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This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows damage at the Fordow enrichment facility in Iran after US strikes.

Where is Iran’s uranium? Fate of US bombings hangs on 400kg stockpile

The critical question will be whether the country’s nuclear program has been destroyed, or simply pushed into smaller, secret facilities that are harder to find.

This Month

Why US strikes on Iran would bring risks at every turn

The largest perils for not only the region but the world may lie in the aftermath, many experts say, just as they did in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2012 with an illustration reflecting his concerns over Iran’s nuclear ambitions during an address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Is Iran really developing nuclear weapons?

Experts question Israel’s claim that Tehran had begun a nuclear weapons program, but warn it has become a “threshold” state.

Donald Trump

Trump’s Iran choice: last-chance diplomacy or a bunker-busting bomb

The US could still become directly involved in a new conflict, taking on Iran in exactly the kind of war that the president has sworn he would avoid.

Stanley Fischer in 2017. He taught and mentored some of the world’s best-known economists and central bankers.

Stanley Fischer, who spread the macroeconomic gospel, dies at 81

Dispatched on several occasions to extinguish emergencies around the world, the esteemed economist drew academic lessons from his experience with countries in crisis.

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U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth speaks in the first plenary session entitled “United States’ New Ambitions for Indo-Pacific Security” during the 22nd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue at the Shangri-La Hotel.

US to support Indo-Pacific allies against ‘imminent’ China threat: Hegseth

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China.

May

David Droga is stepping back as chief executive of Accenture Song.

Adman Droga looks ahead after stepping down as Accenture Song CEO

The veteran creative advertising executive will become Accenture’s vice chair, which David Droga says means he can work on whatever he wants to do.

Can Google still dominate search in the age of AI chatbots?

For the first time in a generation, the omnipresent monopoly is under threat. After two years of false starts, the company is trying to regain the initiative.

The Trump administration says it is acting against Harvard over the school’s handling of antisemitism on campus and other concerns.

Harvard reprieve for foreign students won’t stop looming threats

The move to bar Harvard from enrolling foreign students remains a real threat, laying bare how far Donald Trump is willing to push his fight with the university.

Joe Biden ‘didn’t recognise’ friend George Clooney, new book says

The book promises explosive details on the former US president’s mental and physical decline while in office and how his aides and top Democrats handled it.

April

Donald Trump said he “couldn’t care less” if automakers raised their prices.

The Trump billionaires who run the economy and the things they say

Democrats say the president and his friends are out of touch. Republicans counter that saying eventually, everyone will benefit from their policies.

Joe Biden: “In fewer than 100 days, this administration has done so much damage and so much devastation.”

‘Past his bedtime’: White House ridicules Biden as he breaks silence

The White House joked as the former president told disability advocates that cuts had left beneficiaries uncertain whether they would receive their payments.

Mark Zuckerberg leaves day one of the FTC hearing into Meta’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Mark Zuckerberg takes stand to defend Meta against antitrust suit

The US government has contended that Meta illegally cemented a social media monopoly by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp when they were tiny start-ups.

Wisconsin Supreme Court winner Susan Crawford celebrates on election night.

Musk rebuked in judicial election despite record $39m spend

A Democratic-backed candidate clinched a pivotal Supreme Court election in Wisconsin and touted her victory as a win against “the richest man in the world”.

March

The portrait of President Donald Trump hanging in the Colorado capitol.

‘Chubby’ bank manager: Trump demands portrait be taken down

The president has called for a portrait of himself to be removed in Colorado, lashing out at the artist for “truly the worst” attempt to capture his features.

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US President Donald Trump and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts.

US chief justice scolds Trump over judges threat

Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement that described the president’s threat to impeach judges as not an appropriate response.

Trump has taken aggressive measures to eliminate DEI efforts, which he has called “illegal and immoral discrimination” programs.

Trump targets top US law firms in DEI purge

The administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said law firms may have discriminated against white workers, by adopting DEI hiring practices.

Vladimir Putin

Cunning Putin is playing Trump on Ukraine ceasefire

Trump and his cabinet now face a test of nerve and credibility. But if the Americans get tough, Russia will probably fold.

January

Elon Musk arrives to speak at an indoor presidential inauguration parade event in Washington.

Inside Musk’s huge White House power grab

The billionaire is pushing ahead with plans to infiltrate all parts of Trump’s administration after axing his co-leader at DOGE.

Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks during the Democratic National Convention.

The curious case of missing Michelle Obama

The former first lady is keeping a low profile, opting not to attend Jimmy Carter’s funeral or Donald Trump’s inauguration.

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