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Pig-butchering: Southeast Asia’s scam hubsThe Explainer To feed the online fraud trade, Chinese crime syndicates have set up ‘factories’ using forced labour across Southeast Asia
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Rape, paralysis and euthanasia: the case convulsing SpainIn the Spotlight Noelia Castillo, the 25-year-old who was granted assisted death after a prolonged legal battle, has become a symbol of social failure
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Stranded in Iran: how the US pulled off a daring rescueIn the Spotlight Two US airmen were successfully recovered after their fighter jet was shot down over Iran
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The end of Nato?Talking Point Donald Trump’s threats to pull the US out of the alliance would be almost impossible to put into action, but they draw attention to a ‘staggering’ imbalance
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Quiz of The Week: 4 – 10 AprilQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The Week Unwrapped: Is Viktor Orban about to lose power?Podcast Plus, why are stalking offences on the rise? And would you choose to be dissolved after death?
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Romeo & Juliet: an ‘outlandishly joyful’ take on the Shakespearean classicThe Week Recommends Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe dazzle in Robert Icke’s ‘richly emotional, brilliantly intelligent’ West End production
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The Drama: ‘compulsively watchable’ romcom with a dark twistThe Week Recommends Zendaya and Robert Pattinson star in ‘provocative’ wedding movie
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Enough Said: latest volume of Alan Bennett’s ‘punctiliously kept’ diariesThe Week Recommends The 91-year-old ponders mortality and loss in his fourth instalment
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The rise of culturally specific dating appsUnder the Radar Japan, Iceland and China take individual approaches to matchmaking
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What are the rules of war?The Explainer Strict protocols governing violations of international humanitarian law are not always enforceable – or enforced
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Hungary’s illiberal democracyThe Explainer Viktor Orbán has led Hungary since 2010, and has remade its political institutions. But elections this month pose a major challenge
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Donald Trump: trouble in the heartlandsTalking Point The president’s absence from the annual Conservative conference has caused dissent among Maga support base
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The war in Iran: is Trump ‘on the run’?Talking Point Despite giving the impression of diplomatic talks, the US president could be ‘playing for time’
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The Week Unwrapped: Why is Asia joining Eurovision?Podcast Plus, how did London become a target for deepfakes? And what’s behind Japan’s shift on joint custody?
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Hurvin Anderson: ‘fascinating’ Tate Britain retrospectiveThe Week Recommends Depicting the artist’s tensions between Britain and the Caribbean, the show offers an ‘absorbing survey of an undoubtedly significant figure’
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Meloni’s gamble backfires: a turning point for ItalyIn the Spotlight The Italian PM has had an ‘aura of political invincibility’ since taking office in 2022, but a referendum on flagship judicial reforms has left her vulnerable
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Quiz of The Week: 28 March – 3 AprilQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Morgan McSweeney’s phone: a murky business?Talking Point The stolen phone contained sensitive government information, and is becoming a political issue for Labour
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The Pitt: ‘prestige’ medical drama in the mould of ERThe Week Recommends Superb show set in a Pittsburgh hospital is thrillingly immersive
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The Magic Faraway Tree: a ‘sweet-natured family fantasy’ movieThe Week Recommends Enid Blyton’s classic stories come to the big screen
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Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! – Liza Minnelli’s ‘enthralling’ memoirThe Week Recommends The actor charts her highs and lows in ‘heartrending’ and hilarious book
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The German deepfake scandal putting ‘virtual rape’ in the spotlightUnder the Radar Bombshell allegations from TV star shifts debate on restricting AI pornography
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What would happen if China invaded Taiwan?In Depth US action in Venezuela could legitimise Beijing’s move against its own problematic regional foe
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