Kazakhstan Votes for First Kurultai Under New Constitution
State media records a constitutional milestone while watchers score turnout as a Tokayev legitimacy audit; no ballot on offer decides who could ever replace him.
Politics
Trump Reposts Image Declaring Hormuz New US Territory
Washington annexes the strait as a meme the same day Tehran advances fees for it; the joke and the tariff land on the same tankers.
Bessent Telegraphs Sweeping Iran Sanctions Ahead of Monday Briefing
Washington pre-sold its biggest financial offensive as history's toughest while Tehran called it defeat; what actually ships Monday is the part neither side has priced.