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Can Ukraine survive without Trump’s support?Today's Big Question The White House’s energy deal could ‘only tie the hands of one party’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The 7 October claims that could scupper Netanyahu’s re-election bidThe Explainer Israeli PM denies he was warned by Egypt and UAE of an impending attack
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The ‘Southern Giants’ militia reshaping the conflict in YemenUnder the Radar The UAE proxy is a force to be reckoned with in battle for control over global shipping
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Last updated
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Why the ‘leap second’ has had its timeThe Explainer Global timekeepers consider ditching adjustment for astronomical clock to protect digital infrastructure
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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India’s Cockroach Janta party: is Narendra Modi feeling the heat?Today’s Big Question Activists say they will continue to protest despite thousands of arrests over the weekend
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Is escalation inevitable between Houthis and Saudi Arabia?Today's Big Question Kingdom threatening ‘serious’ response to bloodshed at Riyadh airport
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The Chinese trend of buying babies abroadUnder the Radar Women in China increasingly turn to US for surrogate babies, while elite men are paying for large numbers of children
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Flydubai 1073: a major disaster avertedTalking Point Heroism of crew and passengers who thwarted attempted terror attack cannot mask underlying security failures
By The Week UK Published
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The livestream execution of a former US Army majorThe Explainer Nidal Hasan is facing the first public execution in the US since 1936
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Drones and drills: why Lithuania is feeling vulnerableIn the Spotlight Baltic state closed its biggest airport over drone panic
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK 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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Okinawa murder renews scrutiny on US military presenceUnder the Radar Killing of Anna Yagi, allegedly by a US Marine, has revived decades-long anger over crimes by American soldiers
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The school protests in France that have seen more than 5,000 arrestsThe Explainer Continued riots have left 500 schools across the country closed and more than 5,000 arrests, with further action planned for the coming days
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Cape Town seeks solution to its baboon problemUnder the Radar City plans to remove wild animals have sparked protests, and could even affect upcoming local elections
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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