- Angela Merkel is taking her revenge on Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras by insisting there can be no more talks on the country’s debt crisis until after its referendum on the bailout on Sunday
- After China’s main stock index fell by 5 per cent yesterday, investors are blaming the share collapse on the securities regulator and the shadowy world of margin lending
- An Egyptian soap opera set in a neighbourhood in old Cairo circa 1948 offers an empthatic portrayal of the Jewish community – and casts Islamists as the bad guys
- Yes? No? Greek Voters Are Perplexed by a Momentous Referendum (New York Times)
- In Ramadi, the Islamic State settles in, fixing roads and restoring electricity (Washington Post)
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Smart Reads 2 July 2015
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