conflict

Manufacturing orders in the eurozone’s largest economy fell 10.6% on month, as the conflict in the Middle East kept energy costs elevated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Their security team is led by Savage, with a crew of dedicated lesbians and a few men with guard cards to make sure no weapons enter the party, practicing deescalation, conflict resolution and mediation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Malaysia has historically offered safe haven to those exiled from Myanmar by persecution or conflict.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The rise of drone warfare brings questions about how to protect large and expensive assets like bombers—even thousands of miles from front lines of conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But with the real possibility of nuclear conflict with the USSR—and the failure of the CIA to send its own agents behind the Iron Curtain—the time had come to make it happen.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Yeah, some conflicts are antisocial for sure, but there are conflicts that are prosocial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The researchers compared five different forms of aggression, ranging from ordinary conflicts to lethal attacks, using a large dataset spanning many primate species.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

But peace remains elusive in many parts of the world: 65 armed conflicts involving at least one state actor were registered in 2025, the highest number since 1946, according to PRIO.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

“I applaud this administration,” he said, “provided these measures are implemented responsibly, in good faith, and free of conflicts of interest, corruption, and ulterior motives.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The flight instinct conflicts with their mother’s training—they must stay by the den, where she can find them.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

Saint won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her movie debut in director Elia Kazan's 1954 crime thriller On the Waterfront, playing Edie Doyle, the love interest of Marlon Brando's conflicted ex-boxing docker.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The author himself was conflicted about her, writing Cathy as a dangerous beauty incapable of empathy in his book, yet expressing how dear she was to him in letters to his editor, Pascal Covici.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Activity that conflicted between the two brain regions quickly disappeared, while activity shared by both areas lasted longer.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

“I was close to Fred’s age when this all went down. It was fun to play somebody morally conflicted that is actually on the good side.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Zeitouns were conflicted about what they heard about Lima and Gonzales.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

"Timely, complete and transparent information sharing under the International Health Regulations is essential to clarify conflicting reports and enable an accurate assessment of potential public health risks," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The uncertain status of TPS has led to sometime conflicting actions by government agencies or employers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The geopolitics of the Horn of Africa are fiendishly complex, with shifting alliances and the involvement of many outside actors with conflicting interests.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Reconstructing the bat family tree was particularly difficult because different parts of bat genomes can preserve conflicting signals about their evolutionary history.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

The next Saturday, Desdemona, seized with conflicting emotions, watched as the children’s godfathers held them above the baptismal font at Assumption.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides