Editorial The arrest of Abdulla Shahid, former Foreign Minister of the Maldives and President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, over allegations of sexually abusing a minor is
Editorial The arrest of Abdulla Shahid, former Foreign Minister of the Maldives and President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, over allegations of sexually abusing a minor is
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The absence of a single African representative at the Berlin Conference of 1884–85, where European powers established rules for dividing the continent among themselves, provides the central premise of Daniel Kehlmann’s new
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US President Donald Trump has appointed Stephen Miller, one of the most influential architects of his administration’s hardline policies, as his new chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles in a decision that
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The defeat of political movements rarely follows the decisive ending imagined in literature. Even when an authoritarian leader loses power or an electoral movement suffers a major setback, the political ideas sustaining
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The internet has fundamentally altered who can participate in democratic public discourse, how political information circulates and who has the power to shape public opinion. Yet the legal principles governing democratic communication
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Germany is reconsidering one of the fundamental principles governing its sexual criminal law: what constitutes consent. A proposed reform of Section 177 of the German Criminal Code would shift the legal focus
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s political survival following Israel’s latest parliamentary election has left the country facing an uncertain government formation process, with significant implications for regional security, the war in Gaza and the possibility
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by Our Correspondent in Fuzhou , China The future of international cooperation is increasingly being shaped not only by what countries build, trade or invest in, but also by how their
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The narrative surrounding the Ukraine war often marks its beginning on February 24, 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion. But the rivalries and political decisions that brought the two countries into
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The continued closure of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor has raised concerns around religious freedoms in relation to crossing borders. The Punjab Legislative Assembly passed a resolution on the 27th October 2026 requesting
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India is investing billions of dollars to establish itself as a major semiconductor manufacturing centre, but its strategy differs from the approach taken by the world’s leading chipmakers. Instead of entering the
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The United Nations mission in Western Sahara is facing an abrupt end after 35 years without achieving the central purpose for which it was established: organising a referendum on self-determination. Its departure
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More than 80% of global merchandise trade travels by sea. Under normal conditions, the vast maritime network allows goods, energy and raw materials to move across continents with little public attention. But
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A decade after securing an agreement that brought Colombia’s longest-running armed conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to an end, former president Juan Manuel Santos believes the world is
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Spanish actress Lucía Caraballo has criticised the promotion of hatred against minority groups, arguing that freedom of expression cannot be used to justify messages targeting people because of their identities. “Promoting hatred
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