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From free marketeers to long-term interventionists, EU countries of all stripes are converging on the need for urgent action to prevent a Chinese-driven European deindustrialisation…
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Iranians find little cause for celebration in US peace deal: ‘99% in survival mode’
When Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced the interim deal this week to end the war with the United States, he declared his country the…
Court approves sedative PRN medication
By Maria Maier, 17th June 2026 As an Independent Advocate for individuals who lack mental capacity, I have seen at first-hand the vital role the…
As the Iran war comes to a close, is the US pulling warships back to the west Pacific?
The US Navy has redeployed an amphibious strike group originally bound for the Middle East to the South China Sea, a move experts say may…
Lebanon peace talks with Israel ‘independent’ of US-Iran deal: Aoun
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Wednesday that his country’s negotiations with Israel in Washington were independent of the US-Iran deal to bring an end…
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Cory Doctorow
The author of Enshittification and the new The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI on hammock life, the joy of pulp, and writing through…