
Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University. He graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in international studies and performance studies and served in the Peace Corps in Honduras.
Peter has lived in Italy and all major quadrants of the continental U.S. and currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he plays bass and rhythm cello in a garage band.
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Iran war spreads to Red Sea, civilian targets, CIA sitesSpeed Read The U.S. has conducted a 12th night of airstrikes against Iran
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Trump approves nuclear deal with Saudi ArabiaSpeed Read The deal is “certain to prove controversial” among U.S. allies
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Hegseth puts Iran war cost at $37.5B, seeks $67B moreSpeed Read The additional funding was described as an “urgent, necessary” stopgap
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Burnham takes over as UK prime ministerSpeed Read The former Manchester mayor becomes the country’s seventh prime minister in 10 years
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Trump orders 50% tariff on most Canadian goodsSpeed Read The tariffs are set to take effect in 30 days
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US arrests Tate brothers on UK rape chargesSpeed Read British prosecutors said they had filed 38 new charges against the pair
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Spain beats Argentina to win 2nd World CupSpeed Read Ferran Torres scored the winning goal in the 106th minute of the otherwise scoreless game
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Iran war escalates as US reports more troop deathsSpeed Read The U.S. has been striking Iran for nine straight nights
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Bayeux Tapestry returns to UK after 1,000 yearsSpeed Read The Medieval artwork was delivered in a high-security mission to the British Museum
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Trump praises NATO ‘unity,’ attacks Iran ‘scum’speed read The president left the NATO summit on a positive note and ordered a second night of strikes on Iran
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Trump revives Greenland grievance at NATO summitSpeed Read The president criticized Europe for not helping in Iran and threatened to pull troops from NATO countries if he didn’t get Greenland
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Explosions rock Damascus during Macron’s visitSpeed Read The bombs erupted near where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying on his Syria stopover
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US World Cup star’s red card lifted after Trump callSpeed Read Top US scorer Folarin Balogun can now play in the match against Belgium
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Khamenei’s funeral begins with no sight of successorSpeed Read Iran’s leader was killed in the opening US-Israeli strikes of the Iran war. His son Mojtaba has still not made any public appearances.
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New synthetic cells tiptoe toward creating lifeSpeed Read Scientists have built a cell from scratch for the first time
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Rich Chinese Bannon ally given 30 years for fraudSpeed Read Billionaire Guo Wengui was convicted in 2024
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Iran and US trade strikes in Hormuz power struggleSpeed Read The US attacked Iranian targets while Iran responded with its own strikes
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France reports 1,000 deaths from record heatSpeed Read The number of deaths is expected to keep rising
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Putin admits ‘problems’ from Ukraine warSpeed Read Putin said his country was seeing a “certain deficit” of gasoline alongside other problems
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Iran strike on ship halts UN Hormuz evacuationSpeed Read Over 11,000 seafarers have been stranded since the Iran war began
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Supreme Court hands Trump 2 wins on immigrationSpeed Read Both decisions were authored by conservative Justice Samuel Alito
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Courts deal Trump new setbacks in voting takeoverSpeed Read An appeals court ruled that Michigan was not required to turn over voter roll information
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Dual earthquakes rock Venezuela, killing hundredsSpeed Read Over 160 people are confirmed dead and hundreds more injured
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Senate votes to end Iran war, joining HouseSpeed Read The 50-48 vote was a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s military actions
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