This week's articles talk about the shifting world order, the politicized Olympics, royal scandals, and the struggles of dating, highlighting the challenges and inequalities that everyday people face and urging them to stay strong and look out for one another.

Kim Jong Un gifted rifles after a party congress, including one to his daughter, signaling a dynastic succession and highlighting the power dynamics in North Korea.

Pakistan and Afghanistan are clashing, and the US is backing Pakistan's right to defend itself, but the real concern is for the everyday folks caught in the crossfire; the international community needs to help these countries find peace and real solutions.