by Elizabeth Oakes | May 1, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, King Charles and Queen Camilla visited the U.S., diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Iran stalled as the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed, the United Arab Emirates withdrew from OPEC, and a bill passed to fund the Department of Homeland Security...
by Griffin Crafa | Apr 24, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Islamabad to restart negotiations to end the war with Iran, Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire by three weeks following a second round of peace talks in Washington, Japan lifted its World...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Apr 17, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, the U.S. began a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Viktor Orbán conceded defeat in the Hungarian election to Péter Magyar, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank held their annual Spring Meetings in...
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 Elizabeth Oakes | Apr 3, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the U.S. and Israel intensified their air campaign against Iran as Tehran targeted regional energy infrastructure, French President Emmanuel Macron met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, and the Artemis II mission launched the first crew...
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...
