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ATF finalizes rule to close 'gun show loophole'Speed Read Biden moves to expand background checks for gun buyers
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Hong Kong passes tough new security lawSpeed Read It will allow the government to further suppress all forms of dissent
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The trademark battle over the 'Russian warship, go f**k yourself' sloganUnder The Radar Row over the 'brave' response from a Ukrainian soldier to a Moscow warship that's become 'hot merchandising property'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Can judges end UK's rape case backlog?Today's Big Question Judiciary aiming to fast-track oldest of the 3,355 rape cases awaiting trial in England and Wales
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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France enshrines abortion rights in constitutionspeed read It became the first country to make abortion a constitutional right
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Greece legalizes same-sex marriageSpeed Read Greece becomes the first Orthodox Christian country to enshrine marriage equality in law
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Asylum seekers and Christianity: how much of a problem is it?Today's big question Former Church of England priest claims there is a 'conveyor belt' of 'asylum baptisms'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why Thailand is set to reverse weed decriminalisationUnder the Radar Legal confusion has caused controversy over lucrative trade
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Disposable vapes: should Sunak stub them out?Talking Points Plans to axe disposable vapes by the end of 2025 have been widely welcomed to address under-age use
By The Week UK Published
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The pros and cons of a written constitutionPros and Cons Clarity no substitute for flexibility, say defenders of Britain's unwritten rulebook
By The Week UK Published
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Hizb ut-Tahrir: the Islamist group set to be banned by home secretaryIn the Spotlight 'Party of liberation' that aims to re-establish the Islamic Caliphate to be proscribed a 'terrorist organisation' this week
By The Week UK Published
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How the Post Office got its prosecution powersThe Explainer Scandal shines light on institution's historic ability to prosecute its own cases
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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Anders Breivik to testify in prison isolation lawsuit against NorwaySpeed Read Far-right fanatic who killed 77 people in 2011 claims he has received 'inhuman treatment' in custody
By The Week UK Published
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Will South Africa's genocide case against Israel stop war in Gaza?Today's Big Question The claim is 'tightly argued' but ICJ's rulings are often ignored
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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