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1) The unpopular American
ECONOMIST: American brands have a new image problem
2) Land of the giants
NYT: U.K. Trade Deals Bare the Reality: It’s a Midsize Economy Among Giants
3) Out of Africa
VISUAL CAPITALIST: U.S. vs. China: Mapping Trade Dominance in Africa (2003-2023)
4) Speak of the devil …
NYT: U.A.E. Is Pouring Money Into Africa, Seeking Resources and Power
5) CRINK? More like CRINge
NYT: Kim Jong-un Vents Fury After Botched Launch of North Korean Destroyer
6) Another bizarro Oval Office set-up
NYT: Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Confrontation
7) We have been warned
ECONOMIST: The Senate should vote down Donald Trump’s reckless tax cuts; If it does not, a collision with the bond markets awaits
8) The color of money
AXIOS: Exclusive: Trump's "gold card" launch
9) NEVER get involved in a land war in Asia
RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT: Hegseth is taking the Army on another dead end ride to Asia
10) The zone, discounting the flood
HERALD PLUS: Donald Trump is a paper tiger, all bark and no bite; Donald Trump’s empty threats are piling up and the pattern of behaviour is becoming all too clear for America’s biggest rivals and enemies.
11) The room in the rear must remain near
THE TELEGRAPH: Today, only Ukraine and Russia are ready for land war. We must change that
12) The “water bomb” India just dropped on Pakistan
TIMES OF INDIA: ‘A water bomb’: Pakistan Senator Syed Ali Zafar explains impact of India suspending Indus pact
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