JUNE 1. 2026

Germany Is Scrambling to Speed Up Its Rearmament

Berlin has already made a huge commitment to its military—but is facing new obstacles at home and abroad.

The USDA canceled $300M in farm grants, citing fraud. Did it make up the evidence?

The agency pointed to gazebos, massages, and a $20,000 budget for pens to justify the cuts. But the groups that lost funding say those claims don't add up.

Leveraging the EU Single Market to escape the Trump Trap

Leveraging the EU Single Market to escape the Trump Trap…

Clinton’s Lincoln Bedroom Scandal Looks Quaint Now

What a very 1990s scandal says about corruption during the second Trump administration.

Who owns death?

Funecap, a French firm backed by British investor Charterhouse Capital Partners, has spent around €1 billion acquiring funeral centres across Europe.

Being Roma costs you eight years of your life

Sixty-year-old Jozef from Teplice, in northern Czechia, has barely slept for weeks since he slipped and broke three vertebrae. His injury comes on top

MAY 31. 2026

Send in the Clouds

Last July, 139 people were killed as a result of flooding along several rivers in central Texas. The disaster was caused, we were told, by what the

70-foot wastewater geyser reflects New Mexico’s latest oilfield challenge

It’s a towering example of the contentious debate over what to do with the state’s ever-growing supply of oilfield waste.

To Break the Siege

When a ship sends out a Mayday signal, nearby vessels have a duty to come to its aid. This is a core tenet of maritime law. But on Monday, May 18, when a

A Gay Palestinian Fled to Israel’s “Safe Haven. ” Israel Tried to Exploit Him for Intelligence.

Israel bills itself as a haven for gay rights, but its bureaucratic system can further endanger queer Palestinians who flee persecution.

MAY 30. 2026

A first among major nations, India is industrializing with solar

While China’s push to modernize sparked a surge in burning coal, India is turning to increasingly cheap solar to meet its booming energy needs. Though it faces big hurdles, including a rickety grid, India’s solar buildout could soon be a model for other emerging economies.

Richard Glossip on Life After Decades on Death Row

In an exclusive interview at home in Oklahoma City, Richard Glossip describes his first days of freedom in a world he hasn’t experienced for nearly 30 years.

MAY 29. 2026

U. N. Blacklists Israel, Russia for Sexual Violence in Conflict

Both countries have refuted the allegations and accused the agency of bias.

What Iran Stands to Gain From a Truce Deal With the United States

U. S. concessions could include the unfreezing of assets and unsanctioning of oil.

As Trade Talks Begin, U. S. -Mexico Ties Falter

Bilateral relations have reached a breaking point at a crucial moment for the USMCA.

R is for Relation

Cárdenas engages the arid landscape, the dead tree, the dried-out wood, and sculpts into existence a beginning—a way into the future eked out of a barren present.

What Magyar Means for MAGA

Mellower European populists have killed some Republicans’ dreams of a far-right alliance.

The Dollar Was—and Remains—an Accident

As a new book shows, the dollar isn’t really the United States’ currency, but a 500-year-old relic.

Authoritarian Transformation in Istanbul’s Old City

Two new books seek to capture the changing reality of Turkey and the world.

The Los Angeles Left Is at War With Itself Over the Mayor’s Race

Rae Huang supporters say Nithya Raman is compromised. Raman’s base calls Huang a spoiler. Looming over it all: reality TV star Spencer Pratt.