Politics
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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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Witkoff and Kushner tackle Ukraine, Iran in Geneva
Speed Read Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held negotiations aimed at securing a nuclear deal with Iran and an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Can foster care overhaul stop ‘exodus’ of carers?
Today’s Big Question Government announces plans to modernise ‘broken’ system and recruit more carers, but fostering remains unevenly paid and highly stressful
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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What now after Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful?
Today's Big Question Judgement leaves supporters, police and prosecutors in a ‘legal twilight zone’
By The Week UK Published
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How corrupt is the UK?
The Explainer Decline in standards ‘risks becoming a defining feature of our political culture’ as Britain falls to lowest ever score on global index
By The Week UK Published
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US to send 200 troops to Nigeria to train army
Speed Read Trump has accused the West African government of failing to protect Christians from terrorist attacks
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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The UK expands its Hong Kong visa scheme
The Explainer Around 26,000 additional arrivals expected in the UK as government widens eligibility in response to crackdown on rights in former colony
By The Week UK Published
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What are grooming gangs? The UK scandal, explained
The Explainer Three-year inquiry will ‘root out this evil once and for all’, says home secretary
By The Week UK Last updated
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Why the Bangladesh election is one to watch
The Explainer Opposition party has claimed the void left by Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League but Islamist party could yet have a say
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Japan’s Takaichi cements power with snap election win
Speed Read President Donald Trump congratulated the conservative prime minister
By Jessica Hullinger Published
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Who is Starmer without McSweeney?
Today’s Big Question Now he has lost his ‘punch bag’ for Labour’s recent failings, the prime minister is in ‘full-blown survival mode’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Parliament is falling down
In The Spotlight Crumbling Palace of Westminster could cost £18 billion and take more than 60 years to restore and repair
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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American empire: a history of US imperial expansion
Donald Trump’s 21st century take on the Monroe Doctrine harks back to an earlier era of US interference in Latin America
By The Week UK Published
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Why the Gorton and Denton by-election is a ‘Frankenstein’s monster’
Talking Point Reform and the Greens have the Labour seat in their sights, but the constituency’s complex demographics make messaging tricky
By The Week UK Published
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