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The boat protests: unprecedented but unsurprising
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (284+ words) Patriot Platform protests disrupted the UK’s biggest ferry port for hours, and tried to prevent lifeboats from rescuing asylum seekers âSadly, weâve become used to far-right protests in recent years,â said Joe Mulhall in The Guardian There…...
Is Ukraine losing the war with Russia?
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (526+ words) Moscow is gearing up for ‘massive attacks’ on Ukraine's energy grid this winter while visit by US envoys fails to stem Putin’s aggression Ukraine’s air defences are “dwindling” and Vladimir Putin is “planning to make the most of it”, said…...
‘There is no excuse of ignorance about the AfD’s rise’
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (530+ words) Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film,…...
Hegseth claims another scalp in Pentagon purge
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (517+ words) Dan Driscoll resigned and warned the President that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is doing serious damage to the military...
The prince of Liechtenstein vs. abortion reform
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (289+ words) Regent expected to veto citizens’ initiative legalising abortion as he consolidates dynasty’s power over tiny Alpine nation Prince Alois of Liechtenstein is expected to veto an initiative passed by the country’s parliament that would legalise abortion during the first 12 weeks…...
All eyes on Russian airspace as Ukraine threatens commercial travel
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (300+ words) Putin says Zelenskyy’s warnings to Russian flights amount to ‘terrorism’ Ukraine has spent years using its drone arsenal to great effect, both in its wartime front with Russian forces and in penetrating deep into Russian territory for daring aerial attacks…...
Far-right win tests German post-Nazi ‘firewall’
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (122+ words) Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire…...
Donald Trump: a ‘fuming, friendless’ president
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (204+ words) The US president has burned through international goodwill at a pace that would have once seemed impossible – and patience is running out at home, too “Now is the twilight of Donald Trump’s supremacy,” said Rafael Behr in The Guardian. The…...
The impact of Trump’s crusade against Canada
1+ week, 1+ day ago (178+ words) US president appears willing to risk jeopardising midterm election in his desire to ‘vassalise’ America’s northern neighbour America’s midterm elections are looming, and are expected to turn on voters’ frustration with the rising cost of living. Hardly the moment, then,…...
Trump’s surprising popularity in Africa
1+ week, 2+ day ago (597+ words) Some view him as masculinity role model and symbol of Christian values; others see withdrawal of US aid as an opportunity for greater self-reliance In 2024, before the US presidential election, young Africans were asked whether they expected their countries to…...