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Signing off? Trump rushes to turn page on Iran war

Surprise! A stroke of a pen over dinner at Versailles has pre-empted plans for that big Friday signing in Switzerland of an interim agreement between the United States and Iran. Coming off the G7 in France, we ask why Donald Trump suddenly decided to get it over with and whether…

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Renewing international law's promise

Recently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a conference on international law in Bangkok to provide a space for a young generation of lawyers. It was a timely reminder that, even though the international system is fragile, Thailand should engage actively with what remains of it. There are also new…

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Social media cure

Re: "Britain to ban social media for under-16s", (World, June 16).

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Learning from the right SWFs

What's not to love about a sovereign wealth fund? Gulf states' SWFs, which control roughly $6 trillion in assets, are no longer mere investment vehicles. They have become tools of statecraft, transforming kingdoms and emirates into power brokers and benefactors. Alongside splashy spending on sports and luxury retail -- Saudi…

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A test for One Map policy

A new land demarcation policy for Thap Lan National Park will finally help bring some land conflicts to an end.

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NZ’s stopgap approach to refugees leaves too many behind

From Auckland University - Comment: Aotearoa has typically responded to global crises with ad hoc visa schemes. A permanent emergency protection framework would forge a clearer path ahead for those in serious need.

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OPINION - Markets are great places for people – that’s why we’re opening a museum in one

Londoners love a market and markets have been at the centre of it all since the days of Londinium. Indeed one of the very first was in the Roman Forum, now under the Guildhall in the City of London. Markets are where we gather, gossip, eat and eavesdrop, haggle and…

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Trump thinks his freshly signed ceasefire deal is a victory. It is – for Iran

With sanctions-relief and a US promise to avoid further meddling, the conflict has been settled on Tehran’s terms, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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All of a sudden Labour is rushing to do some good. Call it the ‘Burnham effect’

The end of outsourcing government jobs is just one progressive idea set in motion in this pivotal byelection week, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Widow’s Bay is a mystery comedy worthy of all the buzz – no matter how you watch television

In a remake-riddled TV landscape, its fresh combination of jokes and intrigue offers something for everyone – the casual and obsessive viewer alike

The Guardian - AU

Trump’s ‘Department of War’ may soon become official. What would that mean?

In US statecraft and warcraft, the president and Pete Hegseth are now saying previously quiet parts out loud

The Guardian - US

We must be alive to the dangers of a UK social media ban – and the way to really help young people

A ban alone could make things worse. A good strategy needs more educational content – and more money, says Rosie Parkyn, executive director of the Guardian Foundation

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Americans are spending $800 just to cool their homes. We are at a breaking point

While the stock market booms for the rich, cost of living is soaring for everyone else

The Guardian - US

From 2014 to Kota: Why Rahul Gandhi is wrong about the IAS exam again

The retreating winter morning of February 11, 2014, began unusually in Mukherjee Nagar, one of Delhi’s hubs for civil services aspirants. Some young and some not-so-young candidates boarded buses to 12, Tughlaq Lane. They had come to thank Rahul Gandhi for his intervention in securing two extra attempts at the…

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I have decided to stop using a mirror – and I know it will change my life

It never occurred to me that I could opt out of checking my reflection, but a conversation I heard this week was a total revelation, writes Polly Hudson

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Office workers of the world unite: it’s time to revive the three-martini lunch

The three-martini lunch allowed us to mix business and pleasure, a phenomenon that is missing during the AI boom

The Guardian - UK

There is a path to peace for Starmer and Burnham – even as their backers prepare for battle

If Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection, many are predicting an immediate and stormy showdown. But that could be bad for both men, says Tom Baldwin, author of Keir Starmer: The Biography

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Trump’s war accomplished nothing – the Iran deal is proof

The agreement shows the US is in a weaker position than before the war

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At the mercy of Silicon Valley? Europe exposed by Trump AI export ban

Is it better to persuade or to confront? French leader Emmanuel Macron is opting for the royal treatment with Donald Trump at Versailles, what with a dinner to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the King of France's support for the birth of a new nation. It's all about keeping the…

The Guardian - UK

Here’s something London can be envious of: when New York parties, it really parties

A riot of joy and hugging and screaming followed the Knicks’ historic win. Britons can be jolly (Arsenal fans just were), but this was the gold standard, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Ten years on, we’re living with the ghosts of Brexit. Reform and Restore know that – the rest are playing catch-up

Starmer’s EU reset is aimed at the conference room. Meanwhile Farage and the hard right mine ethnic resentment on the streets, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Voices: A win for Andy Burnham doesn’t have to be the country’s loss

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: By offering Labour’s Makerfield candidate a role in government if he wins, the prime minister has shown how a faltering administration could yet be rebuilt. It would not look good to spurn such a substantive opportunity to serve both party and country

Bangkok Post

Government presses ahead with fraught AI plan

The determination of rookie politician Chaichanok Chidchob, Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES), to push ahead with the TH-AI Passport scheme by granting premium AI access to five million Thais with a budget of 1.6 billion baht has backfired, turning the initiative into a new political flashpoint for the…

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China-North Korea meet is about balance

The lavish welcome China's Xi Jinping received on his recent visit to North Korea stylistically underscored a deep and comradely relationship between the two communist regimes. Mr Xi's trip to Pyongyang, his first in seven years to the secluded socialist state, was nonetheless more about reviving and rebalancing ties with…

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Time to clean up panels

Growing criticism of parliamentary committees, a key oversight mechanism in a democratic system, should be a cause for concern.

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