Policy & Geopolitics

Israel Votes, With Coalition Math Deciding Who Governs

Voting was held Tuesday with turnout and results unestablished at the time of writing. Proportional representation means coalition arithmetic, not vote share, determines who can govern; pre-election polling showed no clean verdict, and negotiation or a second election remain scenarios rather than…

EU proposes open-ended pesticide approvals, dropping 15-year reviews

The Commission's proposal would end the 15-year maximum approval for pesticide active substances and reserve safety reviews for exceptional cases. Periodic review is what removed substances from the EU market, so the change narrows how new harm evidence reaches regulatory action. It is not enacted;…

WFP Gaza food aid reaches 1.1 million as funding falls by half

Illustrative photo of the International Criminal Court building exterior in The Hague with its signage visible.

US sanctions on ICC take effect, court shifts to European software

The measures freeze ICC assets in the US and bar certain transactions rather than stopping investigations, so effects have been administrative: staff banking problems and a software switch to European alternatives. The covered parties and prohibited transactions remain undefined.

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