HeyJaredThe World This Week
Our panel of Paris-based journalists review the week's international news: the stories that made the headlines and also those you may have missed! Join us every Friday at 7:10pm Paris time.
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Pope Leo in Paris, Xi Jinping in DC, AI at a crossroads (opens the original)
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It’s been a week of walkouts, power plays and diplomatic theatre – from a battle over press freedom in Washington, to a United Nations General Assembly marked by protests and departures, as leaders clashed over Iran, Cuba and Venezuela. There was also a rare red-carpet meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, as the US and China extended their trade truce and turned their attention to the race for dominance in artificial intelligence. And from the geopolitical to the spiritual, Pope Leo brou
AI: Silicon species or Trojan horse? Riyadh calling, Russia votes and the Ed Sheeran debate (opens the original)
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This week, Saudi Arabia has turned to its allies for military support as Iran-backed Houthi rebels tighten their grip on Yemen’s Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab shipping choke point, while drone attacks on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure deepen an emerging energy crisis. In Russia, voters head to the polls for a tightly controlled parliamentary election with little meaningful opposition, as Vladimir Putin insists there will be no new mobilisation. Meanwhile, warnings about the risks of AI a
Can we slow down AI, and who has the right to remember 9/11? (opens the original)
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In a week that marks 25 years since 9/11, Americans paused to pay tribute. Six bells tolled to signify six fatal moments in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania– with a seventh bell rung this year to commemorate those who later died from 9/11-related illnesses. A private memorial ceremony for families of the victims and dignitaries sparked controversy with a 100,000-signature petition against the attendance of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani . We ask: who gets the right to remember? We al
Germany's 'most dangerous man': A PR gift for the AfD? (opens the original)
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This week, the Ukrainian capital was hit by Russia's most intense wave of air attacks on Kyiv, reportedly in four years, with Reuters describing air raid sirens, drones, cruise and ballistic missiles exhausting Ukraine’s defence system, with 12 people killed and the Ukrainian foreign minister making a direct appeal to Western allies for more Patriot interceptor missiles. Ukraine 's asymmetric war continues, exposing the vulnerabilities of its refineries and logistics hubs. AP reports more than 4
Dismissal of top Ukrainian official sparks unrest while UK Labour gets a new PM (opens the original)
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In this edition, we look at rare wartime demonstrations in Ukraine protesting the ousting of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. After six months on the job, he has been credited with making a difference both on the battlefield and in an anti-corruption drive. However, he had reportedly clashed with Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, over how the war should be waged. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had to choose a side for the sake of unity during a wider government r
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