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$1M ‘Trump Gold Card’ goes live amid travel rule furor
Speed Read The new gold card visa offers an expedited path to citizenship in exchange for $1 million
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela
Speed Read The seizure was a significant escalation in the pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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ECHR: is Europe about to break with convention?
Today's Big Question European leaders to look at updating the 75-year-old treaty to help tackle the continent’s migrant wave
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Moscow cheers Trump’s new ‘America First’ strategy
speed read The president’s national security strategy seeks ‘strategic stability’ with Russia
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Trump’s poll collapse: can he stop the slide?
Talking Point President who promised to ease cost-of-living has found that US economic woes can’t be solved ‘via executive fiat’
By The Week UK Published
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How the Office for Budget Responsibility became a lightning rod for criticism
The Explainer Even before it accidentally published the Budget ahead of time last week, the OBR has been in the firing line. Why?
By The Week UK Published
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Is a Putin-Modi love-in a worry for the rest of the world?
Today’s Big Question The Indian leader is walking a ‘tightrope’ between Russia and the United States
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The Budget fallout: did Reeves mislead us?
In Depth The chancellor has faced calls to resign over claims she overstated extent of Britain’s financial woes to create more ‘fiscal headroom’
By The Week UK Published
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Will Netanyahu get a pardon?
Today's Big Question Opponents say yes, if he steps down
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Are the US boat strikes a war crime?
Today’s Big Question Hegseth is defiant after Venezuela reports
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Hegseth blames ‘fog of war’ for potential war crime
speed read ‘I did not personally see survivors,’ Hegseth said at a Cabinet meeting
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is a Reform-Tory pact becoming more likely?
Today’s Big Question Nigel Farage’s party is ahead in the polls but still falls well short of a Commons majority, while Conservatives are still losing MPs to Reform
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Canada joins EU’s $170B SAFE defense fund
speed read This makes it the first non-European Union country in the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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