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Wars, trials and shifts in global power reach far beyond the countries directly involved. This section covers world news that shapes international relations, with background to understand each development.

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Coverage includes Russia’s choice of a new defense minister and what it signals for the war economy, international reactions to an Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in Gaza, and the debate over an America First foreign policy. Court reporting follows the case against exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui over alleged misuse of investors’ money.

Other pieces look at controversies involving business figures and foreign investment in Turkey, claims of manufactured scandals and online misinformation, and the influence of Pat McAfee on sports journalism. Readers new to these topics should begin with the conflict stories, which provide the widest context.

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