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There is a deep “contradiction” at the heart of the Chinese state, said Han Yong Hong in Lianhe Zaobao (Singapore). “Despite the extraordinary concentration of power at the top,” Xi Jinping, all-powerful general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and president of China for the past 13 years, “...

The Trump administration has imposed further sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Why?What’s going on? Last month, new US sanctions on the ICC began to take effect. All US-linked companies that provide services to the court face penalties; it has had to find European alternatives to US sof...
Three-quarters of the responses to a 2023 government consultation on disposable vapes came from AI bots. In total, 118,756 responses were submitted. Specialist software revealed that 90,835 of them had been submitted by bots, and of those, all but two opposed the plan to ban the sale of disposable v...
“I love Poundland. Now on the brink of going bust, it is both the weirdest and the most wonderful shopping experience on the high street. I nipped into my local branch last week and the selection was as surreal as ever. There were batteries and bras, adjustable spanners and Pot Noodles, sweets and s...

American politics has never had to deal with someone like Elon Musk before, said Andrew Egger on The Bulwark. There are other wealthy donors, of course, but none comparable to the world’s richest man. Musk lavished about $450 million on Republican campaigns ahead of this week’s midterm elections – m...
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THE EXPLAINER The country’s big bet on artificial intelligence has created billions in losses and a major market upheaval

The Explainer Tactics may change following another setback for the pro-democracy movement

The Explainer Cyberattacks have targeted supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe. Could the UK be next?

The Explainer UK seeks access to EU’s protectionist industrial programme aimed at reducing reliance on China and US

Talking Point Tesla and SpaceX CEO has brought money into politics on a previously unthinkable scale – but his actual influence is debatable

Talking Points Pope Leo drives a rethinking of just war doctrine

Talking Point Monarch and PM both stop short of apologising for Britain’s role in slave trade, and sidestep growing calls in Commonwealth for financial redress



Under the radar Warming temperatures are offsetting natural cycles

Under the Radar Fake reading communities and AI scams are a few of the nefarious methods

Under the Radar Arson attack on mountainside retreat exposes difficulty in dealing with the physical legacy of Germany’s Nazi past

Speed Read It comes less than two weeks after the rapper was dropped by Ed Sheeran’s tour

Speed Read Democratic lawmakers have demanded more details about the ad

Speed Read The two leaders have “never gotten along better,” Trump claimed

Speed Read The parts were “inexplicably diverted” to the city, Bloomberg reported
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