PoliticsAn ultra-Orthodox party in Netanyahu's coalition is threatening to dissolve parliament over the contentious issue of mandatory military service for Haredi Jewish men, potentially triggering yet another Israeli election.
PoliticsThe Supreme Court voted 6-3 to allow Alabama Republicans to move forward with a congressional map that removes the state's second majority-Black district, handing the GOP a potential pickup ahead of the midterms.
ConflictRussia launched 268 drones and a ballistic missile overnight across Ukraine, killing at least three people and damaging residential and port infrastructure in Odesa. Ukraine responded with drone strikes on Russia's Leningrad Oblast.
PoliticsKazakhstan has reversed its earlier push toward direct elections for district-level governors, raising serious questions about the credibility of President Tokayev's much-touted democratic reform agenda.
ConflictTrump declared the US-Iran ceasefire over and called Iranian leaders 'scum' as the US military launched strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and revoked a temporary sanctions waiver on Iranian oil exports - with Tehran insisting Washington violated the agreement first.
ConflictChina's military has spent a decade quietly expanding its fleet of 'special mission' aircraft, and analysts say the growth in both quantity and quality is a serious strategic development worth watching.
ConflictTrump claims US forces seized the Iran-flagged cargo ship Touska near the Strait of Hormuz by blowing a hole in its engine room, in a dramatic escalation of regional naval tensions.
