Lebanon’s political circumstances, together with Iran’s strengthened regional position, make Hezbollah’s complete disarmament highly unlikely. By conditioning Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon on this outcome—but with no provisions about cutting Hezbollah’s Iranian lifeline—the new framework agreement is dead on arrival.
Moonshot AI’s new open model is catching up to Anthropic and OpenAI, raising questions about the future of the AI race.
P.E.I. government should end ‘rent control’ for sake of renters beng Wed, 07/08/2026 – 07:26 EST. READ TIME 3 MIN. The Lantz government is asking Islanders for their views on whether to extend the current cap on rent increases (to three per cent annually) in 2027. They should oppose this extension. A driving force behind…
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Introductory speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the ECB Forum on Central Banking 2026 “Shaping Europe’s future: innovation, growth and stability” in Sintra, Portugal Sintra, 29 June 2026 It is a pleasure to welcome you to the ECB Forum on Central Banking. Over the past 15 years, the euro area faced an…
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Alberta government should resist spending away potential windfall beng Wed, 07/08/2026 – 13:49 EST. READ TIME 3 MIN. The ongoing war in Iran, and disruption of a major energy corridor in the Strait of Hormuz, continues to fuel surging oil prices. While this will improve Alberta’s bottom line in the short term, it will only…