by Griffin Crafa | Apr 10, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the U.S.-Israel-Iran ceasefire was tested as Israel continued strikes in Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz remained mostly closed, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with President Trump in Washington, Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun met with...
by Griffin Crafa | Mar 27, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the U.S. sent Iran a 15-point peace proposal and President Trump extended a pause on striking Iran’s energy infrastructure to April, Russia fired more than 1,000 drones against Ukraine, snap parliamentary elections in Denmark ended in an inconclusive...
by Griffin Crafa | Mar 13, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz in his first public statement, the International Energy Agency announced it would carry out its largest-ever release of oil reserves as global crude costs surged, and...
by Griffin Crafa | Feb 27, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, world leaders commemorated the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. and Iran held nuclear talks which are slated to continue next week, Pakistan declared “open war” with Afghanistan following an exchange of cross-border attacks, and...
by Griffin Crafa | Jan 30, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the EU and India signed a free trade agreement, a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the Middle East, China purged two of its top military leaders, President Putin hosted Syrian President al-Sharaa in Moscow, and President Trump nominated Kevin...
