Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University. He graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in international studies and performance studies and served in the Peace Corps in Honduras.
Peter has lived in Italy and all major quadrants of the continental U.S. and currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he plays bass and rhythm cello in a garage band.
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'Dangerous' Hurricane Beryl stalks Caribbean
Speed Read Beryl has strengthened from a tropical storm into a Category 4
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Far-right wins first round in French elections
Speed Read Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) won the first round of snap parliamentary elections
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Bolivia general arrested after coup attempt
Speed Read Gen. Juan José Zúñiga led what appeared to be a bid to unseat President Luis Arce
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1300 Hajj pilgrims died in scorching Saudi heat
Speed Read The faithful faced extreme temperatures at Islamic holy sites in Saudi Arabia
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Gunmen in Dagestan hit churches, synagogues
Speed Read 19 people were killed in terrorist attacks targeting police and houses of worship in Russia
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Strident Pope Francis critic faces schism trial
Speed Read Carlo Maria Viganò called for the resignation of Pope Francis in 2018
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Dutch leader Mark Rutte to be next NATO chief
Speed Read The outgoing Dutch prime minister's only rival dropped out of the race
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Gene variant shows promise slowing Alzheimer's
Speed Read A rare genetic trait called Christchurch could delay the onset of disease
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Russia and North Korea sign mutual defense pact
Speed Read Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un pledged assistance if either country faced foreign "aggression"
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Putin visits North Korea amid hunt for weapons
Speed Read Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked North Korea for supporting his war in Ukraine
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How fatherhood changes the brain
Speed Read These brain changes may help men to better bond with their baby
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Ukraine peace summit gets mixed support
Speed Read Most participants signed a statement backing Ukraine’s territorial integrity, but some key countries resisted
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DNA suggests Mayans sacrificed boy siblings
Speed Read These findings "flew in the face of the argument that it was mostly young virgin women" being sacrificed
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G7 summit opens with Russian cash for Kyiv
Speed Read Leaders from the G7 group agreed to give Ukraine $50B backed by frozen Russian assets
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Haiti council appoints government to quell chaos
Speed Read The nation still grapples with violent gangs following the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse
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UN vote ups pressure on Israel, Hamas for Gaza deal
Speed Read The United Nations Security Council voted to endorse a U.S.-backed cease-fire deal for Gaza
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Centrist Gantz quits Netanyahu war cabinet
Speed Read Benny Gantz, a key member of Israel's war cabinet, has resigned following frustration with Netanyahu's Gaza war management
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Far right ekes gains in EU elections, rocks France
Speed Read Voters mostly backed centrists in the European Parliament elections, but far-right parties made important gains
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Israel targets US in secret influence campaign
Speed Read The campaign hit US lawmakers with pro-Israel and anti-Muslim messaging
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Israel and Hezbollah teeter toward war
Speed Read Hezbollah rocket attacks on Sunday sparked wildfires in northern Israel
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India's Modi expected to win 3rd term with smaller majority
Speed Read Surprising results have distanced Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from an assumed landslide victory
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Biden airs Israeli peace plan, squeezing Netanyahu
Speed Read The president proposed a pause in fighting and a hostage swap in his surprise speech
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Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as president
Speed Read It is now the 12th Latin American country led by a woman
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South Africa's ANC on track to lose majority
Speed Read The African National Congress may fall short of a majority for the first time in 30 years
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