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Vladimir Putin’s ‘nuclear tsunami’ missile
The Explainer Russian president has boasted that there is no way to intercept the new weapon
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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China’s burgeoning coffee culture
Under The Radar Local chains are thriving as young middle-class consumers turn away from tea
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The future of the Paris Agreement
The Explainer UN secretary general warns it is ‘inevitable’ the world will overshoot 1.5C target, but there is still time to change course
By The Week UK Published
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Claudia Sheinbaum and Mexico’s sexual harassment problem
Under the Radar Claudia Sheinbaum vows action against sexual harassment after viral incident, but machismo and violence against women remains deeply ingrained
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Massacre in Darfur: the world looked the other way
Talking Point Atrocities in El Fasher follow decades of repression of Sudan’s black African population
By The Week UK Published
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Cop30: is the UN climate summit over before it begins?
Today’s Big Question Trump administration will not send any high-level representatives, while most nations failed to submit updated plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Is the UAE fuelling the slaughter in Sudan?
Today’s Big Question Gulf state is accused of supplying money and advanced Chinese weaponry to RSF militia behind massacres of civilians
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Dozens dead as typhoon slams Philippines
Speed Read The storm ravaged the island of Cebu
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Rob Jetten: the centrist millennial set to be the Netherlands’ next prime minister
In the Spotlight Jetten will also be the country’s first gay leader
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Israel arrests ex-IDF legal chief over abuse video leak
Speed Read Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi had resigned from her post last week
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Jamaicans reeling from Hurricane Melissa
Speed Read The Category 5 storm caused destruction across the country
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Nigeria confused by Trump invasion threat
Speed Read Trump has claimed the country is persecuting Christians
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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‘Never more precarious’: the UN turns 80
The Explainer It’s an unhappy birthday for the United Nations, which enters its ninth decade in crisis
By The Week UK Published
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Sudan stands on the brink of another national schism
The Explainer With tens of thousands dead and millions displaced, one of Africa’s most severe outbreaks of sectarian violence is poised to take a dramatic turn for the worse
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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