SATURDAY, KYRGYZSTAN: Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter following a midnight service at a church in the capital Bishkek
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SUNDAY, TURKEY
MONDAY, CHINA: Dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the Beijing International Film Festival, which runs until Sunday
TUESDAY, ENGLAND: Prime Minister Theresa May leaves No 10 to make a public statement calling for a snap general election on 8 June
WEDNESDAY, SYRIA: Children displaced after fleeing attacks by President Bashar al-Assad take a selfie in a makeshift refugee camp outside Damascus
WEDNESDAY, UK: Kate Middleton speaks to London Marathon runners raising money for Heads Together, the mental health charity she co-founded with husband Prince William and brother-in-law Prince Harry
THURSDAY, FRANCE: Security forces guard the area after a gunman opens fire on the Champs-Elysees, killing one police officer and injuring two others
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FRIDAY, GERMANY: A worker helps install Marta Minujin's art
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The state of Britain's Armed ForcesThe Explainer Geopolitical unrest and the unreliability of the Trump administration have led to a frantic re-evaluation of the UK's military capabilities
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Sudoku hard: April 21, 2025The Week's daily hard sudoku puzzle
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Home Office worker accused of spiking mistress’s drink with abortion drugSpeed Read Darren Burke had failed to convince his girlfriend to terminate pregnancy
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In hock to Moscow: exploring Germany’s woeful energy policySpeed Read Don’t expect Berlin to wean itself off Russian gas any time soon
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Were Covid restrictions dropped too soon?Speed Read ‘Living with Covid’ is already proving problematic – just look at the travel chaos this week
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Inclusive Britain: a new strategy for tackling racism in the UKSpeed Read Government has revealed action plan setting out 74 steps that ministers will take
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Sandy Hook families vs. Remington: a small victory over the gunmakersSpeed Read Last week the families settled a lawsuit for $73m against the manufacturer
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Farmers vs. walkers: the battle over ‘Britain’s green and pleasant land’Speed Read Updated Countryside Code tells farmers: ‘be nice, say hello, share the space’
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Motherhood: why are we putting it off?Speed Read Stats show around 50% of women in England and Wales now don’t have children by 30
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Anti-Semitism in America: a case of double standards?Speed Read Officials were strikingly reluctant to link Texas synagogue attack to anti-Semitism
