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across frontlineTHE GUARDIANRoyal Artillery under fire after denying access to looted Asante treasureMAIL & GUARDIANEkurhuleni’s moment: Why a University of Applied Science cannot waitLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe United States' history of regime change — revisitedTHE GUARDIANRSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission findsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEIran unravelled, a littleBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!MAIL & GUARDIANGodongwana financially backs Ramaphosa’s tough talk on crimeTHE DIPLOMATPeru’s Political Crisis Shows How China Could Militarily Use the Port of Chancay Against the USTHE INDEPENDENTThird victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink attackTHE GUARDIANRobert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shootingLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEGaza: from witness to resistanceTHE DIPLOMATInside CCTV’s Lens: How China Frames the Iran ProtestsTHE GUARDIAN‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragediesMAIL & 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INDEPENDENTThird victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink attackTHE GUARDIANRobert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shootingLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEGaza: from witness to resistanceTHE DIPLOMATInside CCTV’s Lens: How China Frames the Iran ProtestsTHE GUARDIAN‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragediesMAIL & GUARDIANPolitical parties criticise budget speech amid stagnant growthMAIL & GUARDIANEconomists split on whether 2026 budget marks a real turning pointTHE GUARDIANUS accused of ‘shameless exploitation’ over proposed Zambian health aid dealBRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s JudiciaryTHE DIPLOMATThailand’s Conservatives Consolidate Power After 2026 Snap PollsTHE INDEPENDENTUS and Iran to resume nuclear talks amid Trump’s mounting military threatBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE INDEPENDENTSarah Palin’s libel claims against The New York Times is taken to a new juryTHE INDEPENDENTSinger D4vd is ‘target’ in investigation of killing of girl whose decomposed body was found in TeslaBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsMAIL & GUARDIANSocial Grants get R292.8bn boostLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEFebruary: the longer viewTHE DIPLOMATThe Chinese Dance Troupe That Sparked a Bomb Threat at the Australian PM’s ResidenceTHE DIPLOMATPax Silica and the China-US Critical Minerals CompetitionBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMajor arms sellers and buyersTHE INDEPENDENTUkraine-Russia war latest: Trump approves Putin-Zelensky meet as Kyiv starts anti-drone netting across frontlineTHE GUARDIANRoyal Artillery under fire after denying access to looted Asante treasureMAIL & GUARDIANEkurhuleni’s moment: Why a University of Applied Science cannot waitLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe United States' history of regime change — revisitedTHE GUARDIANRSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission findsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEIran unravelled, a littleBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!MAIL & GUARDIANGodongwana financially backs Ramaphosa’s tough talk on crimeTHE DIPLOMATPeru’s Political Crisis Shows How China Could Militarily Use the Port of Chancay Against the USTHE INDEPENDENTThird victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink attackTHE GUARDIANRobert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shootingLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEGaza: from witness to resistanceTHE DIPLOMATInside CCTV’s Lens: How China Frames the Iran ProtestsTHE GUARDIAN‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragediesMAIL & GUARDIANPolitical parties criticise budget speech amid stagnant growthMAIL & GUARDIANEconomists split on whether 2026 budget marks a real turning pointTHE GUARDIANUS accused of ‘shameless exploitation’ over proposed Zambian health aid dealBRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s JudiciaryTHE DIPLOMATThailand’s Conservatives Consolidate Power After 2026 Snap PollsTHE INDEPENDENTUS and Iran to resume nuclear talks amid Trump’s mounting military threatBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE INDEPENDENTSarah Palin’s libel claims against The New York Times is taken to a new juryTHE INDEPENDENTSinger D4vd is ‘target’ in investigation of killing of girl whose decomposed body was found in Tesla

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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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