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US elite crime-fighting units: a recipe for trouble?
feature Tyre Nichols’ death in Memphis highlights the dangers of using of elite crime-fighting units
By The Week Staff Published
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Israel on the brink: cycle of violence gathers speed
feature A chain of horribly violent incidents, the culmination of two years of rising tensions, could well prove to be the trigger for a third intifida
By The Week Staff Published
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Bursting Beijing’s balloon: what’s behind US response?
feature Incident triggered cancellation of US Secretary of State’s visit to China
By Arion McNicoll Published
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A stink of corruption in Ukraine: the bad smell coming out of Kyiv
feature At least 12 senior officials have resigned or been sacked by President Zelenskyy in an anti-corruption drive
By The Week Staff Published
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South Sudan and the ‘Pilgrims of Peace’
feature LGBT rights likely to overshadow religious leaders’ visit to African nation
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Lützerath: the picturesque village at the heart of Germany’s climate controversy
feature Why have thousands of people, including Greta Thunberg, been marching to save the site?
By The Week Staff Published
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Haiti on the brink: island nation falls into anarchy
feature The country no longer has any democratically elected officials as it faces a humanitarian crisis
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Saving the rainforest: the pledge of Brazil’s new president
feature Lula faces “an uphill battle” in his pledge to reverse and eventually end deforestation in the Amazon
By The Week Staff Published
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Taliban returns to ‘Stone Age Islamism’ in Afghanistan
feature Taliban leaders view ‘complete gender segregation’ as a recipe for a ‘truly Islamic system’
By The Week Staff Published
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How Europe reported on the EU-Qatar corruption scandal
feature The saga reveals an ‘uncomfortable if familiar truth’ that money does buy influence, say commentators
By The Week Staff Published
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Ruled by gangs: how Haiti was taken hostage
feature Rival gangs of shocking brutality have competed to fill power vacuum left following the assassination of President Moïse
By The Week Staff Published
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Macron faced with corruption charges over McKinsey contracts
feature Five years after he pledged to clean up French politics, Macron’s government remains plagued by scandal
By The Week Staff Published
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Jiang Zemin: China says goodbye to ‘outstanding’ leader with ‘mixed legacy’
feature ‘Sombre’ state memorial service marks ‘tentative moment of unity’ after recent protests
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Migrant rescue row creates tension between Italy and France
feature Spat sparked by rescue ship carrying hundreds of migrants that was stuck in Italian waters for three weeks
By The Week Staff Published
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