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Germany’s flight plan: from superstar to standstill

If the German foreign minister, who had to cancel her visit to New Zealand last week, had consulted with Chris Hipkins, maybe she would have followed his example and travelled with two planes, writes Dr Oliver Hartwich

Newsroom.co.nz

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.

Tom’s Hardware

El Salvador’s controversial crackdown on gangs

Human rights groups may be raising the alarm over El Salvador’s brutal crackdown on gang violence, but the policy is winning huge support for the country’s young president both at home and abroad.

The Week

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Niger coup: is this the end of French influence in Africa?

France’s historic influence in West Africa could finally be coming to an end after a succession of coups culminating in last week’s military takeover in Niger.

The Week

The spiralling global rice crisis

Rice is a global staple and keeping the price low means “less people go to bed hungry”, said Al Jazeera. However, a controversial decision by the Indian government could upend this notion, and create chaos across the world.

The Week

Mark Rutte: longest-serving Dutch PM set to leave politics

Mark Rutte, the longest-serving Dutch prime minister in history, is to stand down after 13 years in power.

The Week

What’s causing China’s deflation crisis?

China’s economy is teetering on the brink of a deflation crisis as its recovery from the pandemic stalls.

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Nato’s new plans to defend Europe from Putin

Nato members are set to approve the most comprehensive shake-up of the alliance’s defence plans since the end of the Cold War.

The Week

Is Europe’s radical left in permanent decline?

Radical parties of the left are facing an existential crisis amid a wave of election defeats that has seen populist nationalists sweep to power across Europe.

The Week

Was Ben Wallace snubbed for top Nato job?

Joe Biden has snubbed Britain and threatened the special relationship between the US and UK by blocking Ben Wallace’s bid to become Nato secretary-general, government sources claim.

The Week

Democratic backsliding, counter to China: How US media looked at Modi’s visit

Amid prime minister Narendra Modi’s four-day state visit to the US, most of the western media was riveted on his journey from being prohibited from visiting the country for almost 10 years for “severe violations of religious freedom” to US president Joe Biden rolling out the red carpet for him…

Newslaundry

Tayto lovers divided over new limited edition Meanies Tayto

The allure of the texture was the main point of contention

Irish Mirror

The Economist publishes bizarre and glowing review of the humble Tayto crisp

The UK newspaper published a poetic tribute to the Irish staple

Irish Mirror

The Ukraine counter-offensive and its likely outcomes

Ukraine’s long-awaited counter-offensive against Russian forces aimed at retaking swathes of territory captured since the war began last February appears to be ramping up, with results so far decidedly mixed.

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‘Horrified, shocked’: 10 journalists resign from Foreign Correspondents’ Club after president’s Myanmar visit

Ten foreign journalists working with publications based in European and Western countries have given up their membership of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) South Asia, in wake of its president S Venkat Narayan’s three-day Myanmar visit. Narayan was in the Southeast Asian country from June 6 to June 9 to…

The Week

Democracy explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world.

The Week

How greater online regulation is prompting fears of a ‘splinternet’

The open, globally connected internet is facing increasing fragmentation, leading to concerns about the emergence of a “splinternet”.

The Week

Germany’s coalition of chaos

Relations between Germany’s ruling parties plunged to a new low yesterday after the liberals reneged on previously agreed climate legislation, testing the unity of the country’s coalition government.

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Bitcoin stands apart as big banks get bigger

Governments' role in the banking system is growing—a development that could inadvertently help Bitcoin.

The Week

Who are Russia’s allies in Putin’s war against Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin promised African nations that he would write off their debts and provide free grain in an attempt to bolster alliances across the continent at a two-day summit in St Petersburg last month.

The Week

Inside Venezuela’s oil corruption scandal

Dozens of business figures and politicians have been arrested so far this year in a £17bn corruption scandal that has rocked Venezuela and its state-run oil company.

The Week

Which countries have the most and least press freedom?

Freedom of the press is under attack in “every corner of the globe”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has declared in a speech to mark World Press Freedom Day.

The Week

The new voter ID rules explained

Polling stations across England are drafting in extra staff to help deal with the introduction of mandatory photographic voter ID at next month’s local elections.

The Week

Could China be preparing to invade Taiwan?

A record number of Chinese warships have been spotted in the waters around Taiwan as tensions continue to escalate between the breakaway nation and mainland China.

Tribune News Service

Viewpoint 2: DEI training isn’t working

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training has become a lucrative industry. Harvard Business Review reported that “U.S. companies spend roughly $8 billion a year on DEI training.” No wonder a survey by The Economist suggests that the number of people hired for jobs with “diversity” or “inclusion” in the title…

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