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China’s ‘Silent Chemical War’ • The U.S. must investigate Beijing’s role in the manufacturing of fentanyl that is killing Americans, says one mom whose daughter died after accidentally taking the illicit substance

Russian Economy Faces ‘Burnout’ • Vladimir Putin admits “difficulties” as the country’s key interest rate reaches a historic high

‘They Read My Eulogy As I Lay in an Open Grave’ • Like Paris Hilton, Natasia Pelowski claims she was subjected to abuse at a teenage therapy program

HARSH HEADWINDS • President Yoon Suk Yeol’s battle to reform a South Korea beset with structural problems under the specter of an increasingly aggressive neighbor to the north

‘OUR FOREIGN POLICY AND DOMESTIC REFORMS ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN’ • PRESIDENT YOON SUK YEOL spoke to Newsweek’s Chief Executive Officer Dev Pragad, Global Editor in Chief Nancy Cooper and Senior Global Affairs Editor Matthew Tostevin in Seoul. The text of the interview below has been lightly edited for clarity and concision.

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Monumental Shift • The discovery of 165-million-year-old crystals on Easter Island has upended the longheld notion of how the Earth’s “conveyor belt” moves

Cracking the Norse Code • Walrus DNA has shown that Vikings were likely the first to have encountered Indigenous North Americans

Falling for Romance • A new book, Nora Ephron at the Movies, celebrates the writer/director best known for her iconic rom-coms and strong female characters

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