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Best biographies and memoirs to add to your reading list
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Why X could face UK ban over Grok deepfake nudes
The Explainer Ofcom is investigating whether Elon Musk’s AI chatbot breached Online Safety Act
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The best podcasts to keep you entertained
The Week Recommends From celebrity gossip to history deep dives, these are the most binge-worthy series
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Are we close to World War Three?
In Depth Trump’s brand of ‘narcissistic unilateralism’ has ‘increased risks of global conflict’
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What are Donald Trump’s options in Iran?
Today's Big Question Military strikes? Regime overthrow? Cyberattacks? Sanctions? How can the US help Iranian protesters?
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The launch of the world’s first weight-loss pill
Speed Read Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have been racing to release the first GLP-1 pill
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Six sensational hotels to discover in 2026
The Week Recommends From a rainforest lodge to a fashionable address in Manhattan – here are six hotels that travel journalists recommend for this year
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Maduro’s capture: two hours that shook the world
Talking Point Evoking memories of the US assault on Panama in 1989, the manoeuvre is being described as the fastest regime change in history
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Courgette and leek ijeh (Arabic frittata) recipe
The Week Recommends Soft leeks, tender courgette, and fragrant spices make a crisp frittata
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Trump’s power grab: the start of a new world order?
Talking Point Following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the US president has shown that arguably power, not ‘international law’, is the ultimate guarantor of security
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Unrest in Iran: how the latest protests spread like wildfire
In the Spotlight Deep-rooted discontent at the country’s ‘entire regime’ and economic concerns have sparked widespread protest far beyond Tehran
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The best new cars for 2026
The Week Recommends From SUVs to swish electrics, see what this year has to offer on the roads
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Quiz of The Week: 3 – 9 January
Quiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The Week Unwrapped: Is Elon Musk’s AI tool a platform for abuse?
Podcast Plus can Mumsnet predict who will be the next PM? And who is still watching Avatar sequels?
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Avatar: Fire and Ash – third instalment feels like ‘a relic of an earlier era’
Talking Point Latest sequel in James Cameron’s passion project is even ‘more humourless’ than the last
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The Zorg: meticulously researched book is likely to ‘become a classic’
The Week Recommends Siddharth Kara’s harrowing account of the voyage that helped kick-start the anti-slavery movement
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The Housemaid: an enjoyably ‘pulpy’ concoction
The Week Recommends Formulaic psychological horror with Sydney Sweeney is ‘kind of a scream’
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The billionaires’ wealth tax: a catastrophe for California?
Talking Point Peter Thiel and Larry Page preparing to change state residency
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William Nicholson: a ‘rich and varied’ exhibition
The Week Recommends The wide-ranging show brings together portraits, illustrations, prints and posters, alongside ‘ravishing’ still lifes
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Oh, Mary! – an ‘irreverent, counter-historical’ delight
The Week Recommends Mason Alexander Park ‘gives the funniest performance in town’ as former First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln
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The best true crime podcasts to binge now
The Week Recommends Electrifying investigations from Coining It to Wisecrack
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Will China invade Taiwan?
In Depth US action in Venezuela could legitimise Beijing’s move against its own problematic regional foe
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Nicolás Maduro: from bus driver to Venezuela’s president
In the Spotlight Shock capture by US special forces comes after Maduro’s 12-year rule proved that ‘underestimating him was a mistake’
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Greenland, Colombia, Cuba: where is Donald Trump eyeing up next?
Today's Big Question Ousting Venezuela’s leader could embolden the US administration to exert its dominance elsewhere
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