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The Week - World

Should King Charles postpone his US state visit? Today's Big Question - Fears UK monarch would hand Donald Trump a diplomatic coup against backdrop of US attacks on Iran - Today's Big Question

6 hours ago

Israel kills 2 top Iran officials as Trump faces dissent -- Speed Read -- Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the militia, were killed -- Peter Weber, The Week US

9 hours ago

US attacks on Iran throw World Cup into turmoil -- The Explainer -- Iranian football team won't travel to America - and Iraq struggles to qualify for tournament when airspace is closed -- Harriet Marsden, The Week UK

9 hours ago

Dubai goes from luxury safe haven to unpredictable danger zone -- In the Spotlight -- The city has been under siege from drones and missiles -- Justin Klawans, The Week US

9 hours ago

Cuba's power grid fails as Trump lays claim to island -- Speed Read -- The blackout left the island's 11 million people in darkness -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

17 hours ago

How has Poland become one of the world's top 20 economies? -- Today's Big Question -- The European country leapfrogged Switzerland in global rankings -- Justin Klawans, The Week US

1 day ago

Japan's 'bumping' trend back in the spotlight -- Under the Radar -- Deliberate shoving at busy stations and intersections is about misogyny, intimidation and stress, say experts -- Harriet Marsden, The Week UK

1 day ago

Iran: Did Israel persuade Trump to attack? -- Feature -- It depends on who you ask -- The Week US

2 days ago

Chile pivots back to the hard-right -- IN THE SPOTLIGHT -- The inauguration of ultra-conservative president Jose Antonio Kast marks the South American nation's sharpest right-wing turn since the end of the Pinochet dictatorship -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

1 day ago

Trump demands allies, China join Hormuz escort effort -- Speed Read -- Trump made the demand of seven countries that rely on Middle Eastern oil -- Peter Weber, The Week US

2 days ago

War in Iran: does Trump have an endgame? -- In the Spotlight -- The president has 'two very risky gambles' available to him, but the Iranian regime has the upper hand if the Strait of Hormuz remains affected -- The Week UK

2 days ago

Dubai: the expat dream turns sour -- Talking Point -- With the UAE caught in the crosshairs of a 'wounded, hostile' Iran, the Dubai influencer lifestyle is 'looking rather less aspirational' -- The Week UK

3 days ago

Iranians abroad wrestle with their homeland's new reality -- In The Spotlight -- The country's diaspora faces a difficult moment in Iranian history -- Justin Klawans, The Week US

4 days ago

Iran leader vows oil pain in defiant first remarks -- Speed Read -- The statement was his first since being named supreme leader earlier this week -- Peter Weber, The Week US

5 days ago

How Middle East violence could fuel more war in Africa -- The Explainer -- Gulf states are backing opposite sides of Sudan's civil war and the conflict is spreading to neighbouring countries -- Harriet Marsden, The Week UK

5 days ago