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 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 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 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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