Latest articles by Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK
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The new expedition to find Amelia Earhart’s planeUnder The Radar One of aviation’s ‘greatest mysteries’ might be about to be solved
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Can Ukraine survive without Trump’s support?Today's Big Question The White House’s energy deal could ‘only tie the hands of one party’
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The 7 October claims that could scupper Netanyahu’s re-election bidThe Explainer Israeli PM denies he was warned by Egypt and UAE of an impending attack
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The ‘Southern Giants’ militia reshaping the conflict in YemenUnder the Radar The UAE proxy is a force to be reckoned with in battle for control over global shipping
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India’s Cockroach Janta party: is Narendra Modi feeling the heat?Today’s Big Question Activists say they will continue to protest despite thousands of arrests over the weekend
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Is escalation inevitable between Houthis and Saudi Arabia?Today's Big Question Kingdom threatening ‘serious’ response to bloodshed at Riyadh airport
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The livestream execution of a former US Army majorThe Explainer Nidal Hasan is facing the first public execution in the US since 1936
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Drones and drills: why Lithuania is feeling vulnerableIn the Spotlight Baltic state closed its biggest airport over drone panic
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The contentious execution of Christa PikeIn the Spotlight Botched execution of only woman on Tennessee death row draws attention to concerns about her sentence
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St Andrews’ brewing class rowUnder the Radar Elite Scottish university has been riven by accusations of a classist culture that marginalise working class and Scottish students
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How a Madrid pensioner became a symbol of Spain’s housing crisisIn The Spotlight Eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal sparked nationwide protests
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What next for Man City?Talking Point Football club in line for potentially heavy punishment – and a tarnished legacy, to boot
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The great Aussie bee heistUnder the Radar Surge in thefts comes as a bee-killing parasite spreads
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Hung parliament: who could form a coalition after the next general election?The Explainer A ‘mega poll’ from YouGov suggests parties could be scrambling to forge an alliance
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Erin Brockovich’s next actIn the Spotlight The famous activist is turning her fire against a new target
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Is the tie dead?Talking Point The tie has been declining ‘steadily in health and relevance over the past decade or more’
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England’s glassblowing industry under threat from green leviesUnder the Radar Threats to northern-based sector could prove embarrassing for Andy Burnham
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Why charity shops are closingThe Explainer Lack of good-quality items and rise in online retailers is forcing more stores to shut their doors
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Piddington’s ‘posh revolt’ over migrant housing plansPiddington’s symbolic vote to become independent from the UK could “augur a broader mood”
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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
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The ‘nauseating’ horror of AI food slopIn the Spotlight Menus with ‘nightmarish’ generated images evoke ‘horror’ but we can’t stop looking
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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
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London non-league goalie chosen as heir to Ugandan kingdomUnder The Radar Former prisoner George Desmond Kamurasi in line to be new king of Tooro but will he accept crown?
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The AI bubble and warnings of doomThe Explainer Bank of England governor among ‘throng of figures’ sounding alarm over new technology
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