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Who Runs the UN Next?
Antonio Guterres's term as UN secretary-general ends December 31, 2026, and after six straw polls the Security Council still has no consensus on his …
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Australia After Bondi
On December 14, 2025, fifteen people were killed at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Australia's deadliest mass shooting in nearly thi…
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Peru's Revolving Presidency
Peru removed Dina Boluarte in October 2025, cycled through interim president Jose Jeri in four months, restored its Senate, and in July 2026 inaugura…
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Babis Is Back
Andrej Babis returned as Czech prime minister on December 9, 2025, after ANO won the October election and formed a 108-seat coalition with two nation…
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The Dutch Rebuild
Rob Jetten, 38, became the Netherlands' youngest and first openly gay prime minister on February 23, 2026, leading a D66-VVD-CDA minority coalition w…
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Hungary's Verdict
On April 12, 2026, Peter Magyar's Tisza party ended Viktor Orban's sixteen years in power with a two-thirds supermajority. The episode covers the lan…
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Sweden's New Government
Sweden's September election was the tightest in living memory, with the centre-left beating the right by just three seats and Ulf Kristersson resigni…
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The Online Safety Backlash
The Online Safety Act's age-verification rules triggered a VPN surge, a court fight with Wikipedia, and a repeal petition with over half a million si…
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The Grooming Gangs Inquiry
Britain's statutory national inquiry into grooming gangs is under way, chaired by Baroness Anne Longfield, with investigations opened in six areas. T…
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The Tory Question
Kemi Badenoch has ordered the Conservatives to prepare for a snap election while the party polls around twenty percent, with Reform UK closing in. Th…
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