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How Russia Funds Their War
Russia as yet to run out of money to fight in the Russo-Ukrainian war. While Russian oil and gas revenue fell nearly 50% year-over-year in January and February 2026, as a result of financial restrictions by Western governments, the oil keeps moving.
Latest Breaking News
Hamas Backs Board of Peace Agreement Including Disarmament — Fin Ballin, July 31
UN Secretary-General Urges Climate Action As El Niño Intensifies — Jai Shenoy, July 31
OpenAI’s Latest Rogue Models Spark Cybersafety Debate — Ananya Vinesh, July 30
Russian Missile Crashes and Explodes in Poland — Tanvi Ramkumar, July 30
Trump Announces Todd Blanche May be Pulled from Attorney General Nomination — Jayden Yoon, July 30
US Navy Deploys GARC Uncrewed Surface Vessel in Live-Fire Exercise — Krish Bhakta, July 30
FAA Proposes Accelerated Approval for Commercial Space Missions — Krish Bhakta, July 30
Dr. Anthony Fauci Testifies in COVID-19 Origin Hearing — Siyona Biswas, July 29
Shooting at Seattle’s Bite of Seattle festival — Akshat Singh, July 26
Maine Democrats Nominate Troy Jackson as Senate Candidate — Aryan Kondekar, July 26
US Measles Cases Hit 35-Year High Amid Declining Vaccination Rates — Armaan Zaidi, July 25
US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Negotiations in Limbo — Sahil Kulkarni, July 23
Revised Crypto Bill Targets Government Officials’ Digital Asset Conflicts — Ananya Vinesh, July 23
Trump Creates New System of Global Tariffs Citing Forced Labor Concerns — Jayden Yoon, July 23
Military Bill Passes in House — Adhiyanth Ram, July 22
Houthi Strike on Saudi Tankers — Adhiyanth Ram, July 22
The United States Approves Nuclear Deal with Saudi Arabia — Siyona Biswas, July 22
Houthi Rebels Threaten to Blockade Saudi Arabia — Clark Hazard, July 20
Trump Imposes 50% Tariff On Canadian Goods — Patrick Li, July 19
Andy Burnham Set to Succeed Keir Starmer as UK Prime Minister — Aryan Kondekar, July 19
India Bars Sailors from Strait of Hormuz Following Deadly Attacks
— Armaan Zaidi, July 18
Trump Administration Caps International Student Timeline
— Jai Shenoy, July 17
US Military to Implement Mandatory Testosterone Screening
— Jayden Yoon, July 17
Darlene Graham Appointed to South Carolina Senate Seat
— Ananya Vinesh, July 16
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In domestic news, read about increasing electricity prices in recent years, and the underlying factors driving these price hikes. In international news, read about the rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa as a result of the Bundibugyo strain.
In domestic news, read about Trump’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” designed to compensate people who claim to be unfairly targeted for political reasons, Elon Musk’s losing of the OpenAI lawsuit on its transition from a nonprofit to for-profit organization, and the closing of the Late Show by CBS after 11 years. In international news, read about the sudden fall of the Latvian government and enroachment of its territory, the divide between the United States and NATO’s acts independently of American pressure, fragile diplomatic interaction between Washington and Tehran on the Iran deal, and China’s overhauling of the Hukou system, aiming to integrate migrant workers by providing social insurance.
In domestic news, read about Trump’s acceleration of the use of national guard deployments to bolster presence in D.C. and the current state of chip smuggling into Chinese technology companies based on new DOJ investigations. In international news, read about Joseph C. Vijay’s new role as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the division between the DMK and AIADMK, Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping and issues brought to the summit, and the global health authorities’ and WHO’s response to the newest hantavirus and ebola outbreaks.
In domestic news, read about Trump’s attempts to reduce gas prices amid high diapproval ratings for the Iran war, and how the U.S. housing market and mortgage rates are actively being affected. In international news, read about historic election changes altering historical British politics, reasons for the UAE’s leaving of the OPEC, and updates on what is supported by scientists as the sixth mass extinction primarily caused by human activity and industrialization.
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