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Watch: Iran Protests Escalate During Internet Crackdown

Iran Edges Closer to a Revolution That Would Reshape the World

If the uprising succeeds in toppling the Islamic Republic, it would upend global geopolitics and energy markets — with the risk of widespread chaos.

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Japan Curbed Excessive Overtime. A Labor Shortage Is Forcing a Rethink

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Greenlanders Are Stuck Between Trump and an Uncomfortable Present

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The US Sphere of Influence Is Bigger Than It Looks

Weekend Review

How Keeping Score Makes Games Fun and Life Worse

A new book contrasts the meditative joy of games with the way metrics capture what we value, and how we judge ourselves.

OpinionAdrian Wooldridge

Don’t Fall for the Myth of the ‘Brittle’ Strongman

Counting on strongman regimes to implode looks increasingly like a dangerous bet

Weekend Essay

Is AI More Like a Mind or a Market?

A group of scholars argue we should think of it as a “social technology” akin to a bureaucracy, a democracy or a marketplace.

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Weekend Essay

America’s Statistical System Is Breaking Down

Canceled surveys, missing datasets and staffing cuts are leaving the US with growing blind spots — and weakening trust in official numbers.

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Weekend Interview

Peter Navarro’s Legacy Is on the Line

Trump’s longtime trade adviser discusses tariffs, doing business with Beijing, and the Supreme Court case now hanging over his record.

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Why One Oil Company Has a Head Start in Venezuela

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Tesla’s Dangerous Doors

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Can France Fix Its Debt Problem?

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China’s Controversial $167 Billion Mega-Dam

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Hannah Fry Decodes Spain

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North Korea’s Hidden Remote IT Scheme

Bloomberg Opinion

Putin Just Sent a Reminder He’s a Threat to NATO

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Indonesia Needs to Break the Habit of Living Dangerously

By Karishma Vaswani, Columnist

What Humming Export Machines Mean for the Trade War

By Daniel Moss, Columnist

4 Places Where Democrats’ Identity Crisis Will Play Out

By Nia-Malika Henderson, Columnist

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Who Decides What Counts as an Invasion?

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The Big Take

U.S. and China Flip the Global Script as Capital Flows Reverse

As the US draws back, China is again dispersing capital globally, leading the rest of the world to confront a fundamental change in their economic relationships with both superpowers.  

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Venezuela Says Country Calm After US Renews Travel Warning 

 

 

 

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