By Anonymous (not verified) , 13 March, 2026 Australia sends support as war engulfs Middle East March 14 – 20, 2026 Jonathan Pearlman Atta Kenare / AFP War in the Middle East. Iran’s new leader. Australia joins the war. Winners and losers.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 6 March, 2026 US torpedoes Iranian naval ship as gulf oil route cut March 7 – 13, 2026 News Jonathan Pearlman Contributor / Getty Images Trump’s mixed messages. Future of Iran.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 27 February, 2026 Foot soldiers torch Mexican cities after drug lord shot dead February 28 – March 6, 2026 Jonathan Pearlman EPA Trump threatens Tehran with ‘bad things’. Solomon Islands denies China will run new police station. Latest US tariffs.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 6 February, 2026 Tensions mount as Trump threatens to intervene in Iran February 7 – 13, 2026 News Jonathan Pearlman ICANA News Agency / AFP Russia strikes heat, energy supplies. World-first universal basic income introduced. Separatists attack in Pakistan.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 23 January, 2026 Russia intensifies strikes on Ukraine’s energy system January 24 – 30, 2026 News Jonathan Pearlman Roman Pilipey / AFP New Caledonia agreement signed in Paris. Protest death toll grows as Iran authorities reassert control. China’s shrinking population.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 16 January, 2026 Thousands killed in Iran’s anti-government protests January 17 – 23, 2026 Jonathan Pearlman UGC via AP Indonesia blocks AI chatbot Grok. Investigation into US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. Trump’s ‘invasion’ of Minnesota.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 21 November, 2025 UN backs Trump’s Gaza plan, but Hamas rejects security force November 22 – 28, 2025 Jonathan Pearlman Eyad Baba / AFP Samoan PM blocks country’s daily newspaper. Philippine protests allege misuse of flood funds. China–Japan tensions.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 7 November, 2025 Mamdani’s mayoral win in New York buoys Democrats November 8 – 14, 2025 Jonathan Pearlman Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images Russia–Ukraine battle for Pokrovsk intensifies. Indonesia’s high-speed rail off track. International force proposed for Gaza.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 31 October, 2025 Trump and Xi move towards calming rising trade tensions November 1 – 7, 2025 Jonathan Pearlman Andrew Harnik / Getty Images US confident of Gaza ceasefire despite strikes. Australia deports asylum seekers to Nauru. Sudan siege ends in massacres.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 24 October, 2025 US pushes for next phase of Gaza plan amid fragile ceasefire October 25 – 31, 2025 Jonathan Pearlman Alaa Y. M. Abumohsen / Anadolu via Getty Images Solomon Islands considers forming defence force. Almost 20 years of leftist rule ends in Bolivia. World-first carbon tax shelved.