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Will US-UK strikes in Yemen cause direct confrontation with Iran?
Today's Big Question Military action risks prompting retaliation and drawing both sides into a protracted conflict
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Israel faces genocide charges. Will they stick?
Today's Big Question The war in Gaza has killed thousands of civilians. Judges will decide if that's a war crime.
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Can the world really wean itself off coal?
Today's Big Question 'Record' global consumption is set to fall soon but growing demand in China and India could increase tensions
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Is Trump's immunity case DOA (and does that matter)?
Today's Big Question Lawyers for the former president insist he's immune from criminal prosecution for anything he did in office — but winning the legal argument might not be the point.
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Protégé in Paris: will Macron's new PM rejuvenate flagging presidency?
Today's Big Question Gabriel Attal, 34, chosen in bid to 'rein in the right' but could overshadow the president
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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Can DEI survive an anti-woke backlash?
Today's Big Question Activists take aim at corporate diversity programs
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Does declining birth rate spell doom for Britain?
Today's Big Question Ageing population puts pressure on welfare state, economy and fabric of society, while fertility is rising on populist agendas
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Who will win one of this year's toughest fights and become 2024's GOP VP?
Today's Big Question With his seemingly insurmountable lead in place, is Donald Trump's pending pick the real race to watch?
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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What next for the Post Office scandal?
Today's Big Question Former Post Office boss and postal minister and 'complicit' software firm in firing line as calls grow for all convictions to be overturned
By The Week UK Last updated
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Is it 'resettlement' or ethnic cleansing in Gaza?
Today's Big Question Israeli ministers are talking about 'voluntary migration.' That might be a war crime.
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Will South Africa's genocide case against Israel stop war in Gaza?
Today's Big Question The claim is 'tightly argued' but ICJ's rulings are often ignored
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Will democracy survive in 2024?
Today's Big Question Elections in America and around the world will tell us 'whether democracy lives or dies'
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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What will Taiwan's election mean for its relationship with China?
Today's Big Question The outcome of the vote to choose new Taiwanese president will have major implications for domestic and global politics
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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Israel is withdrawing some troops from Gaza. Is the war winding down or entering a new phase?
Today's Big Question What does a partial pullback mean for the ongoing conflict, and the future of Israel, Gaza, and the region at large?
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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