Oil shocks and Ukraine's war ripple across borders as the UAE quits OPEC, strikes hit refineries and regional accusations intensify.
Trump-era conflict dominates: royal diplomacy strains, political violence fears grow and policy shifts reshape war strategy and civil rights.
Markets brace for oil-fueled inflation as Lula readies debt relief, AI power financing expands and a biotech plunge rattles investors.
AI faces backlash as Google joins the Pentagon and the OpenAI trial intensifies, while studies tweak coffee flavor and size up Neanderthal brains.
A former NIH adviser is indicted as startups push cellular rejuvenation that could one day slow or reverse some aging damage.
Comics, authors and actors grapple with US hate and violence while exhibits and books revive stories of resistance and cultural defiance.
Teams churn leaders and rosters as the slumping Phillies fire their manager and an NBA betting case brings a first guilty plea.