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María Corina Machado flexes her bicep while speaking into a microphone wearing a white t-shirt with a long sleeve emblazoned with Venezuela's flag colors.
María Corina Machado flexes her bicep while speaking into a microphone wearing a white t-shirt with a long sleeve emblazoned with Venezuela's flag colors.

Will Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Stick With Trump?

María Corina Machado has embraced the U.S. president’s military buildup in the Caribbean.

Analysis
Christopher Sabatini
A container ship is seen from directly above, at the port in Qingdao, China. It is heading toward the left of the image and flanked on its right by a smaller vessel. The containers on the main ship look rectangular from this angle and are brightly colored in shades of orange, red, white, and blue. The water beneath the vessels looks like a dark, almost emerald green.
A container ship is seen from directly above, at the port in Qingdao, China. It is heading toward the left of the image and flanked on its right by a smaller vessel. The containers on the main ship look rectangular from this angle and are brightly colored in shades of orange, red, white, and blue. The water beneath the vessels looks like a dark, almost emerald green.

China’s Rare-Earth Flex Sends the United States Scrambling

Beijing’s new export controls take a page from Washington’s playbook.

China Brief
James Palmer
A wide view shows players from two teams playing on a basketball court with a crowd of thousands of people in the surrounding arena seating. A jumbotron with a video of the game hangs overhead.
A wide view shows players from two teams playing on a basketball court with a crowd of thousands of people in the surrounding arena seating. A jumbotron with a video of the game hangs overhead.

The NBA’s Long Road Back to China

A soft-power breakthrough amid an escalating hard-power rivalry.

Analysis
Rishi Iyengar
Palestinians released from Israeli prisons under a Gaza cease-fire and hostage exchange deal arrive at Nasser Hospital.
Palestinians released from Israeli prisons under a Gaza cease-fire and hostage exchange deal arrive at Nasser Hospital.

Israeli Forces Fire on Palestinians in Northern Gaza

The incident comes days after a cease-fire went into effect in Gaza.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Vendors wait for customers at the Panjiayuan flea market in Beijing on June 3.
Vendors wait for customers at the Panjiayuan flea market in Beijing on June 3.

Beijing’s Coded Editorials Reveal Big Economic Plans

People’s Daily has laid out an optimistic scheme for industrial transformation.

Analysis
Lizzi C. Lee, Shengyu Wang
Supporters cheer as former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on Oct. 28, 2024.
Supporters cheer as former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on Oct. 28, 2024.

How to Understand MAGA and America’s New Right

Commentator Emily Jashinsky on COVID and a yearning for culture, religion, and roots. This article has an audio recording

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
A man in a red hat drives a motorbike with a woman passenger in a black bandana by a billboard in Iranian national colors on a busy street.
A man in a red hat drives a motorbike with a woman passenger in a black bandana by a billboard in Iranian national colors on a busy street.

Tehran’s Dual Strategy for Surviving Snapback

Unity at the top, repression below.

Analysis
Saeid Golkar
Trump and Bibi embrace in front of an Israeli flag.
Trump and Bibi embrace in front of an Israeli flag.

Trump Takes a Victory Lap in Israel

The U.S. president addressed the Knesset after Hamas released the last remaining living hostages.

Report
Keith Johnson
An anti-government protest organised by the families of hostages outside the Israeli Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem on October 4.
An anti-government protest organised by the families of hostages outside the Israeli Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem on October 4.

Three Reckonings the Gaza Deal Will Force

After the war ends, Israelis face tough questions about relations with their leaders, the Palestinians, and the United States.

Analysis
Michael J. Koplow
A man displays his Brazilian ID card, held in one hand.
A man displays his Brazilian ID card, held in one hand.

Brazil’s Invisible Communities Deserve to Be Counted

Data discrimination leaves millions of people dangerously vulnerable.

Analysis
Rayna Benzeev
Women doctors assist a pregnant patient at a hospital in Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Women doctors assist a pregnant patient at a hospital in Ghazni, Afghanistan.

Trump Erases Women From Foreign Policy

The White House has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.

Analysis
Rebecca Turkington, Saskia Brechenmacher
Trump and Bondi walk through a doorway under a portrait of Trump above the door frame with a U.S. flag and Justice Dept. flag on stands on either side.
Trump and Bondi walk through a doorway under a portrait of Trump above the door frame with a U.S. flag and Justice Dept. flag on stands on either side.

Trump Has Broken the Justice Department

The indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James shows how far the president is willing to go.

Analysis
Julian E. Zelizer
A man is seen sitting in rubble in Gaza with destroyed buildings in the background.
A man is seen sitting in rubble in Gaza with destroyed buildings in the background.

Doctor in Gaza Says Cease-Fire Brings Hope but Challenges Remain

An MSF doctor talks about the dire needs in Gaza as the cease-fire begins.

Q&A
John Haltiwanger
Palestinians walk along al-Rashid road toward Gaza City.
Palestinians walk along al-Rashid road toward Gaza City.

The Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Has Taken Effect. What’s Next?

The next 72 hours are expected to see a hostage-prisoner swap, more aid entering Gaza, and a slew of diplomatic meetings.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A protester jumps to avoid a tear gas canister during clashes with Malagasy security forces at a demonstration in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
A protester jumps to avoid a tear gas canister during clashes with Malagasy security forces at a demonstration in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of Oct. 4: France’s PM resigns (again), Israel-Hamas negotiations begin (again), and Gen Z protests rage in Madagascar (still).

Quiz
Drew Gorman
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