Global lens
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Victory for William Ruto, Kenya’s self-made ‘hustler’
feature Ruto, representing the Kenya Kwanza Alliance, won 50.5% of the vote in the country’s presidential election
By The Week Staff Published
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Blaming the victim: has Amnesty gone soft on Putin?
feature Recent report on Russia’s war in Ukraine has seriously tarnished good name of human rights organisation
By The Week Staff Published
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How the UK’s droughts compare with the rest of the world
feature UN warns that ‘land is drying up’ in countries across the globe
By The Week Staff Published
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The Line: Mohammed bin Salman’s desert fantasy
feature Will Saudi Arabia’s mooted ‘vertical city’ turn out to be MbS’ pyramids?
By The Week Staff Published
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What next for Italy and the EU after Mario Draghi’s departure?
feature PM’s demise robs the union ‘of one of its most experienced leaders’ – just when he was most needed
By The Week Staff Published
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How the world reported the US Supreme Court’s abortion rights ruling
feature Pro-choice groups fear global impact of overturning of Roe vs. Wade
By The Week Staff Published
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Is Rwanda a dictatorship?
feature The ‘repressive’ African nation is hosting this week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Is rising crime a wake-up call for the Democrats?
feature Even in Democratic strongholds, ‘voters are demanding a shift towards policies to combat crime’
By The Week Staff Published
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China’s ‘modern gulag’: will the leaked Xinjiang files be the wake up call the world needs?
feature Documents have triggered renewed calls for an investigation into abuses against Uyghurs
By The Week Staff Published
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How India’s heatwave is pushing the limits of human endurance
feature Dozens are thought to have died, schools have been forced to close and taps have run dry
By The Week Staff Last updated
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‘Pushed towards anarchy’: why Sri Lanka is a nation on the brink
feature The country is only a few more ‘bad decisions’ away from disaster
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Trouble at the supreme court: the case of the judge’s wife
feature Leaked Ginni Thomas messages show how unmoored from reality the US Right has become
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Is China’s zero-Covid strategy a threat to the world economy?
feature Cities which house huge factories where Apple’s iPhones are made have been locked down
By The Week Staff Published
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F1 Bahrain GP reactions: Ferrari ‘back with a bang’ as Leclerc ‘tames the beast’
feature The Tifosi celebrate a stunning one-two for Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz
By Mike Starling Published
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