Global Citizen Brief

U.S. gasoline prices hit $4.47 nationally on Sept. 18, up over $1 from a year ago, with California at $6.11 and diesel above $6.47.

• Conflict-driven...

U.S. Treasury draft rules would let American firms license most Chinese drugs—unlike tightened AI and semiconductor curbs—fueling a Hong Kong biotech...

How can international relations theory adapt when futures grow radically unpredictable?

Traditional approaches to testing rival scenarios falter in...

• Economic anxieties, Iran war and Trump's deportation push are driving voter sentiment, with Democrats polling ahead.
• Left-wing challengers...

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters called for stronger US engagement in the Pacific to counter missile tests without notice, southward naval...

The Senate has just two weeks to advance its tax and trade agenda while the House remains out until after the midterms, though lawmakers may cut that...

Sen. John Barrasso's blunt admission that Republicans "need to do more" on the economy underscores the party's political vulnerability as it faces mounting pressure to deliver results before voters.

• Household costs: Soaring gas prices from the Iran war plus tariffs are worsening affordability and shaping midterm votes.
• Inflation channel:...

• AI leaders' plan exposed as readers fear control grid tactics
• UK air traffic failure traced to military aircraft 'spurious' data
• Flock camera...

Local leaders in Albuquerque and Las Cruces declined to apply for nearly $300 million in DOJ Model Cities Initiative funding for police recruitment,...

The House passed a bill 415-9 to expedite the Coyote Valley Dam study at Lake Mendocino, promising better flood protection and drought resilience, yet...

• 选举尚未正式启动，选民已感疲惫，部分人认为41%选民需为国家现状负责。
• 民调显示这是首次多位Kiwis借助AI辅助决定投票的选举。
• 工党与国家党在超市拆分政策上激烈竞争，同时ACT面临困境，政治碎片化加剧。

Beijing is quietly securing Africa's largest aviation hub while naval opportunism returns to the Gulf of Aden, marking key underreported strategic risks.

Constitution Day on September 17 reminds Americans that understanding their founding document is essential for responsible citizenship and holding...

• Senate Ag Committee advanced the bill despite blocked amendments from Senators Ernst and Grassley on pork standards and poultry payments, signaling...

Palladium rose 3.04% to $1288.33 amid tight supplies and institutional buying.

• South African output constrained by power instability, rising costs,...

A narrow 2-point lead for Democrat Adam Hamilton over incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall in deep-red Kansas signals potential Republican vulnerability in 2026, drawing national GOP intervention and surprising party leaders who expected easy wins.

Local infrastructure and environmental strains are hitting California communities hard.

• Transit funding crisis: MTC budget deficits threaten to...

Digitization has replaced physical bank heists with massive data breaches, where hackers like ShinyHunters steal and ransom personal information from...

Russia stays open to negotiations but only on terms set by Putin in June 2024, including full recognition of annexed territories and an end to NATO...