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Today's headlines and in-depth analysis from around the world.
On Persian New Year, Iran has no visible leader, Brent crude jumped 10% to $118 a barrel, and Europe's gas prices surged 30%. Here's what changed in the past 24 hours.
Day 21 of the Iran war: Mojtaba Khamenei hasn't appeared in public since his appointment. Oil spiked to $119 on energy-infrastructure strikes. And two simultaneous ceasefires — Eid and Nowruz — created the conflict's first real de-escalation window.
Iran's new Supreme Leader missed Nowruz. Pakistan's Eid ceasefire began at midnight. Brent hit $118. Day 20 of the interconnected crisis, explained.
Iran struck Qatar's Ras Laffan gas hub on March 18. Energy crisis framing vs sovereignty attack vs justified retaliation — the same event, four completely different stories.
The Iran war has disrupted education for 52 million children across the Middle East. Here's what's actually happening to schools — and why 'just go online' won't fix it.
Iran war AI deepfakes hit 110+ confirmed fakes in two weeks. Both Tehran-linked and Israeli-backed networks are running operations. Here's how the mechanism works.
The WFP says 45 million more people could face acute hunger by June. But the clock that actually matters runs out in April — when farmers must decide whether to fertilize.
Global protests against the Iran war span 40+ countries. But two incompatible movements are being photographed together: Iranian diaspora demanding regime change, and global south activists demanding a ceasefire.
Pakistan says it struck a military depot near Kabul. Afghanistan says 408 civilians died in a drug rehab hospital. UNAMA confirmed 143 dead. The gap is the story.
The killing of Iran's supreme leader on Feb 28 scored a PGI of 7.95. In the West it's regime change. Across the Middle East it's political assassination. The same event, two incompatible stories.
Scientists finally cracked how lecanemab clears brain plaques — it's not the antibody itself, it's one specific part called the Fc fragment. The find could fix the drug's biggest flaw.
The same refusal. Two entirely different stories about what it says about NATO, America, and who actually started this war.
