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The Week - Top Stories

Why is Donald Trump punishing South Korea? Today's Big Question - Is president's move 'public exhibition of narcissistic rage'? Today's Big Question

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TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL story - Trump curtails joint South Korea military drills - What happenedPresident Donald Trump last night said on social media he had instructed the Pentagon to substantially reduce America's annual joint military exercises with South Korea, citing their cost, his own very good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul's disinclination...

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Sunday Shortlist -- Big screen Bourdain

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Saturday Wrap -- Out of ammo

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Evening Review -- One year of the National Guard in DC

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The TACO moments that define Trump's second term so far

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7 BEST BANG-FOR-YOUR-BUCK COUNTRIES TO VISIT RIGHT NOW

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China's green revolution and what it means for the world -- The Explainer -- Beijing is embracing clean energy on a massive scale

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Notting Hill Carnival at 60: a uniquely British-Caribbean celebration -- The Explainer -- As the event enters another decade, organisers are determined to preserve its heritage

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Stronger, faster, better: the new mRNA flu vaccine -- The explainer -- The jab may be new and improved

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The rise of anti-LGBTQ+ laws across Africa -- The Explainer -- Experts say harsher legislation is driven by political scapegoating and anti-Western backlash, and fuelled by US conservative groups

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Kemi Badenoch: backing a former neo-Nazi -- Talking Point -- The Tory leader's supporters have commended her for her approach to 'second chances', though, but critics are concerned her strategy is inching further rightwards

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What the easyJet takeover means for budget travel -- Talking Point -- The Apollo takeover also has implications for the London market

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Will the Flock backlash curtail the US surveillance state? -- Talking Points -- The debate pits civil liberties against public safety

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Best seaside fish and chip shops around the UK

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A pretty Dutch village built on canals

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Stuck ships in the Strait of Hormuz could be a marine superspreader threat -- Under the radar -- Idle ships are a microbes' playground

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'Breakthrough' in 'brutal' case of Mexican students who disappeared -- Under the Radar -- Former state governor charged with destruction of evidence in case of 43 students presumed to have been killed: atrocity that 'rocked the nation'

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Malta's moment in the cinema spotlight -- Under the Radar -- Generous tax rebate lures international productions, but critics say boom aggravates locals and neglects domestic filmmakers

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Kennedy Center votes to restore Trump's name -- Speed Read -- A May court ruling ordered the center to remove the president's name from the building

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DHS spied on ICE protest groups in Minnesota surge -- Speed Read -- New filings document an array of invasive tactics used by the government to surveil groups

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US to swap out aircraft carrier strained by Iran war -- Speed Read -- There have been widespread reports of poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln

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Trump sued over paid access to Truth Social posts -- Speed Read -- The offering would allow early access to Trump's posts for $100,000 per month

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'Bipartisan fury builds' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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6 regal Victorian homes -- Feature -- Featuring a Denver beauty and a Queen Anne cottage in San Antonio -- The Week US -- Published

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Film reviews: 'Tony' and 'Late Fame' -- Feature -- Anthony Bourdain comes of age one fateful summer and a former poet basks in belated recognition -- The Week US -- Published

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5 hilariously hostile cartoons about Flock cameras -- Cartoons -- Artists take on the land of the free, Big Tech reassurances, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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5 daring cartoons about Donald Trump's catering truck escape -- Cartoons -- Artists take on bunker blues, TACO truck, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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The Week Unwrapped: How have Syrians reacted to the trial of Bashar al-Assad? -- Podcast -- Plus, why are so many African nations enacting homophobic laws? And after obesity, is tiredness next in line for a chemical 'cure'? -- The Week UK -- Published

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