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& GUARDIANPolitical parties criticise budget speech amid stagnant growthTHE GUARDIANRobert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shootingLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEFebruary: the longer viewMAIL & GUARDIANSocial Grants get R292.8bn boostTHE DIPLOMATPeru’s Political Crisis Shows How China Could Militarily Use the Port of Chancay Against the USBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!THE INDEPENDENTKash Patel fires at least 10 FBI employees who worked on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents investigation: reportsTHE GUARDIANUS accused of ‘shameless exploitation’ over proposed Zambian health aid dealLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEGaza: from witness to resistanceTHE DIPLOMATPax Silica and the China-US Critical Minerals CompetitionLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEIran unravelled, a littleBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotMAIL & GUARDIANEconomists split on whether 2026 budget marks a real turning pointBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE 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Mediterranean storms turned to tragediesMAIL & GUARDIANEkurhuleni’s moment: Why a University of Applied Science cannot waitBRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s JudiciaryLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMajor arms sellers and buyersTHE DIPLOMATThe Chinese Dance Troupe That Sparked a Bomb Threat at the Australian PM’s ResidenceTHE GUARDIANRSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission findsMAIL & GUARDIANPolitical parties criticise budget speech amid stagnant growthTHE GUARDIANRobert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shootingLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEFebruary: the longer viewMAIL & GUARDIANSocial Grants get R292.8bn boostTHE DIPLOMATPeru’s Political Crisis Shows How China Could Militarily Use the Port of Chancay Against the USBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!THE INDEPENDENTKash Patel fires at least 10 FBI employees who worked on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents investigation: reportsTHE GUARDIANUS accused of ‘shameless exploitation’ over proposed Zambian health aid dealLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEGaza: from witness to resistanceTHE DIPLOMATPax Silica and the China-US Critical Minerals CompetitionLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEIran unravelled, a littleBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotMAIL & GUARDIANEconomists split on whether 2026 budget marks a real turning pointBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE DIPLOMATThailand’s Conservatives Consolidate Power After 2026 Snap PollsMAIL & GUARDIANGodongwana financially backs Ramaphosa’s tough talk on crimeTHE DIPLOMATInside CCTV’s Lens: How China Frames the Iran ProtestsTHE INDEPENDENT‘Women aren’t less than’: US Olympic hockey team responds to Trump’s ‘distasteful’ joke about White House invitation

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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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