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How Mars influences Earth’s climate
The explainer A pull in the right direction
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The Board of Peace: Donald Trump’s ‘alternative to the UN’
The Explainer Body set up to oversee reconstruction of Gaza could have broader mandate to mediate other conflicts and create a ‘US-dominated alternative to the UN’
By The Week UK Published
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Spain’s deadly high-speed train crash
The Explainer The country experienced its worst rail accident since 2013, with the death toll of 39 ‘not yet final’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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How oil tankers have been weaponised
The Explainer The seizure of a Russian tanker in the Atlantic last week has drawn attention to the country’s clandestine shipping network
By The Week UK Published
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Three consequences from the Jenrick defection
The Explainer Both Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage may claim victory, but Jenrick’s move has ‘all-but ended the chances of any deal to unite the British right’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mine
The Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Israel’s E1 zone in the West Bank: the death of the two-state solution?
The Explainer Controversial new settlement in occupied territories makes future Palestinian state unviable, critics claim
By The Week UK Published
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What the new Making Tax Digital rules mean
The Explainer A new system will be introduced from April to overhaul how untaxed income is reported to HMRC
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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How can Iron Man become Doctor Doom?
The Explainer With Robert Downey Jr set to return to the MCU as the Marvel arch-villain, we explore how he can play both characters – and who else is set to feature alongside him in Avengers: Doomsday
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Why X could face UK ban over Grok deepfake nudes
The Explainer Ofcom is investigating whether Elon Musk’s AI chatbot breached Online Safety Act
By The Week UK Published
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EU-Mercosur mega trade deal: 25 years in the making
The Explainer Despite opposition from France and Ireland among others, the ‘significant’ agreement with the South American bloc is set to finally go ahead
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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New START: the final US-Russia nuclear treaty about to expire
The Explainer The last agreement between Washington and Moscow expires within weeks
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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What is the Donroe Doctrine?
The Explainer Donald Trump has taken a 19th century US foreign policy and turbocharged it
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Could a part-and-part mortgage help you on to the property ladder?
The Explainer Combining repayment and interest-only mortgages could become more popular as part of a push towards more flexible lending
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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Artemis II: back to the Moon
The Explainer Four astronauts will soon be blasting off into deep space – the first to do so in half a century
By The Week Published
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