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Does a small Islamist party hold the power to unlock Israel election?

Does a small Islamist party hold the power to unlock Israel election?
Two-state solution party could determine Benjamin Netanyahu’s fate
26 Mar 2021
Swan keeps knocking on people’s doors

Swan keeps knocking on people’s doors
And other stories from the stranger side of life
26 Mar 2021
What is the plan for unblocking the Suez Canal?

What is the plan for unblocking the Suez Canal?
International trade hit as freight vessel becomes wedged across vital shipping route
25 Mar 2021
America’s bloodiest state votes to ban the death penalty

America’s bloodiest state votes to ban the death penalty
Virginia has executed more than 1,300 people in its 400-year history
25 Mar 2021
Elon Musk has proof aliens don’t exist

Elon Musk has proof aliens don’t exist
And other stories from the stranger side of life
25 Mar 2021
Inside the plan to free Putin’s ‘greatest enemy’, Alexei Navalny

Inside the plan to free Putin’s ‘greatest enemy’, Alexei Navalny
Anti-Kremlin activists promise mass protest ahead of national election
24 Mar 2021
US officials raise fresh concerns over AstraZeneca vaccine data

US officials raise fresh concerns over AstraZeneca vaccine data
Independent monitors says the pharma giant may have used ‘out-of-date information’
24 Mar 2021
The threat posed by spread of new coronavirus variants in Europe

The threat posed by spread of new coronavirus variants in Europe
Fresh lockdown measures imposed across continent as mutant Covid strains cause spike in infections
24 Mar 2021
Man breaks into Johnny Depp’s home and takes a shower

Man breaks into Johnny Depp’s home and takes a shower
And other stories from the stranger side of life
24 Mar 2021
Why UK-China relations require ‘wholly different way of thinking’

Why UK-China relations require ‘wholly different way of thinking’
UK imposes sanctions on Beijing over Uighur Muslim abuses
23 Mar 2021
Will vaccine rollout success save Netanyahu in Israel election?

Will vaccine rollout success save Netanyahu in Israel election?
Israelis casting votes for fourth time in two years
23 Mar 2021
Trump ally claims UFO sightings are kept secret

Trump ally claims UFO sightings are kept secret
And other stories from the stranger side of life
23 Mar 2021
Will a vaccine war delay lockdown lifting?

Will a vaccine war delay lockdown lifting?
Ban on export of Covid jabs to Britain threatens to slow campaign to inoculate population
22 Mar 2021
Trust in Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine collapsing across Europe

Trust in Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine collapsing across Europe
More than half of people in France, Germany and Spain believe jab is unsafe
22 Mar 2021
Biden facing first major test amid migrant border surge

Biden facing first major test amid migrant border surge
Republicans and Democrats await president’s opening move on illegal immigration
22 Mar 2021
UFOs visited Rolling Stones three times

UFOs visited Rolling Stones three times
And other stories from the stranger side of life
22 Mar 2021
Denmark to limit ‘non-Westerner’ residents in poor areas

Denmark to limit ‘non-Westerner’ residents in poor areas
Government set to move migrants out of 58 neighbourhoods to cut risk of ‘religious and cultural parallel societies’
19 Mar 2021
Ireland, Wombo and laser vision

Ireland, Wombo and laser vision
Is the Good Friday Agreement unravelling? How much of a threat are AI deepfakes? And can we really now see round corners?
19 Mar 2021
Quiz of The Week: 13 - 19 March

Quiz of The Week: 13 - 19 March
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
19 Mar 2021
Sex doll brothels forced to close

Sex doll brothels forced to close
And other stories from the stranger side of life
19 Mar 2021
Biden’s strategy for taking on ‘killer’ Putin and Russia

Biden’s strategy for taking on ‘killer’ Putin and Russia
Moscow erupts after US president says Russia will ‘pay’ for election meddling
18 Mar 2021
Will vaccine ‘jingoism’ damage the EU?

Will vaccine ‘jingoism’ damage the EU?
Tensions over Covid vaccine supplies have escalated into a battle of words between Brussels and London after Ursula von der Leyen threatened to use emergency powers to ban exports of the jabs to the UK
18 Mar 2021
Moby click: whales taught each other to avoid harpoons

Moby click: whales taught each other to avoid harpoons
Experts say sperm whales shared behaviours to outmanoeuvre 19th-century hunters
18 Mar 2021
Man spots Loch Ness monster for fourth time

Man spots Loch Ness monster for fourth time
And other stories from the stranger side of life
18 Mar 2021
Vaccine diplomacy boosts China’s leverage

Vaccine diplomacy boosts China’s leverage
Brazilian U-turn on Huawei hints at political cost of coronavirus jabs
17 Mar 2021
Influencer advocates backwards toilet stance

Influencer advocates backwards toilet stance
And other stories from the stranger side of life
17 Mar 2021
Why has the Oxford vaccine faced so much scrutiny?

Why has the Oxford vaccine faced so much scrutiny?
European safety concerns over vaccine remain despite positive data from UK campaign
16 Mar 2021
FBI accused of ‘fake’ background check on Trump Supreme Court nominee

FBI accused of ‘fake’ background check on Trump Supreme Court nominee
Democratic senator calls for ‘proper oversight’ over Brett Kavanaugh investigation into sexual assault claims
16 Mar 2021
Is China the ‘biggest state-based threat’ to the UK?

Is China the ‘biggest state-based threat’ to the UK?
Defence review says the nuclear superpower represents ‘systemic challenge’ to British prosperity and values
16 Mar 2021
Business Unwrapped - Navigating China

Business Unwrapped - Navigating China
The cultural, legal and ethical questions for British companies working in China
16 Mar 2021
‘Face condom’: pandemic inspires new German words

‘Face condom’: pandemic inspires new German words
And other stories from the stranger side of life
16 Mar 2021
The ages of consent around the world

The ages of consent around the world
Bahrain and South Korea have highest minimum ages for consensual sex while Nigeria has lowest
15 Mar 2021
Election results spell trouble for Angela Merkel’s heir

Election results spell trouble for Angela Merkel’s heir
Voters punish chancellor’s party amid slow Covid vaccine rollout and face mask scandal
15 Mar 2021
Central European leaders blast EU over vaccine distribution

Central European leaders blast EU over vaccine distribution
Commission points out that system for sharing doses has been ‘well known for months’
15 Mar 2021
Kids’ UFO sketches were passed to authorities

Kids’ UFO sketches were passed to authorities
And other stories from the stranger side of life
15 Mar 2021
UK braces for influx of Hongkongers fleeing fresh China crackdown

UK braces for influx of Hongkongers fleeing fresh China crackdown
Australia also expecting flood of arrivals from the city state after Beijing tightens election rules
12 Mar 2021