World News
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Canada begins its post-US pivotIN THE SPOTLIGHT Facing a trade war with an unreliable ally turned adversary, Canada looks to the EU for allies
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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The weapons the US have put in spaceThe Explainer ‘Extraordinary’ announcement has sparked strong criticism from Russia and China, fuelling fears of a space arms race
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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What we learned from the Brics summitIn The Spotlight ‘Historically unruly bloc’ takes stand over Iran war and Gaza but divisions limit influence
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Trump backs Irish unification, sparking furorSpeed Read The president broke with a longstanding convention of not taking sides regarding the possibility of a united Ireland
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Swedish elections on a knife-edgeThe Explainer A ‘razor-thin’ victory for the centre-left is forecast but not certain, in a result that tests the temperature of European politics
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The fall of Imran KhanThe Explainer How did Pakistan’s cricketing-great-turned-politician end up behind bars?
By The Week UK Published
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‘To the victor the spoils’: Trump’s Venezuelan oil grabIn the Spotlight The president has claimed the deal is the biggest in history, but Venezuelans fear the country is becoming ‘51st state in all but name’
By The Week UK Published
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Trump’s deportation drive: a victim of its own success?Talking Point There are fewer illegal immigrants in the US since Trump’s second term began, but a declining workforce has stymied economic growth
By The Week UK Published
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Yemen’s Houthis capture key port, risking oil flowSpeed Read The port of Mokha is about 50 miles north of a critical chokepoint
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Sardinia: Italy’s ‘Devil's Island’Under the Radar The Italian government’s decision to relocate ‘hardline’ inmates to the island stokes local fears of diminishing tourism and strain on services
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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25 years on from 9/11: did Osama bin Laden win?Today's Big Question War on Terror proved hugely costly but did prevent any further terrorist attack on the same scale
By Jamie Timson, The Week UK Published
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Why Sweden is deporting vulnerable BritsThe Explainer Criticism is mounting over how Britons who made the country their home before Brexit are being dealt with
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Escalating US-Iran attacks drive oil above $100Speed Read Diesel gas prices rose to a record high after the attacks
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is Ukraine losing the war with Russia?Today’s Big Question Moscow is gearing up for ‘massive attacks’ on Ukraine's energy grid this winter while visit by US envoys fails to stem Putin’s aggression
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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