Politics
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Family voting: the electoral fraud causing concern
The Explainer Nigel Farage and election observer group claim illegal practice was seen at Gorton and Denton polling stations
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why is Hungary’s Orbán raising alarms over Ukraine?
Today's Big Question He faces a strong election challenge
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Is regime change really possible in Iran?
Today's Big Question Inbuilt structural power makes Tehran authorities difficult to overthrow, as Ayatollah’s son tipped to succeed him
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The history behind the UK’s military bases in Cyprus
The Explainer The Cypriot government may renegotiate the status of British bases on the island
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How strong is Trump’s case for war with Iran?
Talking Points The administration is offering shifting rationales
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Will the Gulf states enter the Iran conflict?
Today’s Big Question Regional powers could transition from ‘defensive posture’ to ‘waging active war’ if Iranian aggression continues
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Trump’s jumbled doctrine of global force emerges
TALKING POINTS A hastily launched war of vaguely articulated goalposts in Iran has thrust Trump’s vision of expanded empire into a spotlight for which it might not be ready
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Trump warns more US deaths ‘likely’ in Iran war
speed read The White House has yet to explain to Congress or the general public what prompted the attacks that may draw the US into another Middle East war
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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How long will the Middle East attacks last?
Today’s Big Question Following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and strikes on Cyprus, Lebanon and Qatar, the US is risking a ‘long-lasting’ and ‘open-ended’ conflict
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Death in Lyon: the growing violence in French politics
Talking Point The death of Quentin Deranque has revealed the violence within the anti-fascist movement, and shown how the Right are ‘shamefully exploiting’ this tragedy
By The Week UK Published
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What is Barack Obama's net worth?
The Explainer Creative projects like memoirs and movies have been the biggest money-makers for the family since President Obama left office in 2017
By David Faris Last updated
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Between The Rock and a hard place: Gibraltar’s new post-Brexit rules
The Explainer The UK government will hope that relaxing the land border between Gibraltar and Spain will clear up the ‘last major unresolved issue from Brexit’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Are the Greens the real threat to Labour now?
Gorton and Denton by-election victory shows that ‘a Green vote is no longer a wasted vote’
By Jamie Timson, The Week UK Published
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Jesse Jackson obituary: charismatic civil rights leader who ran for president
In The Spotlight Jackson was a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. before carving out his own place in the African-American struggle
By The Week UK Published
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