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‘Lumpy skin’ protests intensify across France as farmers fight cull
IN THE SPOTLIGHT A bovine outbreak coupled with ongoing governmental frustrations is causing major problems for French civil society
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Russia’s ‘weird’ campaign to boost its birth rate
Under the Radar Demographic crisis spurs lawmakers to take increasingly desperate measures
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US offers Ukraine NATO-like security pact, with caveats
Speed Read The Trump administration has offered Ukraine security guarantees similar to those it would receive from NATO
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The Alps start the countdown to ‘peak glacier extinction’
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Central Europe is losing ice faster than anywhere else on Earth. Global warming puts this already bad situation at risk of becoming even worse.
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Hong Kong court convicts democracy advocate Lai
Speed Read Former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was convicted in a landmark national security trial
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Australia weighs new gun laws after antisemitic attack
Speed Read A father and son opened fire on Jewish families at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, killing at least 15
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Bulgaria is the latest government to fall amid mass protests
The Explainer The country’s prime minister resigned as part of the fallout
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The issue dividing Israel: ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers
In the Spotlight A new bill has solidified the community’s ‘draft evasion’ stance, with this issue becoming the country’s ‘greatest internal security threat’
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Are we heading for World War Three?
In Depth European leaders fear appeasing Russia in Ukraine will embolden Putin and encourage China’s ambitions over Taiwan
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Japan’s Princess Aiko is a national star. Her fans want even more.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Fresh off her first solo state visit to Laos, Princess Aiko has become the face of a Japanese royal family facing 21st-century obsolescence
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Normalising relations with the Taliban in Afghanistan
The Explainer The regime is coming in from the diplomatic cold, as countries lose hope of armed opposition and seek cooperation on counterterrorism, counter-narcotics and deportation of immigrants
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Age of consent around the world
In Depth Indian Supreme Court to rule on lowering age of consent for teen sex
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Europe sets 2027 deadline to wean itself from Russian natural gas
IN THE SPOTLIGHT As negotiators attempt to end Russia’s yearslong Ukraine invasion, lawmakers across the EU agree to uncouple gas consumption from Moscow’s petrochemical infrastructure
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Benin thwarts coup attempt
Speed Read President Patrice Talon condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the West African country’s army
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