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detentionTHE INDEPENDENTBelgium synagogue explosion labelled a ‘despicable antisemitic act’LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEChina's high-speed rail project taps the brakesTHE DIPLOMATSouth Korea and the Philippines Expand Ties in Nuclear Energy and Critical MineralsBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!MAIL & GUARDIANIran war drives oil above $100, raising inflation risks for South AfricaTHE DIPLOMATThe US Strikes on Iran Are a Reminder to China: Power Is PowerLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEFruit and vegetable pickers' ratesBRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s JudiciaryMAIL & GUARDIANWorld-first privacy display on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is redefining mobile privacyLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEGas pipelines to EuropeTHE GUARDIANWeight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study findsTHE GUARDIANDescendants of Zimbabwe resistance heroes urge UK to locate looted skullsBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE DIPLOMATChina Really Thinks It Is Just Defending ItselfTHE INDEPENDENTTrump warns Iran women’s football team could be killed after anthem protest and offers asylum in USTHE DIPLOMATAll in the Family: Citizenship, Crime, and Plausible Deniability in CambodiaTHE GUARDIANSouth Africa’s president calls Trump’s policy to offer refuge to white Afrikaners ‘racist’MAIL & GUARDIANThe Ekurhuleni University: An idea whose time has comeBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsTHE INDEPENDENTDoctor who performed Epstein autopsy reveals why she didn’t initially rule it a suicideMAIL & GUARDIANMogotsi and Matlala played me out of R8.4 million, says CarrimTHE INDEPENDENTIran-US war latest: Israel launches widespread new strikes as Iranian ballistic missile shot down in Nato airspaceTHE INDEPENDENTRihanna shooting suspect identified and charged with attempted murder after firing into singer’s homeLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe DRC's security-for-minerals bargainBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE DIPLOMATWhat Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Means for Hong Kong’s International StatusTHE GUARDIANLewis Hamilton sets sights on racing in an African grand prix before retiringMAIL & GUARDIAN‘Ghost Elephants’ explores nature, myth and memoryLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe Little Prince and the marketing of innocenceTHE GUARDIANThree men deported by US file legal case against Eswatini over detentionTHE INDEPENDENTBelgium synagogue explosion labelled a ‘despicable antisemitic act’LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEChina's high-speed rail project taps the brakesTHE DIPLOMATSouth Korea and the Philippines Expand Ties in Nuclear Energy and Critical MineralsBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!MAIL & GUARDIANIran war drives oil above $100, raising inflation risks for South AfricaTHE DIPLOMATThe US Strikes on Iran Are a Reminder to China: Power Is PowerLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEFruit and vegetable pickers' ratesBRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: 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J. Michael Springmann served in the United States government at the Commerce Department and as a diplomat with the State Department's Foreign Service, with postings in Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia. His last assignment was with the Bureau of Intelligence and Research.

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