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If you want your kids to thrive this summer, don’t just turn off their phones – open your front door, too

Children’s worlds have been shrinking and it’s harming their mental health. It’s time for parents to be brave and allow them a little independence, says Lenore Skenazy, president of childhood independence nonprofit Let Grow

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Dear Cockroaches, please make Sonam Wangchuk’s sacrifice count

Sonam Wangchuk has now lost 8.2 kilograms. His blood glucose has dropped to 67 mg/dL. He has been on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar since June 28, and the protest around him is in its fourth week. When people begged him to stop, he had a one-line answer: “Don't…

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Once again we are told AI may be conscious – I study consciousness, and I have my doubts

Despite Anthropic’s claims, Claude is no more likely to achieve sentience than a simulation of a weather system is likely to generate a real hurricane, says Anil Seth, professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of Sussex

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I investigated Palantir’s foothold in the British state – and what I found should worry us all

Paid-for political access and threadbare regulations have helped to embed the US tech firm in the NHS – and beyond. But there is a way to free ourselves, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale

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Beyond water leakage

Bangkok's subway system is not a symbol of modernity. Launched on July 3, 2004, the Chalerm Ratchamongkhon Line -- the country's first subway line -- is a triumph of Thai civil engineering and a source of national pride.

Bangkok Post

Stronger European links needed

Speaking at the National Press Council of Thailand on July 4, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas gave one of the clearest recent statements of the government's economic thinking: Thailand is being hit by global shocks it cannot control and domestic weaknesses it can no longer defer. Investment,…

Bangkok Post

Worawit: The doctor with a border

Dr Worawit Tantiwattanasap, director of Umphang Hospital, has spent his entire career treating patients along the remote and rugged terrain of the Thai-Myanmar border. "Border doctors are like soldiers, but the enemy isn't people or armies, but disease," he tells me in our interview on June 19. "Preventing epidemics from…

Bangkok Post

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Another U-turn shows how Trump is lost in his own forever war with Iran

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US president is finding it hard to navigate his own erratic Tehran policy, not least when it comes to opening the vital Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

War, talks, repeat: How to break the cycle between US and Iran?

Who needs nuclear weapons when you have the Strait of Hormuz? While ordinary Iranians are far worse off than on February 28th – when the US and Israel launched a war that killed the Supreme Leader on day one – the Islamic Republic has since shown it has massive leverage…

France 24

The Guardian view on Covid and Hillsborough: families forced the state to face the truth

Editorial: Lady Hallett exposed waste and secrecy. Hillsborough campaigners showed why public bodies must be honest before and after catastrophe strikes

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Brazil’s sovereignty: Trump turns autonomy into a trade offence

Editorial: Donald Trump’s tariff threat recasts Brazil’s attempt to protect its democracy as unfair commercial practice – and gives Bolsonarism a Washington stage

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Andy Burnham must act fast on the climate – or risk getting stuck in a ‘derailment’ doom loop

Around the world, climate-sceptic parties are exploiting floods and fires to make political capital. Without urgent changes, this deadly spiral will continue, says Laurie Laybourn, executive director of the Strategic Climate Risks Initiative

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Of all England’s great Black footballers, none has been the defining national figure. Until Jude Bellingham

Bellingham has transcended the hostility he has faced from press and pundits to become the emotional and symbolic focal point of the team, says Calum Jacobs, author of A New Formation: How Black Footballers Shaped the Modern Game

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In a world where superyachts are cringe and firing a rocket ship turns you into a dick joke, what’s a poor billionaire to do?

Spruiking your billionaire-coded masculinity is now an invitation to feminine mockery. Real social power doesn’t come from trinkets or trophies

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The truth about Pete Hegseth’s strange campaign against beards

His facial hair fixation might seem perplexing – but it is part of an aestheticisation of politics that is central to the Trump project, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Lindsey Graham’s hawkish ideology leaves a legacy of destruction

Mourn him if you wish, but let’s be honest about what he promoted. The longer this thinking lives on, the more peril we will all face

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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is dead. How long will ICE be allowed to hide its face?

A government that demands instant obedience while concealing its identity cannot expect trust – or escape responsibility for the consequences

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David Lammy’s proposed cohabitation law would be bad for couples – and worse for some women

The government’s worthy attempt to give cohabiting partners marriage-like rights fails to protect women who have chosen financial independence, says Ruth Deech

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With New York Times subpoenas, Trump is brazenly escalating his attacks on the press

Federal agents showed up at reporters’ homes, targeting journalists for doing exactly what the first amendment protects

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The Todd Blanche hearings will test senators’ commitment to the rule of law

Trump’s former personal attorney has a vast slate of conflicts of interest. Will lawmakers do their job in his confirmation hearings?

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Why two recent Delhi High Court orders should worry every journalist

Two recent judgments from the Delhi High Court, both centred on the fundamental right of privacy, should have Indian journalists very worried about the future of their profession. Both judgments have the potential to open the floodgates of privacy litigation against the Indian media. Such litigation has the potential to…

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Burnham has a chance to overhaul Pip. Here’s what a truly progressive system could look like

Last week’s Timms report shows how disability is still vilified. But some pragmatic fixes would help both claimants and the economy, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Independent UK

Voices: Shabir Ahmed is a depressing symbol of this country’s many grooming gang failures

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The fact that the home secretary is forced to change the laws to deport a convicted child rapist shows how grossly unsatisfactory the justice system has proved in this case

France 24

Willing to pay: Europe faces the bill for backing Ukraine without the US

Forget last week's Nato summit, where Donald Trump put the alliance through another rollercoaster. It's Bastille Day in Paris, with the “Coalition of the willing” – Nato minus the United States – gathering for a more measured summit on the eve of the traditional military parade down the Champs-Élysées, where…

Bangkok Post

Indonesia pulling Thai investors

At a time when some international investors are pausing or reassessing their exposure to emerging markets amid global uncertainty and market volatility, Thai investors continue to recognise significant long-term opportunities in Indonesia. This confidence was reinforced by the positive tone of the speakers at the Indonesia Investment & Trade Forum…

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