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The WW2 ‘massacre’ dividing Senegal and France
Under the Radar A new investigation found the 1944 Thiaroye attack on ‘unarmed’ African soldiers was ‘premeditated’, and far deadlier than previously recorded
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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What is Donald Trump planning in Latin America?
Today’s Big Question US ramps up feud with Colombia over drug trade, while deploying military in the Caribbean to attack ships and increase tensions with Venezuela
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Spaniards seeing red over bullfighting
Under the Radar Shock resignation of top matador is latest blow in culture war over tradition that increasingly divides Spain
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Bolivia elects centrist over far-right presidential rival
Speed Read Relative political unknown Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator, was elected president
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The disputed claims about Christian genocide in Nigeria
The Explainer West African nation has denied claims from US senator and broadcaster
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Gaza’s reconstruction: the steps to rebuilding
In The Spotlight Even the initial rubble clearing in Gaza is likely to be fraught with difficulty and very slow
By The Week UK Published
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Pros and cons of a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine
Pros and cons New conflict means long-held plan for peace seems further away than ever
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Last updated
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Are we heading for World War Three?
In Depth Repeated Russian incursions into Nato airspace risk a ‘direct armed confrontation’ with the West, foreign secretary warns UN
By The Week UK Last updated
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Madagascar president in hiding, refuses to resign
Speed Read Andry Rajoelina fled the country amid Gen Z protests and unrest
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s Iron Lady set to be the country’s first woman prime minister
In the Spotlight Takaichi is a member of Japan’s conservative, nationalist Liberal Democratic Party
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Age of consent around the world
In Depth A lawyer in India wants to reduce the age of consent in the country from 18 to 16
By Abby Wilson Last updated
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‘Extraordinary asymmetry’: the history of Israeli prisoner swaps
In The Spotlight Exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian detainees is the latest in a series of trades in which Israeli lives appear to count for more
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Can Gaza momentum help end the war in Ukraine?
Today's Big Question Zelenskyy’s request for long-range Tomahawk missiles hints at ‘warming relations’ between Ukraine and US
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Remaking the military: the war on diversity and ‘fat generals’
Talking Point The US Secretary of War addressed military members on ‘warrior ethos’
By The Week UK Published
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