded or patented pharmaceutical shipped […]

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2 w. ago Taoiseach Announces Ireland Will Ratify CETA Trade Agreement Next Year

A Dublin-to-Ottawa Accord: Why a Trade Promise Matters More Than You Think Autumn light fell soft over Ottawa the day Ireland’s Taoiseach landed with a briefcase full of ambitions and a folder that smelled faintly of bureaucracy and possibility. At the ribbon-cutting for Ireland’s new embassy, the atmosphere felt half celebration, half negotiation. It was […]

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2 w. ago China Announces First Ever Commitment to Reduce Carbon Emissions

When Promise Meets Policy: China’s New Climate Pledge and the Tightrope of Global Ambition There’s a curious kind of theater to modern diplomacy: leaders speak to glass and pixels, while the planet waits with its old, messy, un-sentient patience. President Xi Jinping’s recent video address to the United Nations—laying out a first-ever numerical emission cut […]

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2 w. ago China orders widespread school closures as Typhoon Ragasa approaches

When the Sky Went Quiet: Cities Brace as Super Typhoon Ragasa Roars Toward Southern China By the time the shops rolled down their metal shutters and the last ferry slipped back to port, the air over southern China had acquired that peculiar pre-storm hush—heavy and expectant, like a room waiting for an announcement. In a […]

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2 w. ago France formally recognizes Palestinian state at UN General Assembly

In a New York room full of history, France plants a flag The United Nations building sat beneath an autumn sky as if holding its breath. Delegations shuffled papers. Flashbulbs popped. Inside that cavern of diplomacy, French President Emmanuel Macron stood and did something that rippled far beyond the marble and glass: he announced that […]

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2 w. ago Flights cancelled amid disruption at Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2

Rain, long queues and blinking screens: Dublin’s Terminal 2 in the digital age of fragility When I pushed through the glass doors of Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2, the first thing that hit me was the ordinary: the smell of fresh coffee, the whoosh of trolleys, the low hum of announcements. The second was the unusual […]

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2 w. ago Cyberattack forces disruptions to flights at Dublin Airport Terminal 2

Under the Fluorescent Lights: A Morning at Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2 There is a particular hum to airports in autumn mornings—the hiss of coffee machines, the squeak of trolley wheels, the low murmur of announcements over tannoy systems. This morning, that familiar soundtrack was punctured by something more unsettling: the slow, bureaucratic shuffle of humans […]

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3 w. ago Portugal poised to formally recognise the State of Palestine

A Quiet Morning in Lisbon, a Loud Shift on the World Stage In the mist-softened light of a Lisbon morning, the decision landed like a bell: Portugal will formally recognise a Palestinian state. For a city used to the gentle rhythms of trams and seagulls, the announcement felt jarringly consequential — a small country with […]

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