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Sunday 12 January 2025
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- .theguardian Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends… fast | Will Hutton
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- .theguardian Chris Riddell on Donald Trump pouring oil on to the climate crisis as Los Angeles burns – cartoon
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- .theguardian Joe Biden got plenty right at home, but on the world stage he let himself be taken for a fool | Simon Tisdall
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- .theguardian Sam Moore was more than a Soul Man – he was one of the 20th century’s great live performers
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