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Trump’s deportation drive: a victim of its own success?Talking Point There are fewer illegal immigrants in the US since Trump’s second term began, but a declining workforce has stymied economic growth
By The Week UK Published
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Yemen’s Houthis capture key port, risking oil flowSpeed Read The port of Mokha is about 50 miles north of a critical chokepoint
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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High-security prisoners turning Sardinia into Italy’s ‘Devil’s Island’Under the Radar The Italian government’s decision to relocate ‘hardline’ inmates to the island stokes local fears of diminishing tourism and strain on services
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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25 years on from 9/11: did Osama bin Laden win?Today's Big Question War on Terror proved hugely costly but did prevent any further terrorist attack on the same scale
By Jamie Timson, The Week UK Published
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Why Sweden is deporting vulnerable BritsThe Explainer Criticism is mounting over how Britons who made the country their home before Brexit are being dealt with
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Escalating US-Iran attacks drive oil above $100Speed Read Diesel gas prices rose to a record high after the attacks
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is Ukraine losing the war with Russia?Today’s Big Question Moscow is gearing up for ‘massive attacks’ on Ukraine's energy grid this winter while visit by US envoys fails to stem Putin’s aggression
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Which countries are still socialist today?In Depth Critics and supporters often misunderstand what defines an economic system based on public ownership of the means of production
By The Week UK Last updated
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UK, allies sanction Israeli West Bank settlersSpeed Read France and Canada joined the U.K. in announcing sanctions
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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All eyes on Russian airspace as Ukraine threatens commercial travelTHE EXPLAINER Putin says Zelenskyy’s warnings to Russian flights amount to ‘terrorism’
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Far-right win tests German post-Nazi ‘firewall’Speed Read No far-right party has governed a German city or state since World War II
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Canada hits US with steep tariffs in mounting trade spatSpeed Read The tariffs will affect about $20 billion of U.S. imports
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is the UK heading for a new Falklands crisis?Today’s Big Question President Javier Milei has reopened Argentina’s claim to the islands, after Donald Trump hints the US could withdraw support for British control
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Rebuilding bridges: the US lifts sanctions on SyriaTalking Point Ahmed al-Sharaa’s administration has made shaky progress so far, but wave of international investment could supercharge Syria’s transformation
By The Week UK Published
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