Daily Archives: April 21, 2024
Cover: The New Statesman Magazine – April 21, 2024
The New Statesman – April 21, 2024:
Israel and Iran’s deadly game
They bet that direct attacks would not lead to a disastrous escalation. The Middle East is now on the…By Jeremy Bowen
Why Iran’s attack on Israel failed
The drone and missile strike conveyed as much weakness as it did strength.By Lawrence Freedman
The Cass review into children’s gender care should shame us all
Why was the prescription of puberty blockers to distressed children allowed to continue for so long?By Hannah Barnes
Sunday Morning: Stories From London, Marbella, New Delhi And Bangkok
Monocle on Sunday, April 21, 2024: Emma Nelson, Simon Brooke and Lynne O’Donnell on the weekend’s biggest talking points.
We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Marbella, Monocle’s New Delhi correspondent, Lyndee Prickitt, for the latest on the India elections and Monocle’s Bangkok correspondent for the news in Thailand.
The New York Times — Sunday, April 21, 2024
Top Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug, Then Won Olympic Gold
The case, involving multiple swimmers who seven months later won medals at the 2021 Games, prompted accusations of a cover-up and concerns over why antidoping regulators chose not to intervene.
A Ragtag Resistance Sees the Tide Turning in a Forgotten War
Rebel fighters have handed Myanmar’s army defeat after defeat, for the first time raising the possibility that the military junta could be at risk of collapse.
The Town at the Center of a Supreme Court Battle Over Homelessness
A lawsuit by a group of homeless residents of a small Oregon town could reshape the way cities across the country deal with homelessness.
House Approves $95 Billion Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
After months of delay at the hands of a bloc of ultraconservative Republicans, the package drew overwhelming bipartisan support, reflecting broad consensus.
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