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In today’s featured cartoon, Rob Rogers suggests that displays of military might are typically features of dictatorial regimes. Donald Trump celebrated American Independence Day on 4 July with an exhibition of his country’s military prowess.
News reports indicate that during his time as UK’s Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson was prevented from accessing some secret documents. Peter Brookes uses the 1981 James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only to poke fun at Johnson.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son Archie was baptised this Saturday. However, the couple chose not to reveal the name of Archie’s godparents. Matt satirises this secrecy with the ‘cyanide pill’ trope.
As pro-autonomy protests continue in Hong Kong, Kal depicts the extent of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s power.
Sharon Murdoch suggests that even though a full-fledged climate emergency has hit humanity, it is still caught up in deliberating on the need to take action.