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An Israeli novelist on being a good mother and empathetic in hard times

— Aylet Gundar-Goshen has previously said the trait she finds most irritating in others is, “indifference to others’ suffering.”

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Multicultural man, Rishi Sunak

— 50 years after Peter Adler’s “Multicultural man”, Rishi Sunak’s diverse identity challenges stereotypes and raises questions on multiculturalism.

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What a section of the UK’s Sikh community says is happening to it

— The Sikh Council UK seems to be trying to stir suspicions against India. Were they to succeed, it would be profoundly damaging in all sorts of ways.

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Libya’s warring governments and the West

— Eight years on from the grand bargain, Libya’s situation is even more woeful.

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‘9/11 is becoming an exercise in forgetting’

— Strangely, 22 years on, 9/11 is the one reassuring sign in America’s otherwise sickening body and body politic.

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Is the G20 in trouble?

— Xi no-show and several other headaches for host India.

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Al-Fayed simply lived in the wrong era of British politics

— Mohamed Al-Fayed was deemed ‘not a fit and proper person to be given (British) citizenship’. Today, the Egyptian businessman would probably be in the House of Lords.

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(Not) over the moon about Vivek Ramaswamy

— A second-generation Indian swam into the world’s view of America’s political craziness the day India became only the fourth nation to land a spacecraft on the moon.

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Memo to fellow journalists: Please don’t cover Trump 2.0 like in 2016

— In 2016, Donald Trump’s outrageous behaviour – tweets, incendiary statements, and norm-breaking promises – were covered with gawping attention. In 2023, it’s his criminal indictments.

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In having nothing to say about Rishi Sunak, new Tory MP Steve Tuckwell said it all

— Some people, like Britain’s prime minister, have hideously good luck.

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Wagner is golden again... in Central African Republic

— Business as usual for Russia’s globe-trotting mercenary army. Is Putin fully on board or unable to prevent it?

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Riots show that France may be increasingly American (and I don’t mean McDonald’s)

— How France’s recent riots reflect a growing racial consciousness among its black and north African population, influenced by the US and the work of Education Minister Pap Ndiaye, a historian who challenges France’s colourblind ideal.

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Americans have an enviably healthy attitude to Britain royalty

— US journalists analysed the King’s coronation, noting its rarity in recent British history and how King Charles III may face more challenges as some Commonwealth countries seek to become republics and end their ties with the monarchy.

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Shouldn’t the French get with the script?

— The state in France can’t afford to pay for the French to play boules and drink pastis for a quarter-century.

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Elon Musk obeys ‘strict’ social media rules of Modi’s India. But not for America’s NPR

— When asked about Twitter’s functioning in India, Elon Musk claims ignorance regarding the Indian government’s requests to remove content related to Narendra Modi’s leadership and 2002 Gujarat riots. Despite being a “free speech absolutist,” Musk seems to surrender easily to government complaints.

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Racism and the ugliness of Britain’s increasingly diverse politics

— Baroness Warsi condemned Home Secretary Suella Braverman for using extreme and divisive language about British Pakistani men, cautioning that this could fan the flames of racism and invite attacks. Warsi recommends that one should be more cautious with words, especially if highly trained in law.