Approval ratings for leaders in the US and UK are slumping, we unpack why global politics seems so fragmented. Plus: The fallout from Tehran’s water crisis and the reason behind a Regency literature revival.

With promises of a short war, how likely is a quick collapse or popular uprising in Iran?
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As oil prices pass $100 a barrel, the G7 holds off releasing emergency stockpiles
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A week of war in Iran and peace in Venezuela?
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