Politics today is marked by loss and transition. In Washington, Senator Lindsey Graham’s sudden death at 71 closes a long and consequential chapter in Republican politics: once a sharp critic of Donald Trump, he became one of the former president’s most steadfast allies and a leading hawkish voice on foreign policy. Tributes poured in across party lines, with Trump calling him a “true American Patriot.” Abroad, Qatar is also mourning a defining political figure, as former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies at 74. His rule reshaped the country’s global profile, from diplomacy to media influence through the launch of Al Jazeera. And in Kyiv, attention turns from remembrance to recalibration, as President Volodymyr Zelensky proposes replacing Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko in a broader cabinet reshuffle aimed at injecting fresh momentum into Ukraine’s wartime leadership.