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The Explainer
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The rules for armed police in the UK
The Explainer What the law says about when police officers can open fire in Britain
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Inside Marseille's deadly drug wars
The Explainer Teenage hitmen recruited through social media are lured by money and gang 'brand'
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Trump leans on tariffs to boost U.S. economy
The Explainer 'Tariff' is 'the most beautiful word in the dictionary,' says the former president
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The North Korean troops readying for deployment in Ukraine
The Explainer Third country wading into conflict would be 'the first step to a world war' Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned
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Talking Points
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Would Trump really use the military against Americans?
Talking Points The former president says troops could be used against 'enemy within'
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Vladimir Putin and the rise of the 'short kings'
Talking Point Critics suggest Russian president has 'Napoleon complex' but several other top world leaders share his stature
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Exodus: the desperate rush to get out of Lebanon
Talking Point As the Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalates Lebanon faces an 'unprecedented' refugee crisis
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Under the Radar
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The fight for fungi
Under the Radar The UK and Chile leading push for fungi to be placed on the same level as flora and fauna in global conservation efforts
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The race to be the next chancellor of Oxford University
Under the radar Voting begins next week as 38 candidates, ranging from a former Tory leader to a Zumba teacher, make their pitches
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A human foot found on Mount Everest is renewing the peak's biggest mystery
Under the radar The discovery is reviving questions about who may have summited the mountain first
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Speed Reads
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Giuliani must hand assets to women he defamed
Speed Read The former New York City mayor must turn over his apartment and other possessions
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Abercrombie ex-CEO charged with sex crimes
Speed Read Mike Jeffries ran the brand during its heyday from 1992 to 2014
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Trump aims to be a fascist dictator, John Kelly says
Speed Read The retired general was Trump's chief of staff from 2017 to 2019
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FTC bans fake online product reviews
Speed Read The agency will enforce fines of up to $51,744 per violation
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