Israel announces plans to expand its offensive in Gaza and Beijing’s critical-minerals chokehold on the US military tightens. Plus: are Italy’s lidos having a renaissance or dying out?

<p dir="ltr">Israel announces plans to expand its offensive in Gaza and Beijing&rsquo;s critical-minerals chokehold on the US military tightens. Plus: are Italy&rsquo;s lidos having a renaissance or dying out?</p>

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