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The Summit That Wasn't Worth the Jet Fuel
Thirty-two leaders flew to Ankara for a one-page declaration and no promise to meet again. What the "boring by design" summit says about NATO in the…
8 hrs ago
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Michael Bociurkiw
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Putin Isn’t Scared of NATO - and Russians Aren’t Rising Up
From Belgorod to British waters, the evidence points one way: this war won't end through Russian exhaustion or NATO deterrence
Jul 8
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Michael Bociurkiw
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While NATO Leaders Toasted in Ankara, Turkey Put a Dissident on a Plane to Moscow
A family quarrel, an expired visa - and a 24-year-old anti-war activist delivered into Putin's hands. The summit host has some explaining to do.
Jul 7
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Michael Bociurkiw
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A Smoother Ride to a Harder Place: Hong Kong at 29
New flyovers, seamless borders, a gleaming harbourfront - and a first-ever five-year plan that tells you everything about who's really in charge.
Jul 6
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Michael Bociurkiw
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Endgame in the Air? Trump Works the Phones with Putin and Zelensky as Vance Declares Russia Spent
A 90-minute Trump-Putin call, a Vance reversal, and a rattled Kremlin — the signals are aligning ahead of Ankara
Jul 5
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Michael Bociurkiw
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World Briefing Plus: The Tiger at Home, the President Abroad, and the Mountains That Say No
From Bogotá’s inward turn under incoming president de la Espriella to Mr Trump’s revived Mt Rushmore ambitions & NATO’s restrictive summit in Ankara - a…
Jul 4
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Michael Bociurkiw
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Happy 250th, America. Your Landlord Has Some News...
Trump marks the nation's birthday at Mount Rushmore - a monument that can't fit his face and can't get its $57 million in repairs
Jul 4
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Michael Bociurkiw
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The Umbrella Is Leaking - Ukraine Is Paying in Lives
A record barrage kills at least 30 as Zelensky counts the Patriots that never came; Russia kidnaps its next army off the street - and Europeans no…
Jul 3
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Michael Bociurkiw
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Canada 159: Admired Abroad, Uneasy at Home
The passport still opens doors. The question is whether the country behind it still works for the people carrying it
Jul 2
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Michael Bociurkiw
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What If Colombia Stopped Fighting Cocaine - And Started Taxing It?
As a new president prepares his war on the cartels, a more uncomfortable question hangs over Bogotá: if the world's appetite for cocaine keeps growing…
Jul 1
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Michael Bociurkiw
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June 2026
He Claimed He Flew for Air Canada. He Was Delivering Pizza. Now He's Moldova's Biggest Political Scandal
The MoldATSA scandal isn't just about a fake pilot. It's about who let him in — and why nobody is being held accountable
Jun 30
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Michael Bociurkiw
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Checks, Balances...and Billions
One investigation reveals extraordinary judicial resistance to the Trump administration. Another follows billions in federal money to companies tied to…
Jun 29
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Michael Bociurkiw
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