Andy’s view The hallmark of Zhu Rongji, the former Chinese premier who died last week, was his fearless energy. “I have prepared 100 coffins,” he declared at the outset of his tenure, “99 for corrupt officials and one for myself.” For the nation’s workers, Zhu’s no-holds-barred assault on recalcitrant bureaucrats ...
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Nine primary races to watchNine primary races to watch
The News The star of Tuesday’s primaries is President Donald Trump’s adopted home state, where outgoing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis moved to redraw congressional maps. With that, DeSantis fired the starting gun for ambitious Republicans to seek new safe-looking seats, simultaneously retiring Tampa- and Orlando-area Democrats who are now competing ...
Why the White House torched Jon OssoffWhy the White House torched Jon Ossoff
The White House hit back hard — for a reason — after Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., targeted close Trump aide Natalie Harp over the weekend. President Donald Trump called Ossoff a “Pee-Wee Herman look-alike,” while communications director Steven Cheung dubbed the senator “the biggest cuck loser in politics” on X. ...
Samira’s story: the Sudanese refugee who has known no peace since she was 10Samira’s story: the Sudanese refugee who has known no peace since she was 10
Since civil war first reached her village in 2003, Samira has been displaced seven times, enduring devastating losses and injuries along the way Every morning, she spreads small piles of rice and spices on an aluminium tray in the market of Korsi refugee camp. Some of it comes from her ...
UK ‘supports Ukraine 100%’, Burnham says, after Russia’s drone warningUK ‘supports Ukraine 100%’, Burnham says, after Russia’s drone warning
Russia accuses the UK of escalating the Ukraine war by supplying British-made drones as the prime minister vows to support Kyiv in its “hour of need”. ...
British couple on honeymoon killed in helicopter crash on Greek islandBritish couple on honeymoon killed in helicopter crash on Greek island
The newlyweds, named as Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert, were killed alongside their Greek pilot. ...
Iraq’s ghost villages: Islamic State drove people away – now a new enemy is preventing their returnIraq’s ghost villages: Islamic State drove people away – now a new enemy is preventing their return
Nearly a decade after fighting ended in northern Iraq, the climate crisis has brought extreme heat and a water shortage, making life almost impossible The first thing that strikes visitors arriving in Faka, a small village in Sinjar district, northern Iraq, is the silence. No children play in the streets. ...
Democracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignoredDemocracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignored
Many hoped that the march of technology would usher in an egalitarian utopia – but some foresaw the threat it would pose to liberal society. Why did nobody listen? One of the stranger things about this dizzying, headlong moment in time is that it doesn’t have much of a past. ...
IVF staff accused of misleading UK parents about sperm and egg donors in northern CyprusIVF staff accused of misleading UK parents about sperm and egg donors in northern Cyprus
Multiple children are feared to have been conceived using sperm and egg donors which were not the ones selected by the parents. ...
Russia warns UK over supplying drones to UkraineRussia warns UK over supplying drones to Ukraine
An MoD spokesperson responds by saying Britain stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Ukraine. ...