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The right hates The Odyssey because of its ‘wokeness’ – but it missed an even bigger threat to its worldview

The new film extols the value of a rules-based world order. That’s far more radical than any casting decision says Labour MP and classicist Peter Swallow

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Finally, we have a PM for the digital age. But real change requires more than just being good on camera

Connection with voters on screen only pays off when it’s matched with bold policies in the real world – as it has for Zohran Mamdani in New York, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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Budgets open to all

The decision to broadcast the House committee's scrutiny of the 2027 budget has quietly become one of the most important democratic reforms in recent years. For the first time, the public can witness how nearly 3.8 trillion baht of taxpayers' money would be spent.

Bangkok Post

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Paris is sizzling: Show me air conditioner

France has had a bad summer. First came the heatwaves, followed later by the respite of the World Cup amid cooler days. Then, in the midst of the finals, France lost badly, and the heat and wildfires returned.

Bangkok Post

New tariffs an opportunity to fight

Here he goes again. US President Donald Trump is increasing and decreasing tariffs willy-nilly, violating international agreements that he himself signed and almost surely violating federal law. The only difference this time is that he has a new pretext for abusing tariffs: stopping forced labour.

Bangkok Post

Why maths skills matter for medical AI

The recent announcement that two Chinese mathematicians, Yu Deng and Hong Wang, had simultaneously received the 2026 Fields Medal made headlines around the world. To many, it was a celebration of individual brilliance. To others, it symbolised China's growing scientific strength.

Bangkok Post

The Guardian view on drought: hot, dry conditions make inequality starker

Editorial: Water is a vital shared resource, and privatisation has made a just transition harder

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The Guardian view on global corporate tax: a $500bn prize that states must seize

Editorial: Donald Trump may reject the negotiations, but he cannot veto a global effort to make multinational companies answer to governments

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Gianni Infantino has no alternative but to resign with as much grace as he can muster

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Fifa president’s implausible plans to sell a stake in the World Cup mean he has lost the backing of the power brokers of football, and the fans

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Struggling to get through summer? Treat yourself like a beloved dog – and six other survival tips

August usually sends me into an anxious funk, but I think I’ve worked out how to handle 2026’s terrifying heat and apocalyptic images, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK

Decades on from the US’s disastrous campaign in Afghanistan, Trump is making all the same mistakes

The president has blundered into a ‘forever war’ with Iran he can’t win, but refuses to end. Such hubris has a long history, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Why we’re all obsessed with Jimothy the raccoon, the internet’s animal of the moment

From Grumpy Cat to Moo Deng, viral animals have long united people online. Are they becoming our only source of collective enjoyment, asks freelance journalist Elle Hunt

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Apparently, I’ve got ‘comfort creep’. I prefer to think of it as finally knowing what I like

Routine isn’t a failure of imagination – it’s the reward for having done enough experimenting. So, yes, I’m going to my favourite restaurant again – and ordering my favourite dish, writes Polly Hudson

The Guardian - UK

Setbacks on land reform path

Thailand needs to make its bloated bureaucracy leaner. No one can dispute that. But dismantling an institution created to reduce the country’s land inequality, in the name of civil service reform, raises troubling questions.

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The Bangkok Post marked its 80th anniversary yesterday having been established on August 1, 1946. Over the years the newspaper has witnessed tumultuous times and the fact it has survived more than a dozen coups and several major political upheavals, is quite an achievement.

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Donald Trump’s intervention in the Ceuta crisis is a distraction from the serious issue of migration

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US president’s use of images from the Spanish exclave of Ceuta was aimed at domestic voters who know little about Europe

The Guardian - UK

The Manchester mayoral result holds the key to the future of progressive politics

Voters on the left may be fragmented – but they will pull together behind a convincing cross-party message, says Neal Lawson, director of cross-party campaign organisation Compass

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Biohacker Bryan Johnson is keeping his girlfriend’s menstrual blood in his freezer

The longevity influencer and his girlfriend, Kate Tolo, say they’re studying women’s health – a worthy goal, but perhaps some skepticism is in order

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If you think kids will respect a robot teacher, you have never met a kid

A New York school district has paused plans to bring an android into the classroom. Is this our educational future?

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In the battle of Elon Musk v the press, we can’t let truth be the loser

The trillionaire Tesla owner has called the editor of the Economist a ‘traitor to the west’ after a clash-filled interview. How should the media respond? asks Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - US

The US war on Iran is spinning out of control

Trump’s conflict keeps escalating, with Saudi Arabia joining airstrikes in Iraq and reportedly planning an attack on the Houthis. A recession could follow

The Guardian - UK

The hill I will die on: Games are the opposite of fun, and I’d ban them for anyone over 12

Get your balls, pucks, Scrabble boards and packs of cards away from me – all I want is space to be together, ideally with a coffee or a glass of wine, says writer Emily Watkins

Bangkok Post

A tale of two tourist incidents

Inviting the fury of the Thai public on a matter that is admittedly done and dusted, I cannot help but feel compelled to at least voice my misgivings over the recent “noisy Italian students” incident, especially how it played out compared with another similar occurrence.

The Guardian - UK

Like Burnham, I was an altar boy. His Catholic upbringing is shaping the way he governs

With a prime minister raised in a tradition that emphasises our mutual dependency, we may finally have a leader who can address the anomie gripping our country, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman

The Independent UK

Voices: Ceuta needs our help, not our hysteria

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The arrival of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave in a single day is neither a local difficulty nor a one-off emergency – it is an international humanitarian crisis that demands a coordinated response

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