Global flashpoints flare from Myanmar and Mali to Hormuz and Gaza, mixing fragile reforms with hardened blockades.
Trump-era fights over Iran, voting rights and health posts unfold amid disaster recovery and lingering violence.
Markets weigh tech overhauls, resilient shoppers and housing pledges as banks and exchanges adapt to new pressures.
Amid deadly measles and climate urgency, scientists unveil cancer-fighting cells, better solar devices and mourn Craig Venter.
Trump’s pick of a vaccine skeptic for CDC leadership alarms public health advocates.
Culture wars play out via biopics, free-speech clashes and art-world walkouts alongside loss and reinvention.
Funding jolts, comeback quests and new leadership moves reshape golf, winter sports, football and college hoops.