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 Gabrielle Lazor | Oct 9, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
The Weekly Leaf This week, Saudi-backed Yemeni forces announced a major offensive operation against Houthi rebels; the U.S. pressured Russia to release more details surrounding a plague researcher’s death in Siberia; French students led massive protests against...
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 Gabrielle Lazor | Sep 25, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
The Weekly Leaf This week, President Trump hosted President Xi Jinping for his first state visit to Washington in 11 years as the U.S. and China extended their trade truce; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Iranian...
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...
