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Switzerland rejected a proposal to cap its population at 10 million as voters prioritized economic stability and ties with the European Union over worries immigration was stretching public ‌services and pushing up rents. The vote, which was likened to Britain’s 2016 Brexit referendum, had put businesses on edge due to concerns it could end the free movement of labor between Switzerland and the EU, the country’s main trading partner. Urs Bieri from pollster GFS Bern said the cap failed to pass...

Japan must “strengthen its defense capabilities,” Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has told the BBC, emphasizing the need to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined the country since World War Two. For the first time in about 50 years, Tokyo can now sell or transfer defense equipment and lethal weapons to the 17 countries with which it has signed formal agreements, including the US and the UK. Koizumi explained in a sit-down interview at his office in Tokyo: “This vision of trading...

The results continue to roll in … and they are shocking. Though some may think that the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the Covid pandemic already belong to the history books, in reality, these types of financial fallout are epochal for the world … their development a chapter in the processes leading to the “end of days.” Readers might think this a sensationalist statement. However, by the end of this article, you may want to reconsider. Global financial crises such as mentioned have an...

Jordanian textbooks used for the 2025-2026 school year contain antisemitic and anti-Israel themes, according to a report by international research and policy institute IMPACT-se. As an example, a Jordanian history textbook claimed that Jews attempted to destroy Germany’s economy during World War I and that Western support for the Balfour Declaration stemmed from “Jewish financial and political influence over the British Treasury and the US government.” A textbook for 9th-grade students...

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it secured an approximately $1.4 billion defense contract from an unnamed European nation to supply a comprehensive suite of military modernization systems over the next five years. The massive contract win was revealed alongside the Haifa-based company’s first-quarter 2026 financial results, which showed a 15.5% jump in quarterly revenue to $2.19 billion, pushing Elbit’s total order backlog past $30 billion for the first time. France barred Israeli defense...

The world has become less peaceful than it was last year, according to the latest Global Peace Index. The index ranks 163 nations across 23 indicators, from military expenditure and ongoing conflict to homicide rates and perceptions of safety. The places that perform best typically combine low levels of violence with well-functioning institutions, high social trust, good relations with neighbors and a high quality of life. Top 10 countries in the 2026 Global Peace Index 1. Iceland 2. New...