Politics
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The party bringing Trump-style populism to Japan
Under The Radar Far-right party is ‘shattering’ the belief that Japan is ‘immune’ to populism’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Is Kemi Badenoch the right person to turn it around for the Tories?
Today's Big Question Conservative leader is under pressure from party grass roots
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The end of ‘golden ticket’ asylum rights
The Explainer Refugees lose automatic right to bring family over and must ‘earn’ indefinite right to remain
By Abby Wilson Published
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Can Trump bully Netanyahu into Gaza peace?
Today's Big Question The Israeli leader was ‘strong-armed’ into new peace deal
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Does Reform have a Russia problem?
Talking Point Nigel Farage is ‘in bed with Putin’, claims Rachel Reeves, after party’s former leader in Wales pleaded guilty to taking bribes from the Kremlin
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Five key questions about the Gaza peace deal
The Explainer Many ‘unresolved hurdles’ remain before Donald Trump’s 20-point plan can get the go-ahead
By The Week UK Published
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How much influence do Freemasons have in the UK?
Today's Big Question Metropolitan Police officers may be forced to declare membership of fraternal organisation, which has denied ‘pulling strings’ in public life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Syria’s strange post-Assad election
The Explainer Sunday’s limited vote ‘suited the phase Syria is undergoing’, says interim president
By The Week UK Published
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Russia: already at war with Europe?
Talking Point As Kremlin begins ‘cranking up attacks’ on Ukraine’s European allies, questions about future action remain unanswered
By The Week UK Published
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Under siege: Argentina’s president drops his chainsaw
Talking Point The self-proclaimed ‘first anarcho-capitalist president in world history’ faces mounting troubles
By The Week UK Published
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Sarkozy behind bars: the conviction dividing France
In the Spotlight The former president of the republic has portrayed judicial investigation of his ties to Gaddafi regime as a left-wing witch-hunt
By The Week UK Published
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Best politics podcasts: from These Times to The Crisis Room
The Week Recommends Make sense of it all with our pick of the top current affairs shows
By The Week UK Last updated
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Things Donald Trump has said about women
In Depth The president has a long history of controversial remarks about the opposite sex
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Last updated
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What is Donald Trump's net worth?
In Depth Trump's crypto-friendly policies and investments aren't just insulating him from tariff-driven market volatility — they are also making him substantially richer
By David Faris Last updated
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