Whoever wins will still face an uphill battle to govern effectively, as Peruvians have forced out six of those nine leaders, Foreign Policy’s Catherine Osborn reports in Latin America Brief.

The disaster struck just eight months after another major quake hit the Philippine province of Cebu, FP’s Joseph Rachman writes in Southeast Asia Brief.

The move—along with the bloc’s latest sanctions package—marks a renewed effort to stifle the oil revenues funding Russia’s war in Ukraine, FP’s Keith Johnson reports.

Ukraine has faced criticism for its drones straying into the airspace of Estonia, Lithuania, and other countries, and Zelensky has responded by offering to share his country’s counter-drone expertise, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.

One of Xi’s priorities on this week’s trip was preventing Pyongyang from drifting too far into Russia’s orbit, FP’s James Palmer writes in China Brief.

The Trump administration’s prohibitive travel bans and crackdown on immigration threaten the success of the tournament, Antonio De Loera-Brust argued in December.

The administration’s flip-flops and false signals are symptoms of a situation spiraling out of Washington’s control, FP’s John Haltiwanger reports.

Deforestation and land theft in the Amazon have sparked another type of disaster: increased risk of forest fires, Antônio Sampaio wrote in 2024.

On the visit, the pope prioritized addressing Europe’s migration crisis. Other recent issues on his agenda have included peace and artificial intelligence, the latter of which Christopher White wrote about in May.

With 17 career World Cup goals, the generational player, known mononymously as Marta, has revolutionized women’s soccer within Brazil and worldwide, SB Nation reports.