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While Ukraine Burned, Kremlin Envoy Partied in Tokyo
Tokyo hosted Putin's culture czar while he lobbied for energy deals and schmoozed pro-Kremlin lawmakers - all on the same day Moscow launched 100…
 • Michael Bociurkiw
Putin Cornered, Trump Defied - The Week the Tables Turned
Drones on his doorstep, an Armenia vote slipping away, and Republicans seizing back US foreign policy - but a desperate Putin is at his most dangerous…
 • Michael Bociurkiw
A Bad Day at the Office for Vladimir Putin
From drone smoke over St. Petersburg to a bipartisan U.S. rebellion and fresh EU sanctions on Beijing's enablers, the pressure on Moscow is mounting on…
 • Michael Bociurkiw
Trump's Foreign Policy Starts To Fray
From Ukraine to Gaza and the Strait of Hormuz, conflicts Trump vowed to tame are proving harder to end than they were to announce
 • Michael Bociurkiw
Russia Bans Jet Fuel Exports as It Bombs Ukraine: The War Putin Is Losing at Home
Russia announced this attack in advance. The West issued statements. The bombs fell anyway. This is working exactly as Moscow intended.
 • Michael Bociurkiw
Trump Loses Interest. Zelensky Faces Questions
Washington's Ukraine diplomacy appears to be running out of steam just as a corruption probe reaches into President Zelensky's inner circle
 • Michael Bociurkiw

May 2026

World Briefing Plus: What We Won't Pay For, and What We Will
The West won't pay the price to stop Putin's probing of NATO; B.C. will pay $729 million for seven games. A look at where the money - and the nerve …
 • Michael Bociurkiw
'Concern' Is Not a Deterrent
A Russian drone crashes into a Romanian apartment building and wounds civilians on NATO territory. With the alliance largely silent, Moscow may conclude…
 • Michael Bociurkiw
FIFA's Jackpot, Canada's Bill
As soccer's governing body prepares for its richest tournament ever, Canadian taxpayers are being asked to fund security, infrastructure and VIP perks …
 • Michael Bociurkiw
The Price of War Is Showing Up at the Dinner Table
From the Philippines and Bangladesh to food bank lines in the United States, the widening Middle East conflict is exposing how fragile the global…
 • Michael Bociurkiw
Taiwan in the Crosshairs
As Washington stalls on arms deliveries, Beijing tests the waters - literally
 • Michael Bociurkiw
Ebola on the Move
From Congo to Kampala to Como: a fast-moving outbreak exposes the cracks in global health preparedness
 • Michael Bociurkiw
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