The imaginary so-called yellow line that Israel illegally invented divides Gaza in half, with the IDF controlling the east and the Palestinians to the west, has become an albatross because of the reality that Israel has no intention of ever withdrawing its forces, which was a key component of President Donald Trump’s so-called peace plan for the enclave that Israel has bombed to ruins.
The World Inequality Report said last week that there is a widening gap between the world’s richest and the poorest, with fewer than 60,000 people—or 0.001 percent of the global population in control of wealth that exceeds the “poorest half of humanity.”
A newly released poll said last week that a majority of Americans from both political parties believe that President Donald Trump is losing the battle against inflation, with 57 percent of voters agreeing that they are quickly losing their purchasing power thanks to high prices.
Rosen Zhelyazkov, the Bulgarian prime minister, resigned last week amid widespread protests across his country over the demand for better working conditions and the rejection of his 2026 budget proposal, which called for higher taxes and more government spending.
They may have only needed a pin, but the government of Lithuania last week declared a state of emergency after what some officials have called a series of hybrid attacks in the form of large balloons that have drifted from Belarus into the small country, which has resulted in airport delays and other safety risks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that he would be willing to make some concessions to bring the war with Russia to an end by pausing Kyiv’s effort to join NATO, but said he still refuses to give up any land under the control of his forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will not agree with any ceasefire deal that calls for his country to give up the Donbas region to end the war, identifying such a demand as a red line.
The European Union (EU) announced last week that it will indefinitely immobilize $246 billion in frozen Russian assets, a step in eventually deploying the funds to pay for Ukraine’s war effort against Russia.
The Israeli military relied on technology from the American tech company Palantir to carry out its pager attack across Lebanon on 17 September 2025 that resulted in 42 deaths and thousands of injuries, according to a new book on the company’s mysterious CEO Alex Karp.
Lebanon’s top diplomat told reporters last week that he has been informed by international officials that Israel is preparing a major attack on the country, claiming that Beirut has not done enough to stop the rearmament of Hezbollah.