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Today's headlines and in-depth analysis from around the world.
UAE signals it may join a US-led Hormuz coalition while Gulf states spend $2bn+ on air defense. Arabic media reports details invisible worldwide.
Repetition makes false claims feel true — even when you know better. The illusory truth effect explains how propaganda, ads, and social media exploit your brain's shortcuts.
Iran's internet blackout has cut 90 million people off for 18 days. Hospitals can't coordinate, families can't connect, and 5.5 billion people have no idea.
How the killing of Iran's supreme leader looks from Washington versus Tehran — both versions use real facts, both make sense, and both tell completely different stories.
Washington's redeployment of THAAD and Patriot systems from South Korea to the Middle East has Seoul objecting — but powerless. The pattern goes back 75 years.
Brent crude hit $111, then crashed to $88 in a single day. The same price move is being framed as a budget lifeline in Moscow, an existential threat in Riyadh, and an inflation bomb in New Delhi.
A 2,000-bed addiction hospital was hit at 9pm. The death toll could be 400. This is what escalation looks like when the world is looking elsewhere.
Russia's March 2026 decree fast-tracks citizenship for children under 14 in occupied Ukraine. It's not paperwork—it's demographic warfare designed to outlast the conflict.
Sri Lanka cut its work week by 20% because of a war it had no part in. When distant conflicts strangle global chokepoints, proximity stops mattering.
Lai Ching-te's March 14 sovereignty statement broke a 13-day PLA aircraft pause. Taiwan calls it democratic affirmation. Beijing calls it independence provocation. The framing gap explains everything.
UN women's rights session adopts justice roadmap by historic vote as India removes transgender self-ID rights, UK debates abortion law, and Spain reports deadliest start for gender violence since 2020.
