by Ian Harman | Oct 16, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
The Weekly Leaf This week, President Trump made a deal with President Putin to lift U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel exports; Ukraine resumed attacks on Russian energy infrastructure and reported Starlink disruptions; the Houthis escalated attacks across the region,...
by Ian Harman | Oct 2, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
The Weekly Leaf This week, U.S. forces withdrew from Iraq after a two-decade military presence in the country, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there were “strong indications” that Iran was involved in a suspected terrorism plot at a UK airbase, a flight from Dubai to...
by Ian Harman | Sep 18, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
The Weekly Leaf This week, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, the European Union invited Canada to work toward being its first “associate member,” tens of thousands of refugees fled Yemen as Iran-backed Houthi rebels stormed the...
by Ian Harman | Sep 11, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
The Weekly Leaf This week, oil prices surged amid an escalation in conflict in the Middle East, the U.K. and eleven other countries announced a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, President Trump imposed new trade restrictions on Canada after...
by Ian Harman | Jul 31, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
The Weekly Leaf This week, the U.S. and Iran renewed air strikes, Russia barraged Ukraine with missiles, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake killed at least 34 people in Japan, and President Trump met with President Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House....
