When Brazil crossed 5 lakh Covid deaths, and Netanyahu’s ‘checkmate’ moment
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When Brazil crossed 5 lakh Covid deaths, and Netanyahu’s ‘checkmate’ moment

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

   

Carlos Latuff | Twitter

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.

In today’s featured cartoon, Carlos Latuff offers a dark comedic take on Brazil crossing 5,00,000 Covid-19 deaths.

Adam Zyglis | Buffalo News

Adam Zyglis takes a dig at the growing anti-vaccination movement in the US, by contrasting it to the criticisms meted out to the ‘pro-choice’ women’s movement.

Kevin Siers | The Charlotte Observer

Kevin Siers takes a swipe at US Republican Senator Thom Tillis, who celebrated the establishment of Juneteenth as a federal holiday but is also helping reintroduce legislation that would withhold federal funds from schools that teach the 1619 Project. The 1619 project is an initiative that aims to reframe US history by putting the legacy of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at its centre.

Ella Baron | The Jewish Chronicle

Ella Baron uses chess to illustrate the end of former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year rule and new PM Naftali Bennett.

Peter Brookes | The Times

Peter Brookes depicts UK PM Boris Johnson as Humpty Dumpty falling off the “blue” Liberal-Dem wall, after the Conservative Party suffered a critical by-election defeat in Chesham & Amersham.