A Historic First for the “Green Nobel”: In 2026, All Six Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Are Women

In 2026, the world witnessed a historic milestone in environmental leadership: for the first time in the 37-year history of the Goldman Environmental Prize, often called the “Green Nobel Prize,” all six laureates were women. The Goldman Environmental Foundation announced that the 2026 winners are Iroro Tanshi from Nigeria, Borim Kim from South Korea, Sarah Finch from the United Kingdom, Theonila Roka Matbob from Papua New Guinea, Alannah Acaq Hurley from the United States, and Yuvelis Morales Blanco from Colombia. The Prize, founded in 1989 by Rhoda and Richard Goldman, honours grassroots environmental activists from the world’s major regions; by 2026, it had recognised 239 winners from 98 nations, including 112 women. (Goldman Environmental Prize)

Péter Magyar’s Inauguration and the Return of a European Nation

The inauguration of Péter Magyar as Prime Minister of Hungary marks more than a change of government; it signals the beginning of a new political era for a country that has spent much of the last century struggling between freedom and domination. On 9 May 2026, Magyar was sworn in after the pro-European, centre-right Tisza Party won a decisive parliamentary victory, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule and securing a powerful majority in the National Assembly. Reuters reported that Magyar came to office promising systemic reform, an anti-corruption drive, restoration of democratic institutions, and a strategic return toward Hungary’s Western allies. (Reuters)

When Could the Era of Wars Begin to End? A Forecast Based on Deep Analysis

Why today’s conflicts may last longer than people hope — and what history, power, corruption, ideology, religion, public fatigue and institutional decay reveal about the real conditions for peace.

There are moments in history when people stop asking who will win the next war and begin asking a darker question: does the world still remember how to stop wars at all? 

That is the true question of our age. We are no longer watching one isolated conflict, nor even two or three separate confrontations unfolding in parallel. We are living through a period in which war, coercion, strategic intimidation, ideological hostility and political radicalisation have once again become acceptable tools of power in too many parts of the world. The result is not only destruction on battlefields. It is the normalisation of tension as a permanent condition of modern life.

Zelenskyy Allows Putin to Hold a Parade on Red Square

How a war launched by Russia with the ambition of a lightning victory reached the point where Ukraine, by official decree, excluded Red Square from the plan for the use of its weapons during Moscow’s parade.

In February 2022, the world was discussing how many hours Kyiv would hold out. In May 2026, the world is discussing a very different question: why the President of Ukraine has signed an official decree “permitting” a parade in Moscow and, for the duration of that parade, excluding the territorial square of Red Square from the plan for the use of Ukrainian weapons.

This is not merely a legal formality. It is political theatre, a diplomatic signal, a military demonstration of capability and historical irony at the same time.

The World in Chaos: Why Ordinary People and Businesses Feel Less Safe Today

How war, political shocks, rising costs, digital threats and collapsing trust are changing everyday life, family decisions and business strategy across the world.

The world no longer feels unstable only at the level of headlines. It is now affecting family decisions, business confidence, costs, trust and long-term planning. This new 100news.tv analysis explains why ordinary people and companies alike feel less safe today — and what this reveals about the next era of global change.

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What Is Happening with Interest Rates, Credit and Investment Activity (Part 3)

By Andrii Azarov (Andrew Azarov) — Professor of Business, Economics, and the Applied Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Development of Business Process Automation Software Systems. International Business Academy Consortium (United Kingdom).

This article is for readers who want to understand the real forces shaping the modern economy — not only as observers, but as people making financial, business and strategic decisions. It is especially valuable for entrepreneurs, investors, executives and thoughtful citizens who recognise that interest rates, credit conditions and investment activity now influence everything from household stability to global business growth. For the audience of 100news.tv, this material matters because it goes beyond headlines and helps interpret the deeper logic of economic change.

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XXXV. The United States: why the world still watches the Federal Reserve first

No analysis of interest rates, credit and investment activity is complete without beginning with the United States, because the American monetary system still casts the longest shadow over global finance.

The Federal Reserve is the central banking system of the United States, which performs five general functions to promote the effective operation of the U.S. economy, including managing inflation and maximizing employment through monetary policy.

This is not merely because the Federal Reserve is powerful in a formal sense. It is because the U.S. dollar remains central to the architecture of trade, reserves, sovereign borrowing, commodity pricing, institutional portfolios and cross-border corporate finance. When American rates change, they do not remain inside America. They ripple outward through the global financial bloodstream.

What Is Happening with Interest Rates, Credit and Investment Activity (Part 2)

By Andrii Azarov (Andrew Azarov) — Professor of Business, Economics, and the Applied Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Development of Business Process Automation Software Systems. International Business Academy Consortium (United Kingdom).

This article is for readers who want to understand the real forces shaping the modern economy — not only as observers, but as people making financial, business and strategic decisions. It is especially valuable for entrepreneurs, investors, executives and thoughtful citizens who recognise that interest rates, credit conditions and investment activity now influence everything from household stability to global business growth. For the audience of 100news.tv, this material matters because it goes beyond headlines and helps interpret the deeper logic of economic change.

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What Is Happening with Interest Rates, Credit and Investment Activity (Part 1)

By Andrii Azarov (Andrew Azarov) — Professor of Business, Economics, and the Applied Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Development of Business Process Automation Software Systems. International Business Academy Consortium (United Kingdom).

This article is for readers who want to understand the real forces shaping the modern economy — not only as observers, but as people making financial, business and strategic decisions. It is especially valuable for entrepreneurs, investors, executives and thoughtful citizens who recognise that interest rates, credit conditions and investment activity now influence everything from household stability to global business growth. For the audience of 100news.tv, this material matters because it goes beyond headlines and helps interpret the deeper logic of economic change.

Part 1

There are periods in economic history when money is simply money: a neutral medium, a technical instrument, a background condition to ordinary commercial life. And then there are periods when the price of money becomes the main character in the story.

We are living through the second kind.

UAE Leaves OPEC: Scenario № 1 or 2?

The announced withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates from OPEC and OPEC+ is more than a technical change in an oil producers’ club. It is a geopolitical signal, a market shock, and a challenge to the old architecture of energy coordination, profoundly impacting the global economy. According to Reuters, the UAE announced on 28 April 2026 that it would leave OPEC and OPEC+ effective 1 May 2026, marking a major shift for one of the group’s most important Gulf producers. (Reuters)

For decades, OPEC’s power was built not only on barrels, but on the image of unity. The organisation has always had internal disagreements: between price hawks and volume maximisers, between Saudi Arabia and other Gulf producers, between sanctioned and non-sanctioned states, and between political rivals inside the same cartel. Yet OPEC’s public message was usually the same: discipline, coordination and market stability. The UAE’s exit breaks that image.

Ukrainian drones have issued “sanctions” to the Tuapse oil depots

Ukrainian drones have issued “sanctions” to the Tuapse oil depots for the 4th time this month — this is how Ukrainian sources and military commentators describe the latest series of strikes. 

According to Reuters, the confirmed attack on 30 April was at least the third strike on Tuapse in less than two weeks, while the Tuapse refinery had already halted operations after the 16 April attack due to damage to port infrastructure and the inability to ship products.

“Fire Sanctions”: How Ukrainian Drones Are Methodically Targeting Russia’s Oil Economy

 

Russia’s war against Ukraine has long gone beyond the front line. Every day, Russian missiles, aerial bombs and drones attack Ukrainian cities, energy facilities, residential buildings, hospitals, railways and civilian infrastructure. In response, Ukraine is increasingly using long-range drones against the part of the Russian economy that directly fuels the war: oil refining, oil depots, export terminals, ports and pipeline infrastructure.

 

Why 2026 is the Year of the Family Business

In April, BOSS Magazine officially declared 2026 as the Year of Family Business, recognizing that family-owned enterprises demonstrate the highest rates of survival and resilience amidst ongoing geopolitical instability. As traditional corporate structures grapple with market fragmentation and rapid technological shifts, the family-led model has emerged not as a relic of the past, but as the primary architect of global economic stability.

The Silent Giant: Macroeconomic Dominance in 2026

The data for 2026 paints a definitive picture: family businesses are the fundamental engine of global prosperity. Contributing over 70% of global GDP, these enterprises represent the lifeblood of both developed and emerging markets. While the global economy navigated a modest 3.3% growth rate in 2025, the top 500 family-owned firms outpaced the market with a remarkable 10% revenue surge, reaching a combined turnover of $8.8 trillion.

To put this in perspective, if the world’s leading family businesses were a single nation, they would constitute the third-largest economy on Earth, trailing only the United States and China. This economic footprint is equally vital to the social fabric; family firms provide 60% of global employment, a figure that climbs to 80% in the private sectors of several industrial powerhouses.

The Anatomy of Resilience: Why the Model Wins

 

Robert “Madyar” Brovdi: From Entrepreneur to Architect of Ukraine’s Drone Revolution

In the story of Ukraine’s resistance against Russia’s full-scale invasion, few figures symbolize the transformation of modern warfare as powerfully as Robert Brovdi, better known by his call sign “Madyar”. Once a businessman and cultural patron from western Ukraine, Brovdi has become one of the most recognizable commanders in the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a central figure in the rise of drone warfare.

In June 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved Brovdi’s appointment as Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, making him responsible for one of the most innovative and strategically important branches of Ukraine’s military. (President of Ukraine)

“Without Us, You Would Be Speaking French”: King Charles III’s Diplomatic Joke at the White House

King Charles III delivered one of the most memorable lines of his state visit to Washington during a White House reception, when he jokingly told President Donald Trump that, without Britain, Americans “would be speaking French.” The remark was humorous, but it carried a deeper historical and diplomatic meaning: it transformed centuries of Anglo-American rivalry, war, reconciliation and alliance into a single elegant joke.

According to reports from several international outlets, the King made the comment during a state dinner hosted by President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the White House. The line was widely interpreted as a witty response to Trump’s earlier claim that, without the United States, Europeans would be “speaking German” after the Second World War. King Charles turned the argument back through history, reminding the audience that Britain’s long struggle with France shaped the early geopolitical destiny of North America. (Ground News)

King Charles III’s Speech to the U.S. Congress

Today, King Charles III of the United Kingdom addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress in Washington as part of his first state visit to America as monarch. It was a historic event: a British monarch has addressed the U.S. Congress only once before, when Queen Elizabeth II spoke there in 1991.

The speech was linked to the 250th anniversary of American independence and became a symbolic gesture of reconciliation between two countries that were once a metropole and a colony, and later became among the most important allies in global politics.

The central message of King Charles III’s address was that, despite historical conflicts, political disagreements and modern diplomatic tensions, Britain and the United States have found ways, again and again, to stand together. The King emphasised shared democratic roots, cultural closeness, defence cooperation, intelligence partnership, trade, technology and security.

The King’s address to Congress carried special symbolism. The United States was born through a war of independence against the British Crown. Therefore, a British monarch speaking to American lawmakers in the year marking 250 years since U.S. independence was not merely a diplomatic gesture. It was a demonstration of how former adversaries can become strategic partners.

King Charles began his speech by thanking Congress and the American people for the opportunity to speak on the occasion of the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Members of Congress greeted him with applause as he spoke in the House chamber.

 

Ukraine Files a Claim Against Israel Over the Export of Ukrainian Grain Stolen by Russia

Ukraine and Israel have found themselves at the centre of a new diplomatic dispute over grain shipments that Kyiv considers to have been stolen from Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia. Ukrainian authorities have accused Israel of allowing the import of grain allegedly taken by Russia from occupied areas of Ukraine and have warned of possible sanctions against companies and individuals involved in such trade.

Israel, for its part, rejects the accusations in their public form and argues that such claims must be examined through formal legal channels and supported by sufficient evidence.

The Essence of the Conflict

 

The Transformation of International Trade: The Funeral of "Old" Globalization or the Birth of Version 2.0?

By: 100%NEWS.TV Analytical Department

The global economy has reached a tectonic shift. For decades, we lived in a paradigm of "hyper-globalization," where the primary criterion was efficiency: produce where it is cheapest, sell where there is demand. However, the events of recent years—from the pandemic to the acute geopolitical crises in Ukraine and around the Strait of Hormuz—have proven that efficiency is worthless without security.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Bohdan Gavrylyshyn, co-founder & 1st Director of WEF in Davos

The 26th Global Business Week, which will take place in Davos from 9 to 17 July 2026, will be opened with a symbolic and deeply meaningful address by Christina Batruch, daughter of Bohdan Hawrylyshyn — the renowned Ukrainian economist, visionary, public figure, co-founder and first director of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

This opening moment carries special historical significance. On 19 October 2026, the world will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bohdan Dmytrovych Hawrylyshyn — an outstanding Ukrainian whose life and work made a profound contribution to Ukraine’s state-building, education, economics, public administration, international relations and civil society.

Where Is It Best to Launch a Business in 2026: the United Kingdom, the UAE, Turkey, Asia or Europe?

In 2026, there is no single universally “best” place to launch a business. The right jurisdiction depends on what a company needs most: legal credibility, access to capital, tax efficiency, manufacturing depth, consumer scale, geopolitical safety, or speed of market entry. The more honest question is not which country wins in the abstract, but which location offers the best fit for a particular business model in a world shaped by war, sanctions, energy shocks and tighter financing conditions. That is especially important now because the IMF has cut its 2026 global growth outlook to 3.1% and warned that conflict-driven commodity shocks and tighter financial conditions are making business decisions more exposed to macro risk. 

Which Countries Are Benefiting from Global Instability Today?

In spring 2026, it would be naïve to speak of clear “winners” from global instability in any moral or strategic sense. Wars, sanctions, shipping disruption and energy shocks are making the world economy poorer, more fragmented and more expensive to navigate. Reuters Breakingviews put it bluntly: it is delusional to think any country can emerge as a clean winner from the Iran-related energy crisis. Yet economics is rarely symmetrical. Even when the system as a whole suffers, some countries benefit temporarily through stronger commodity revenues, safe-haven flows, defence demand, rerouted trade, or strategic relevance. The real question is therefore not who is “winning” in absolute terms, but which countries are gaining relative advantages while others come under greater strain. 

The first obvious group consists of energy exporters. The World Bank said in April that energy exporters in Europe and Central Asia were likely to benefit temporarily from higher commodity prices, even as most countries in the region would face greater fiscal and current-account pressure. Reuters also reported that the IMF sees oil exporters in Latin America — especially Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela — as short-term beneficiaries of the current shock through stronger export earnings and improved public finances, even though those gains are partly offset by higher domestic fuel and food costs. 

FAMILY BUSINESS RETREAT is a MINIBOSS invention for raising strong heirs

Family Business Retreats: Why Children Are the Key Participants in Your Strategy

A family business retreat is not just a holiday and not just a conference. It is a specially designed space where the family steps away from operational routine in order to align personal values with business goals.

When we speak about “strong descendants,” we mean not only heirs to capital, but well-rounded individuals with eight developed types of intelligence — from PhQ to SQ. The presence of children at such retreats is not a “burden,” but a critically important element of the educational process.