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UNBELIEVABLE: 6 - The Untold Story

Putin’s lethally negligent failure can’t be covered up. The Moscow attack leaves him weaker than ever

The mask of invincibility is slipping ever further, and eventually that will matter. This debacle won’t be forgiven or forgotten, says the Observer’s Simon Tisdall

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Lies, ideology and repression: China seals Hong Kong’s failed-state fate

The former British territory was a flawed success. Xi Jinping has ended that with the punitive and hastily passed article 23

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How will the Ukraine war end? Only when Vladimir Putin is toppled

A ceasefire on Russia’s terms would embolden the tyrant to pick new targets for his expansionist aims

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The global outlook is perilous. But here are three things Labour can do to make the world a safer place

Keir Starmer should set an example by reducing nuclear warheads, reinstate overseas aid and prevail upon Iran to calm the Middle East, writes Simon Tisdall

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Germany’s reputation for decisive leadership is in tatters when Europe needs it most

Olaf Scholz’s endless dithering over Ukraine is playing into Putin’s hands

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The US as defender of democracy won’t win votes. Donald Trump gets it, but Joe Biden doesn’t

Despite concerns about the state of the world, Americans have soured on their global policing role

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A failing British nuclear arsenal reliant on the goodwill of Donald Trump? It’s a terrifying thought

Believing US-supervised nuclear weapons make Britain safer is not only delusional and unsustainable, it’s dangerous

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Poland is again threatened by a tyrant. This time, Europe must not look away

Donald Tusk needs to convince European leaders to act to deter Vladimir Putin from further aggression

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Alexei Navalny was brave enough to mock Putin’s absurd tyranny. Is it any wonder he is dead?

For many years, this courageous man taunted the corrupt butcher of the Kremlin. But Putin’s enemies so often end up being silenced, says Simon Tisdall, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator

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The world is waging war on its children, in an obscene mockery of international law

From Gaza to Ukraine, from Sudan to Myanmar, youngsters are being raped, abducted, maimed, killed and even recruited as soldiers

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Why is there still no Gaza ceasefire? Because self-interested world leaders are obstructing it

Netanyahu knows he’s barely clinging to power, Biden is playing a bigger game, and Hamas’s leadership cares little for the vast suffering since 7 October, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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At war both within and without, Israel is experiencing a brutal coming of age

In alienating vital allies over Gaza, Netanyahu is delighting those hoping for his country’s collapse

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There is a mega-bomb waiting to explode in the Middle East. Biden must not light the fuse by attacking Iran

The US president is under immense pressure to hit back at Iranian-backed militias, but that would be a disaster, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Europe is heading for perilous waters, and its leaders are dozing at the tiller

Ukraine needs more help, the far right is on the rise and the Middle East crisis gets worse. Where is the European Union’s vision?

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Fascism is everywhere on the march. And it’s Trump who sets the pace

The former president’s nihilist, autocratic anti-politics transcend borders. In Iowa, as in so much of the world, voters are opting for the strongman

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The US isn’t the biggest power in the Middle East any more. Iran is

With China and Russia as its allies, the authoritarian regime is assembling a Middle Eastern coalition as Washington’s influence wanes

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From Gaza to Ukraine, brute force threatens to triumph in 2024

Assassinations, atrocities and invasions, along with uncertain US leadership, presage a year of rising violence

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What’s in store for 2024? Read our experts’ predictions, from Trump 2.0 to a super el Niño

Will KJ-T strike Olympic gold? Will Sunak go for an early election? How much will Taylor Swift fans bring to the UK economy? From tech to fashion, food to politics, the Observer’s top writers predict who and what will make the headlines

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Amid fears of escalation in the Israel-Gaza conflict, consider this: war without end suits Netanyahu

The Israeli prime minister has his own agenda to galvanise his coalition and strengthen himself, says foreign affairs specialist Simon Tisdall

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Democracy’s Super Bowl: 40 elections that will shape global politics in 2024

From Russia to South Africa, India to the US, the coming year’s contests could embolden dictators or revitalise democracies

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How much trouble is Xi really in? Outgunned Taiwan may be about to find out

Cracks are appearing in China’s monolithic regime – and its leader might decide a military adventure will strengthen his grip on power

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Biden now regrets the strength of his support for Netanyahu – he must act before it’s too late

The onslaught on Gaza risks further destabilising the entire Middle East, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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The Kissinger years: flawed legacy of the man behind US cold war policy

He shaped a world of superpowers but to those without power he was ruthless. How did one diplomat hold sway for so long?

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Germany is Ukraine’s new best friend. What a difference a war makes

Berlin steps up assistance as Kyiv faces relentless Russian attacks, low morale at home, and splits in the EU and Nato

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Henry Kissinger dies celebrated, but why? His achievements have long since crumbled

He may have overseen the 20th century, but the champion of US power was also a symbol of its dangerous neo-imperialism, says commentator Simon Tisdall

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