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Digested week: So long primary school, it’s going to be hard – for me | Emma Brockes

Plus, Trump pays out to E Jean Carroll, somnolent Little House on the Prairie, and why I’ll be…

The 20-Somethings Running Ukraine’s War Machine

A new generation has been cutting red tape to speed weapons to the front. But the old guard…

Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Hits Bridges and a Port in Country’s South, Iranian Media says

The U.S. military’s Central Command said the latest round of attacks had “hit dozens of Iranian military targets”…

‘My eyes were stinging’: New Yorkers navigate smoky air and soaring temperatures

Pollution levels in the city were elevated as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south across a huge swathe…

California braces for its sharkiest summer in a decade – but experts say don’t panic

Young great white sharks are returning in large numbers, but researchers say humans are not on the menuSurfers,…

Beijing Rejects Trump’s Claim of Meddling, but Avoids a Fight

Chinese officials called the election-meddling accusation baseless, while analysts said Beijing was trying to preserve a fragile détente.

The school holidays are here – let’s play ‘arguing over screen time’: the Stephen Collins cartoon

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ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown

Arrest in Pennsylvania of Wu Shaoping, who is awaiting asylum decision, raises fears of deportation and persecutionA Chinese…

‘Greatest director out there’: Nolan fans fly into London to see The Odyssey at BFI Imax

Film fanatics arrive from US, Switzerland and Ireland for midnight premiere of director’s critically acclaimed epicOdysseus made his…

‘Suddenly, I Was Free’: A Chinese Pastor’s Journey From Jail to the U.S.

In his first interview since being released by China, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri details his surprise release after…