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President Xi Jinping has purged his top military officials, raising doubts about the China’s readiness for war.

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Since the ceasefire in Gaza was announced, nothing has been done to rebuild the devastated territory. Our Middle East editor, Josie Delap, looks at how much reconstruction could cost, and who might foot the bill.

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Germany’s hard-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is more popular than ever. One in four Germans now support it. Yet despite its rise, the party remains shut out of power.

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Five famous readers of The Economist pose some tricky questions about the paper’s history to Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, our deputy editor, in the inaugural quiz on The Insider, The Economist’s in-depth weekly discussion show.

You can watch the full episode here: econ.st/4obWt04

00:00 – Bill Gates asks his question on an advert from the 1990s
00:59 – John Micklethwait’s question on The Simpsons
01:30 – Fareed Zakaria asks his question on The Economist’s obits
02:08 – Mark Rutte’s question on the longest edition of the paper
02:38 – Amal Clooney poses a question on the youngest editor-in-chief

#billgates #amalclooney #quiz #history #thesimpsons

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Israel has begun its offensive on Gaza City, the largest remaining civilian centre in the strip. Gaza is now almost entirely uninhabitable—but the damage isn’t solely from Israeli airstrikes.