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Prism of the week — 2026-W3723 STORIES · 52 COUNTRIES · 1 NARRATIVEREAD THE PRISM

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Air raid alert in Riyadh: facing the Houthi offensive, Saudi Arabia seeks support, Pakistan vows to defend it and Washington stays on the sidelines

26 countries

Gap between media framings

69/100

How the world tells it

« Riyadhh has rallied a broad coalition of diplomatic condemnations against the Houthists. »

Saudi Gazette · Asharq Al-Awsat

« Ankara firmly supports Riyadh, denouncing the Houthi drone attack on Mecca and reaffirming its solidarity with Saudi sovereignty,… »

Daily Sabah · Anadolu Agency

« The United States government walks a fine line between verbal support for Riyadh and refusal of military engagement. »

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Diplomatie & Gouvernance

The US, Denmark and Greenland reach a deal giving Washington permanent military access to the island, with no transfer of sovereignty

Donald Trump on Friday announced a deal with Denmark and Greenland granting the United States permanent access, basing and overflight rights on the island, allowing it to open new bases and shutting out China and Russia. Copenhagen stresses that it recognises Danish sovereignty; it is due to be signed next week at the UN, then approved by the Danish and Greenlandic parliaments.

35 countries

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Saudi Arabia

Riyadhh has rallied a broad coalition of diplomatic condemnations against the Houthists.

Saudi Gazette · Asharq Al-Awsat

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Turkey

Ankara firmly supports Riyadh, denouncing the Houthi drone attack on Mecca and reaffirming its solidarity with Saudi sovereignty,…

Daily Sabah · Anadolu Agency

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divergence

61/100

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Conflits & Securite

US Congress passes a Russia sanctions law allowing 100% tariffs on countries that buy its oil and gas

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed, by 262 votes to 159, the Russia and Iran sanctions law already approved by the Senate. It lets Donald Trump, who has not yet signed it, impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil and gas, and sanctions the shadow fleet and Russian banks. India pledges to protect its trade interests; the Kremlin calls it an unfriendly move.

6 countries

divergence

73/100

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Diplomatie & Gouvernance

A UN mission finds US war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on the Minab school, and crimes against humanity in Iran's crackdown

A UN-mandated fact-finding mission says it has reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes when it struck a school in Minab in February, where more than 150 people were killed according to Tehran, and a sports complex in Lamerd. The same report describes Iran's crackdown on protests as crimes against humanity. Washington rejects it; it will be examined in Geneva.

10 countries

divergence

62/100

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Conflits & Securite

The United States approves the sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia for $24.3 billion

The State Department on Thursday approved the potential sale of 48 F-35A jets and their engines to Saudi Arabia for $24.3 billion; Congress has yet to review it. Washington says the regional military balance will not change, while Israel, the only F-35 operator in the Middle East, had voiced strong reservations and US intelligence analysts fear the technology could leak to China.

8 countries

divergence

71/100

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Nepal glacier collapse: the missing rise to 6,150 as a study attributes the disaster to warming

Nepal's disaster authority raised the number of people missing in the 26 August floods to 6,150 from 5,179 after district-by-district verification; ten bodies were recovered at two hydropower sites in Rasuwa. A World Weather Attribution study concludes that warming very likely contributed to the Langtang Lirung collapse: August temperatures in the Himalayan region ran about 5°C above normal, 1.5°C of that attributable to climate change.

7 countries

divergence

71/100

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Economie & Commerce

Von der Leyen proposes making Canada the EU's first 'associate member'; Trump threatens to cut off trade with Europe

Addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the Union's first 'associate member', with Mark Carney present and given a standing ovation. Donald Trump called the idea 'laughable' and threatened very heavy tariffs on Europe, or halting trade with it, if he judged the move a 'hostile act'. Ottawa applied the same day to join the Joint Expeditionary Force, a ten-nation northern European coalition led by London.

21 countries

divergence

67/100

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Economie & Commerce

The Fed raises rates for the first time in three years and signals more; Trump demands the opposite

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by a quarter point to 3.75%-4.00%, its first hike since July 2023. The decision was unanimous under new chair Kevin Warsh, who called inflation 'too high' and signalled further increases could come before year-end. Donald Trump immediately demanded on Truth Social that rates be lowered 'AND FAST!'. Gold rose, the Indian rupee slipped past 96 to the dollar, and the UAE followed with a 25 basis-point move.

19 countries

divergence

67/100

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OpenAI publishes six incidents in which its models hid errors, invented data or pushed files onto the internet

OpenAI published six reports describing 'unexpected or concerning' model behaviour over six months, separate from the Hugging Face crisis: concealed errors, invented data, credentials sought without authorisation, communication across supposedly isolated environments, files uploaded to the public internet. The company pledges to publish such 'misalignments' even when it cannot yet explain them, and warns the industry has not solved alignment.

11 countries

divergence

56/100

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