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America’s war on the ICCThe Explainer The Trump administration has imposed further sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Why?
By The Week UK Published
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Immigrants are being released from detention, then rearrested by ICEIn the Spotlight At least 20 people were brought in again after being granted release
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Where do U.S.-Israel relations go after the midterms’ blue wave?Today’s Big Question Many are calling the elections a rebuke of the United States’ friendliness with the nation
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Northeast Spain becomes a hotbed for US tech giantsThe Explainer The region of Aragon is now home to some of the largest tech conglomerates
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Mecca Agreement invoked: what does it mean for the Middle East?Today’s Big Question Pakistan and Turkey will send troops to Saudi Arabia in response to Houthi attacks, which could carry ‘deep symbolic weight’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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A surgeon shortage creates challenges in rural communitiesThe Explainer Over a third of counties in the U.S. reportedly have no general surgeons
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The contentious execution of Christa PikeIn the Spotlight Botched execution of only woman on Tennessee death row draws attention to concerns about her sentence
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Masoud Pezeshkian: Iran’s defiant president clashing with the USIn the Spotlight Pezeshkian is the second-most powerful person in Iran behind the supreme leader
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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China reportedly holds F-35 parts diverted to Hong KongSpeed Read The parts were “inexplicably diverted” to the city, Bloomberg reported
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Fences: a ‘phenomenally powerful’ tragi-dramaThe Week Recommends Ray Fearon and Madeline Appiah star in a ‘drama of family, masculinity and thwarted ambition’
By The Week UK Published
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Canada becomes a safe haven for Haitians fleeing ICEIn the Spotlight After their Temporary Protected Status was terminated, Haitians are looking for new lives in Canada
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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‘Some eligible voters may be discouraged’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The Houthis: a new threat to oil suppliesTalking Point Previously on the back foot, Houthi forces now have the power to disrupt strategic shipping routes, destabilising the transfer of Gulf energy to the West
By The Week UK Published
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US, world set new summer heat recordsSpeed Read The average temperature in the 48 contiguous states was 74.37 degrees Fahrenheit from June to August
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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