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The Explainer
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The state of Britain's Armed Forces
The Explainer Geopolitical unrest and the unreliability of the Trump administration have led to a frantic re-evaluation of the UK's military capabilities
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What Donald Trump's first term wins can tell us about the next four years
The Explainer Will the past be prologue for a second Trump term in office?
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Netanyahu's Qatar problem
The Explainer Two of the prime minister's key advisers are accused of taking bribes from the Gulf state in exchange for favourable publicity
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The tobacco industry could be the beneficiary of health agency cuts
The explainer Anti-tobacco initiatives may go up in smoke
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Talking Points
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Is Prince Harry owed protection?
Talking Point The Duke of Sussex claims he has been singled out for 'unjustified and inferior treatment' over decision to withdraw round-the-clock security
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Merz's coalition deal: a 'betrayal' of Germany?
Talking Point With liberalism, freedom and democracy under threat globally, it's a time for 'giants' – but this is a 'coalition of the timid'
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Blue Origin all-female flight: one giant leap back for womankind?
Talking Point 'Morally vacuous' celeb space crew embody defeat for feminism
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Under the Radar
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Under the radar The fish act bolder and riskier
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Under the Radar From Hong Kong to Lake Tahoe, electric ferries are the new wave
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Christian dramas are having a moment
Under The Radar Biblical stories are being retold as 'bingeable' seven-season shows
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Speed Reads
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Scientists find hint of alien life on distant world
Speed Read NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected a possible signature of life on planet K2-18b
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Kenya arrests alleged ant smugglers
speed read Two young Belgians have been charged for attempting to smuggle ants out of the country to exotic pet buyers
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China accuses NSA of Winter Games cyberattacks
speed read China alleges that the U.S. National Security Agency launched cyberattacks during the Asian Winter Games in February
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Katy Perry, Gayle King visit space on Bezos rocket
Speed Read Six well-known women went into lower orbit for 11 minutes
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