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Ukraine’s children abducted and ‘re-educated’ by Russia
feature Russian camps ‘brainwash’ thousands of Ukrainian children
By The Week Staff Published
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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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