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The Week - World

Quiz of The Week: 10 - 16 May - Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?

19 hours ago

Israel-US 'rift': is Trump losing patience with Netanyahu? -- Today's Big Question -- US president called for an end to Gaza war and negotiated directly with Hamas to return American hostage, amid rumours of strained relations -- Harriet Marsden, The Week UK -- Published

19 hours ago

Why Turkey's Kurdish insurgents are laying down their arms -- Under the Radar -- The PKK said its aims can now be 'resolved through democratic politics' -- Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK -- Published

2 days ago

China looms large over India and Pakistan's latest violence -- IN THE SPOTLIGHT -- Beijing may not have had troops on the ground, but as South Asia's two nuclear powers bared their teeth over Kashmir, China eyed an opportunity -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US -- Published

3 days ago

Kurdish PKK militia to disband for Turkey talks -- speed read -- The Kurdistan Workers' Party will disarm after four decades of armed conflict with Turkey, putting an end to 'one of the longest insurgencies in the Middle East' -- Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

4 days ago

US, China agree to lower tariffs for 90 days -- speed read -- US tariffs will fall to 30% from 145%, while China will cut its tax on US imports to 10% from 125% -- Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

4 days ago

Syria's Druze sect: caught in the middle of Israeli tensions -- The Explainer -- Israel has used attacks on religious minority by forces loyal to Syria's new government to justify strikes across the border -- Harriet Marsden, The Week UK -- Published

4 days ago

Israel's plan to occupy Gaza -- In Depth -- Operation Gideon's Chariots will see Israel sending thousands of troops into Gaza later this month to seize control of the strip -- The Week UK -- Published

4 days ago

Quiz of The Week: 3 - 9 May - Have you been paying attention to The Week's news? By - The Week Staff - Published - 9 May 25

4 days ago

On VE Day, is Europe alone once again? -- Today's Big Question -- Donald Trump's rebranding of commemoration as 'Victory Day for World War Two' underlines breakdown of post-war transatlantic alliance -- Harriet Marsden, The Week UK -- Published

7 days ago

Kashmir: India and Pakistan's conflict explained -- The Explainer -- Tensions at boiling point in the disputed region after India launched retaliatory air strikes on its neighbour -- Richard Windsor, The Week UK -- Published

8 days ago

India strikes Pakistan as tensions mount in Kashmir -- speed read -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called it an 'act of war' -- Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

8 days ago

Can the world stop Israel from starving Gaza? -- Today's Big Question -- Total blockade on food and aid enters its third month, and Israel is accused of 'weaponising starvation' -- Harriet Marsden, The Week UK -- Published

9 days ago

How Israel was created and the roots of the Palestinian conflict -- The Explainer -- Examining the roots of the bitterly contested Israel-Palestine conflict -- The Week UK -- Last updated

9 days ago

Zhao Xintong: China's controversial snooker champion -- In the Spotlight -- The 28-year-old was implicated in the sport's biggest match-fixing scandal before coming back from suspension to take the world title -- Harriet Marsden, The Week UK -- Published

9 days ago