At Escondida, 94.8% of voting supervisors backed a strike, sending a dispute over pay, shifts and copper profits into mandatory mediation.

After an 87-year-old tenant’s eviction sparked nationwide protest, Spain’s left coalition approved protections against evictions and speculation.

Renewed fighting in Tigray threatens the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia’s wars against Egypt and Italy, the Cuban intervention, and Eritrea’s independence explain the stakes.

Egypt is strengthening its military while trying to prevent the Gaza war from becoming a direct confrontation with Israel. Its clearest red line is Palestinian displacement into Sinai.

China’s state firms plan $298 billion for power, water, computing, communications, pipelines and logistics as Beijing leans on public investment.

Han Zheng’s September 2026 address framed security, development and governance reform as connected priorities in Beijing’s foreign policy.

Xi Jinping’s state visit puts trade, AI, Taiwan, rare earths and Iran at the center of a relationship still defined by rivalry and deep economic interdependence.

Rising living costs have outpaced workers’ pay. Gianna Mao makes the case for a $20 federal minimum wage and examines the objections.

Iran drew all three group matches and was eliminated after a late result elsewhere. Visa restrictions created genuine logistical problems, but the evidence does not establish match-fixing or tournament corruption.