Between the lines
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‘Cold-war mentality’: Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu takes aim at US in first speech
feature Keynote address warns of intensifying arms race but says US-China conflict would be ‘unbearable disaster’
By The Week Staff Published
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Mark Garnier’s ‘laughing’ gaffe: when politics and Twitter don’t mix
feature Tory MP made an embarrassing typo while tweeting in support of a new government policy
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Budget 2023: the big giveaways and takeaways
feature The chancellor is banking on extension of free childcare and lifting of pension caps to drive economic growth
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Turkey holds Finland and Sweden hostage over Nato bids
feature Swedish PM refuses to meet concessions around deporting alleged terrorists
By The Week Staff Last updated
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‘Serious, realistic’: Rishi Sunak’s first speech as PM dissected
feature New prime minister says UK faces ‘profound economic crisis’ and admits ‘mistakes were made’
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Nuclear blackmail’: Putin’s address to Russia
feature President tells the West ‘I am not bluffing’ in rare televised speech
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Student loans: Biden cancels half-a-trillion of debt
feature Debt relief will ‘improve millions of lives’ but ‘does nothing to fix the underlying problem’
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s jubilee agenda
feature Sussexes told not to ‘overshadow the Queen’ but Netflix may ‘not have got the memo’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why has Viktor Orbán declared a state of emergency over Ukraine?
feature Hungary ends Covid crisis measures – and ushers in new ones over Russia’s invasion
By The Week Staff Published
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Can Joe Biden break the US gun lobby?
feature Fresh calls for tighter firearms control following second-deadliest school shooting in US history
By The Week Staff Published
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Is it worth paying off a student loan early?
feature Experts say in many cases early payments won’t save you money in the long run
By The Week Staff Published
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Is Hezbollah losing its grip in Lebanon?
feature Voters abandon Islamist group in first election since economic collapse
By The Week Staff Published
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How a trade war with Europe might play out
feature Tensions with the bloc threaten to trigger tariffs and the end of the free trade deal
By The Week Staff Published
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Emmanuel Macron’s vision for a new ‘European political community’
feature French president suggests member nations could include UK and Ukraine
By The Week Staff Published
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