International

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The UN could run out of cash within months
America and China are pushing it to the brink of financial collapse

International
Donald Trump picks the wrong trade fight with China
America will lose an economic-pain war

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A Trump executive order will unleash a global deep-sea mining boom
It will galvanise international co-operation over writing rules for the ocean bed

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Why some countries are once again embracing cluster bombs
The once-banned weapons are making a comeback to deter Russia

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The ugly task of Putin-proofing your border
Russia’s European neighbours hate landmines. They are installing them anyway

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Trump’s red-hot war on terror
The number of strikes against jihadists is rising. Is it 2001 all over again?

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The coming struggle to choose the next pope
A conclave of 135 cardinals may pick someone very different from Francis

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Plastics are greener than they seem
Even if the world needs to become much better at managing their waste

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Xi Jinping’s Trump-sized puzzle
For all its strength and swagger, China is struggling to handle an impulsive America

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There is a vast hidden workforce behind AI
Will they become redundant as the technology develops?