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Iran’s hardline Paydari Front eyes a political vacuum after Raisi’s death

As Iran heads for a snap presidential poll following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, the Paydari Front, a little-known but influential ultra-conservative party, is seeking to extend its hold on state institutions. That could spell bad news for Iranians who want more liberties and for…

France 24

Xi Jinping is now Vladimir Putin's 'big brother': How Russia-China ties changed over the years

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Thursday for a two-day state visit to China, underscoring the solidarity between the two allies as Russia continues its new offensive in Ukraine.

The Times of India

China’s Xi Jinping begins first Europe tour in five years in France

Chinese president wants to repair ties with a sceptical Western Europe but faces questions over his Ukraine war stance.

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Latin American Democracies Backslide for Eight Consecutive Years; El Salvador Witnesses Largest Decline

A report by The Economist delves into the reasons for the broad drop. Its analysis of different individual countries

Latin Times

OpenAI's Sam Altman says there's no 'big red button' to stop the progression of AI while talking about its regulation alongside Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in an interview

The Economist's Editor-in-Chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, touched base with OpenAI's Sam Altman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to talk about the future of AI, the direction for ChatGPT moving forward, the potential and dangers of AGI superintelligence, and regulation of the technology.

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Helen Mann obituary

Other lives: Secretary and long-serving staff member at the Economist whose roles included commissioning the magazine’s art collection

The Guardian - UK

The hard truth about AI? It might produce some better software

If there’s one area in which artificial intelligence might be useful, it’s in the writing of computer code

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20 best magazine subscriptions in the UK

A magazine subscription is the gift that keeps on giving. This is The Standard's definitive list of the best issues to give for Christmas — from indie titles to interiors bibles

Evening Standard

New Survey Showing Public Ignorance About the Holocaust Among Young Americans

The Economist/YouGov survey indicates 1 in 5 young Americans believe the Holocaust is a "myth." The result is troubling, but less bad than it looks. It is also just one part of a broader problem of widespread ignorance about history and political issues.

Reason

Sleepwalking into a Trump dictatorship

Everyone but MAGA is blind to the truth. They know the evil that they do and are doing it with their eyes wide open

Salon

NZ cities drop down The Economist ‘cozzie livs’ rankings

If cost of living increases are hurting Auckland and Wellington, they can take some perverse consolation that other global cities are feeling the pain worse. Food prices continue to soar in NZ cities, but other cost rises like utilities, personal care and clothing are slowing, Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ukraine war: stalemate on the battlefield and shaky international support putting pressure on Zelensky

More than 20 months into the war in Ukraine and over five months into Ukraine’s latest counteroffensive, the situation on the front is bleak and no breakthrough imminent, the country’s commander-in-chief admitted in a recent interview with the Economist.

The Conversation

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow says Kyiv risking nuclear disaster after Ukrainian drones shot down near Zaporizhzhia – as it happened

Nine drones shot down near nuclear power station that is now held by Russia after coming under attack from invading force

The Guardian - UK

‘Diaspora illusion’ that’s ‘helping Modi’: How global media views the Khalistan movement

Relations between India and Canada are currently at a new low. First, there were rumours of coldness during the G20. Then, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau dropped a bombshell last week and spoke about a “potential link” between Indian agencies and the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June. Nijjar,…

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Smoke and mirrors: I’ve been debating Vivek Ramaswamy for 2 years. Here’s how I got past his diversionary tactics

Vivek Ramaswamy's fiercest critic, Yale Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, has studied the presidential hopeful's debate strategies–and his business record.

The Guardian - UK

Lifescapes by Ann Wroe review – a master biographer chases the essence of life

The Economist’s obituarist sheds light on her belief in the sublime – and her intense, sometimes baffling inner life – in this beautiful and brave book

Newslaundry

TV Newsance 223: Chandrayaan-3: A giant leap for Indian science and ‘star’ anchors

This week, India wrote history with Chandrayaan-3’s successful Moon landing. The country became the first to arrive on the south pole, and only the fourth to achieve a soft landing on the Moon. As millions of Indians celebrated this feat and the world looked at India’s scientific community, our usual…

Tom’s Hardware

Ukraine Uses ChatGPT and 3D Printing for Drone Bombs

Ukraine's plethora of cottage industry bomb makers turn to 3D printing and ChatGPT to hone their deadly payloads.

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The Guardian - UK

A tsunami of AI misinformation will shape next year’s knife-edge elections

If you thought social media had a hand in getting Trump elected, watch what happens when you throw AI into the mix

The Guardian - UK

Even Britain’s free market bible has turned on the Tories. Do they have any friends left?

The Economist speaks to capitalism’s international elite. Its criticism of the party’s 13-year rule reflects a contempt that is now global, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Tribune News Service

Francis Wilkinson: Why can’t Republicans quit Trump?

After starting the year polling almost even with former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis began losing ground in March and continued sinking through the spring. Notably, the decline began before Trump’s first indictment. A July Economist/YouGovAmerica poll shows Trump at 49% and DeSantis at 20% in a multicandidate…

Zenger

Hedge Fund Manager Ackman Supports JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon For President

Renowned investor endorses Dimon's command of geopolitics and global economy, urges him to run in 2024.

The Guardian - UK

Tipping point in decline of magazines as one large printer remains in UK

All bar one of top-selling titles now printed by London-based Walstead after closure of rival in Liverpool

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne and Sydney bounce back up the world’s most liveable cities list

Vienna and Copenhagen top Economist’s annual list, with Melbourne and Sydney coming in third and fourth

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not going to happen’: Ben Wallace expects hopes of top Nato job to be dashed

UK defence secretary had earlier shown interest in the role, but the US is believed to want Jens Stoltenberg to stay in post

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