It’s like the sun exploding: One Wall Street firm fears $200 oil — and says it’s not too late for investors to prepare

Citi sees oil prices reaching as high as $200 in a scenario where disruptions continue through the end of June.
Time

How the World Is Reacting to the Attack on Iran

A young Iranian protester shouts anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli slogans during an anti-war protest against the U.S. and Israeli military attacks, in Tehran, on Feb. 28, 2026. Reporter World leaders ...
NPR

The CIA World Factbook is dead. Here's how I came to love it

When one of the world's most secretive and far-reaching organizations offers to share how it sees the world, it's worth taking a peek. That's the thought I had when I dove into the CIA World Factbook ...
CNN

What is Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and who is joining? Here’s what to know.

US President Donald Trump is struggling to attract Western allies to his “Board of Peace,” but so far he has garnered the support of Middle Eastern monarchs, the man known as Europe’s last dictator ...
AOL

Cuteness is a national mood: Welcome to the soft era

Mon, February 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTC According to Simon May, a philosophy professor at King's College London and the author of The Power of Cute, the rise of cuteness in the Western world can be ...