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Oil-related prices are high, but poised to go even higher. Afry Harvy/iStock / Getty Images Plus

Why fuel prices may go higher still

Seven months into the US conflict with Iran, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted the safety measures that exist to keep a lid on petroleum prices.
Xenia Fedorova’s book, Bannie, on display at the Fayard stand alongside other books published by this publishing house, owned by French billionaire and media mogul Vincent Bolloré, at the 2025 Paris Book Fair, held at the Grand Palais in Paris on April 12 2025. Xavier Galiana/AFP

Xenia Fedorova, or how Russian propaganda turns free thinking on itself

The Fedorova case is emblematic of a rhetorical method used by Russian propaganda: appealing to the targeted public’s critical thinking to convince them to disregard sources seen as “official” and “dominant.”
Demand for rail freight shipping is up, as trucking becomes more expensive. Both use diesel fuel, but trains are more efficient at carrying heavy loads long distances. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Trump speculates on diesel fuel export ban as high prices ripple across US economy

There’s not much diesel fuel lying around, and lots of people want to buy what is available, as well as what little is produced each day. It’s all a matter of supply and demand.
Murmansk in north-west Russia and Aloysha – the city’s monument honouring the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic’ or the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who served in World War II. Russia’s arctic zone represents key geostrategic territory in its 2024 Spatial Development Strategy. The area would be the backbone of its plans for a broader Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor. Parilov/Shutterstock (no reuse)

How war and sanctions are reshaping how Russia governs its vast territory

Support settlements are at the forefront of Russian spatial policy. What does the development of these administrative service hubs tell us about how the land lies in Russia today?
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, attends a meeting in Kyiv with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in July. Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA

European ‘war fatigue’ may be growing – but Ukraine’s recent momentum could buy time

Ukraine’s uptick in fortunes bodes well for the ability of European leaders to keep their citizens on board with the war effort.
A fence featuring 20,000 stuffed teddy bears, each representing a Ukrainian child abducted by Russia, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Russia is trying to force Ukrainian children to become Russian, with reeducation, forcible transfers and camps

Russia is not just moving Ukrainian children. It is taking away their identities. Will the $25 million being spent by the US to locate and rehabilitate forcibly transferred children be enough?
Protestors denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov at a rally in Kyiv on July 17, 2026, AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Amid grinding war, protesting Ukrainians still want their voices and values heard at home

The defense minister’s firing was the catalyst, but polling suggests Ukrainians are rallying around a broader fight for freedoms and against corruption.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO summit on July 8, 2026. Win McNamee/Getty Images

We asked Ukrainians what they think of Trump – more view him as an enemy than a friend

Despite holding a low opinion of the US president and his negotiators, most Ukrainians have favorable views toward Americans more generally.
This photo, provided by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev’s official Telegram channel, shows firefighters extinguishing a burning car after a Ukrainian drone attack outside Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel via AP)

Other nations thirst for Ukraine’s drone success — but they need a culture shift first

While many countries will try to copy Ukraine’s successful drone tactics, technology isn’t enough. A military must first build a culture capable of maximizing the potential of drones.

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