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Why the UK and China are fighting over an embassy
The UK’s Keir Starmer won power last year with a to-do list longer than Harry Styles’s One Direction-era hair, but reviving the British economy was right there up the top. So when he met China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 last year, sure, Starmer raised Hong Kong’s detained pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy […]
Pakistan and Afghanistan are taking up arms
Just as one war ended over the weekend, Pakistan and Afghanistan said “hold my chai“. You’ll recall we mentioned on Friday the epic Hollywood potential here, so we’ve channelled our inner Michael Bay for today’s briefing. Smell that? It’s popcorn, as we open with… It’s a classic sepia flashback to happier times: these Afghan and […]
Venezuelan opposition leader awarded 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
Moments ago, the Nobel Committee awarded Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to “keep the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness”. She’s currently in hiding as she continues to campaign against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. We’ve shared some initial thoughts on her remarkable win below. […]
Hamas and Israel accept peace plan
Now that Israel and Hamas have signed the first phase of President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza overnight, it’s worth a quick reflection on five ways this war has re-shaped our world, starting with… Much as we foreshadowed, the world has now spent two years watching in high-def as Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks […]
