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Young People Gunned Down at a Football Pitch. Nigeria's Security Crisis Has No Ceiling.

At least 29 young people were shot dead at a football pitch in Adamawa state. The same weekend, gunmen abducted children from an orphanage hundreds of kilometers away. Nigeria's security crisis is accelerating — and the world has barely noticed.

Von Clause April 29, 2026

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Iran's Generals Sidelined the Supreme Leader. The War Made It Easy.

The Revolutionary Guards have taken wartime decision-making from Ayatollah Khamenei's hands — and the Strait of Hormuz is still shut. Whoever is negotiating with Tehran may be dialing the wrong number.

Von Clause April 28, 2026

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OPEC Just Lost the UAE. The Cartel May Never Recover.

The UAE walked out of OPEC after 59 years without telling Saudi Arabia first. With its second-most capable producer gone, the cartel faces an existential crisis at the worst possible moment.

Von Clause April 28, 2026

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America's Shipyards Are Broken. The Pentagon Wants Asia to Build Its Warships.

The Pentagon's FY2027 budget includes $1.85 billion to study building US warships in Japan and South Korea — a tacit admission that American shipyards can no longer produce hulls fast enough to meet the fleet's own requirements.

Von Clause April 28, 2026

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Putin Draws His Line: Russia Backs Iran as Trump Weighs Peace Plan

Putin stood beside Iran's foreign minister in St. Petersburg on Monday and praised Tehran's resistance to the United States. The country that once offered to mediate has picked a side.

Von Clause April 28, 2026

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NATO May Kill Its Annual Summit. The Reason Sits in Washington.

Some NATO members want to skip the 2028 summit entirely and move to biennial gatherings. Six sources say the alliance built on leaders showing up for each other is now debating whether showing up is worth the trouble.

Von Clause April 27, 2026

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Merz to Washington: You Were Humiliated. To Kyiv: Maybe Give Up Land.

Germany's chancellor declared the United States 'humiliated' by Iran and told Ukraine to prepare territorial concessions for EU membership — both in remarks to school students.

Von Clause April 27, 2026

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FARC Dissidents Kill 20 in Highway Bombing as Colombia's Election Turns Bloody

A dissident FARC faction blocked traffic on Colombia's Pan-American Highway and detonated a bomb that left a crater of 200 cubic metres. Twenty civilians are dead, and the presidential election is one month away.

Von Clause April 27, 2026

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Gaza Voted for the First Time Since 2006. Barely Anyone Showed Up.

Israel blocked voting materials from entering Gaza. The election commission improvised with wooden boxes and vaccination ink. In Deir al-Balah, three-quarters of eligible voters stayed home.

Von Clause April 27, 2026

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Iran Scrambles for Lifelines Across Three Capitals. Trump Says Call.

Iran's foreign minister visited four cities in three countries this weekend, pressing every mediator he could find. Trump cancelled his own envoys' trip and suggested Tehran pick up the phone.

Von Clause April 27, 2026

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The Man From Daraa: Syria's First War Crimes Trial Begins

Atef Najib oversaw the arrest and torture of teenagers in Daraa in 2011 — the crackdown that ignited Syria's civil war. On Sunday, he sat in a Damascus courtroom in handcuffs, the first Assad-era official to face trial inside Syria.

Von Clause April 26, 2026

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$2.89 Trillion: Global Military Spending Hits Record as Asia Surges

Military spending across Asia and Oceania rose 8.1 percent — the fastest pace in 16 years — as US allies questioned Washington's security guarantees. The global total has climbed for 11 straight years.

Von Clause April 26, 2026

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Israel Shatters Lebanon Ceasefire With Wave of Strikes Across the South

A ceasefire extension was two days old when Netanyahu ordered fresh strikes across southern Lebanon. Six people are dead, seven towns are under forced evacuation orders, and thousands are fleeing again.

Von Clause April 26, 2026

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Russia and North Korea Cement Five-Year Military Pact, Open Joint War Memorial

North Korea deployed 15,000 troops to Russia's war and lost an estimated 2,000 soldiers. This weekend, Moscow repaid the debt with a five-year defense pact and a war memorial in Pyongyang.

Von Clause April 26, 2026

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Mali's Defence Minister Killed as al-Qaeda Allies Strike Five Cities Simultaneously

A suicide car bomb at the defence minister's residence in Mali's most fortified garrison town. Five cities hit at once. The junta that promised security has lost its top security official.

Von Clause April 26, 2026

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Gunman Opens Fire at Correspondents' Dinner, Trump Evacuated

A gunman breached the magnetometer screening area at the Washington Hilton and opened fire during the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Trump was evacuated unharmed — his third encounter with an armed assailant in under two years.

Von Clause April 26, 2026

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No Trip, No Deal: Trump Grounds Peace Team as Iran Ceasefire Holds by a Thread

Trump cancelled his negotiators' trip to Islamabad on Saturday, declaring Tehran's leadership too confused to negotiate with. Iran's hardliners had just finished sidelining the pragmatists who actually wanted a deal.

Von Clause April 25, 2026

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660 Drones and Missiles, 7 Dead: Russia Unleashes Massive Barrage on Ukraine

Rescue crews pulled bodies from the rubble of collapsed apartment blocks in Dnipro after Russia fired more than 660 drones and missiles in a single night — the second massive aerial assault in nine days.

Von Clause April 25, 2026

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Mali Under Simultaneous Assault as Coordinated Attacks Strike Capital and Cities Nationwide

Gunmen hit Mali's international airport, its main military base, and towns spanning hundreds of kilometers of the Sahel in a dawn assault — raising the question of whether the junta itself could fall.

Von Clause April 25, 2026

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The War After the War: IEA Forecasts Two-Year Gas Crisis as Hormuz Stays Shut

Iranian strikes on Qatar's main LNG terminal cut capacity by 17 percent. The IEA says the damage will squeeze global gas markets through 2027 — even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens tomorrow.

Von Clause April 25, 2026