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THE GUARDIANRSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission findsMAIL & GUARDIANEconomists split on whether 2026 budget marks a real turning pointBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE INDEPENDENTThird victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink attackMAIL & GUARDIANSocial Grants get R292.8bn boostTHE DIPLOMATThe Chinese Dance Troupe That Sparked a Bomb Threat at the Australian PM’s ResidenceTHE DIPLOMATPax Silica and the China-US Critical Minerals CompetitionLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe United States' history of regime change — revisitedLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMajor arms sellers and buyersTHE GUARDIAN‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragediesTHE DIPLOMATInside CCTV’s Lens: How China Frames the Iran ProtestsTHE DIPLOMATThailand’s Conservatives Consolidate Power After 2026 Snap PollsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEGaza: from witness to resistanceBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!THE INDEPENDENTSinger D4vd is ‘target’ in investigation of killing of girl whose decomposed body was found in TeslaTHE INDEPENDENTUkraine-Russia war latest: Trump approves Putin-Zelensky meet as Kyiv starts anti-drone netting across frontlineTHE DIPLOMATPeru’s Political Crisis Shows How China Could Militarily Use the Port of Chancay Against the USBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsMAIL & GUARDIANGodongwana financially backs Ramaphosa’s tough talk on crimeLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEIran unravelled, a littleMAIL & GUARDIANEkurhuleni’s moment: Why a University of Applied Science cannot waitTHE INDEPENDENTUS and Iran to resume nuclear talks amid Trump’s mounting military threatTHE 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 JudiciaryMAIL & GUARDIANPolitical parties criticise budget speech amid stagnant growthTHE INDEPENDENTSarah Palin’s libel claims against The New York Times is taken to a new juryBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEFebruary: the longer viewTHE GUARDIANRobert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shootingTHE GUARDIANRoyal Artillery under fire after denying access to looted Asante treasureTHE GUARDIANRSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission findsMAIL & GUARDIANEconomists split on whether 2026 budget marks a real turning pointBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE INDEPENDENTThird victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink attackMAIL & GUARDIANSocial Grants get R292.8bn boostTHE DIPLOMATThe Chinese Dance Troupe That Sparked a Bomb Threat at the Australian PM’s ResidenceTHE DIPLOMATPax Silica and the China-US Critical Minerals CompetitionLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe United States' history of regime change — revisitedLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMajor arms sellers and buyersTHE GUARDIAN‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragediesTHE DIPLOMATInside CCTV’s Lens: How China Frames the Iran ProtestsTHE DIPLOMATThailand’s Conservatives Consolidate Power After 2026 Snap PollsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEGaza: from witness to resistanceBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!THE INDEPENDENTSinger D4vd is ‘target’ in investigation of killing of girl whose decomposed body was found in TeslaTHE INDEPENDENTUkraine-Russia war latest: Trump approves Putin-Zelensky meet as Kyiv starts anti-drone netting across frontlineTHE DIPLOMATPeru’s Political Crisis Shows How China Could Militarily Use the Port of Chancay Against the USBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsMAIL & GUARDIANGodongwana financially backs Ramaphosa’s tough talk on crimeLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEIran unravelled, a littleMAIL & GUARDIANEkurhuleni’s moment: Why a University of Applied Science cannot waitTHE INDEPENDENTUS and Iran to resume nuclear talks amid Trump’s mounting military threatTHE 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 JudiciaryMAIL & GUARDIANPolitical parties criticise budget speech amid stagnant growthTHE INDEPENDENTSarah Palin’s libel claims against The New York Times is taken to a new juryBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEFebruary: the longer viewTHE GUARDIANRobert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shootingTHE GUARDIANRoyal Artillery under fire after denying access to looted Asante treasureTHE GUARDIANRSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission findsMAIL & GUARDIANEconomists split on whether 2026 budget marks a real turning pointBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE INDEPENDENTThird victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink attackMAIL & GUARDIANSocial Grants get R292.8bn boostTHE DIPLOMATThe Chinese Dance Troupe That Sparked a Bomb Threat at the Australian PM’s ResidenceTHE DIPLOMATPax Silica and the China-US Critical Minerals CompetitionLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe United States' history of regime change — revisitedLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMajor arms sellers and buyersTHE GUARDIAN‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragediesTHE DIPLOMATInside CCTV’s Lens: How China Frames the Iran ProtestsTHE DIPLOMATThailand’s Conservatives Consolidate Power After 2026 Snap PollsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEGaza: from witness to resistanceBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!THE INDEPENDENTSinger D4vd is ‘target’ in investigation of killing of girl whose decomposed body was found in TeslaTHE INDEPENDENTUkraine-Russia war latest: Trump approves Putin-Zelensky meet as Kyiv starts anti-drone netting across frontlineTHE DIPLOMATPeru’s Political Crisis Shows How China Could Militarily Use the Port of Chancay Against the USBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsMAIL & GUARDIANGodongwana financially backs Ramaphosa’s tough talk on crimeLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEIran unravelled, a littleMAIL & GUARDIANEkurhuleni’s moment: Why a University of Applied Science cannot waitTHE INDEPENDENTUS and Iran to resume nuclear talks amid Trump’s mounting military threatTHE 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 JudiciaryMAIL & GUARDIANPolitical parties criticise budget speech amid stagnant growthTHE INDEPENDENTSarah Palin’s libel claims against The New York Times is taken to a new juryBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEFebruary: the longer viewTHE GUARDIANRobert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shootingTHE GUARDIANRoyal Artillery under fire after denying access to looted Asante treasureTHE GUARDIANRSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission findsMAIL & GUARDIANEconomists split on whether 2026 budget marks a real turning pointBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE INDEPENDENTThird victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink attackMAIL & GUARDIANSocial Grants get R292.8bn boostTHE DIPLOMATThe Chinese Dance Troupe That Sparked a Bomb Threat at the Australian PM’s ResidenceTHE DIPLOMATPax Silica and the China-US Critical Minerals CompetitionLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe United States' history of regime change — revisitedLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMajor arms sellers and buyersTHE GUARDIAN‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragediesTHE DIPLOMATInside CCTV’s Lens: How China Frames the Iran ProtestsTHE DIPLOMATThailand’s Conservatives Consolidate Power After 2026 Snap PollsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEGaza: from witness to resistanceBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!THE INDEPENDENTSinger D4vd is ‘target’ in investigation of killing of girl whose decomposed body was found in TeslaTHE INDEPENDENTUkraine-Russia war latest: Trump approves Putin-Zelensky meet as Kyiv starts anti-drone netting across frontlineTHE DIPLOMATPeru’s Political Crisis Shows How China Could Militarily Use the Port of Chancay Against the USBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsMAIL & GUARDIANGodongwana financially backs Ramaphosa’s tough talk on crimeLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEIran unravelled, a littleMAIL & GUARDIANEkurhuleni’s moment: Why a University of Applied Science cannot waitTHE INDEPENDENTUS and Iran to resume nuclear talks amid Trump’s mounting military threatTHE 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 JudiciaryMAIL & GUARDIANPolitical parties criticise budget speech amid stagnant growthTHE INDEPENDENTSarah Palin’s libel claims against The New York Times is taken to a new juryBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEFebruary: the longer viewTHE GUARDIANRobert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shootingTHE GUARDIANRoyal Artillery under fire after denying access to looted Asante treasure

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J. Michael Springmann

J. Michael Springmann

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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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