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India needs to follow a path akin to China’s to find answers to its job woes.
Today Russia: Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address to the Federal Assembly in Moscow, February 29.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
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The SNP was offered a debate – but what they wanted was a vote.
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Rather than helping the families in greatest need, the policy punishes them.
No Palestinian state: Benjamin Netanyahu’s vision for a post-conflict Gaza effectively rules out a workable two-state solution/
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John Strawson, a UK-based researcher of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, answers questions about the Israeli prime minister’s plan for Gaza.
Prisoner swap: Palestinians being released in Ramallah, West Bank as part of a humanitarian pause deal in November 2023.
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The prisoner-hostage exchanges mean a huge amount to both sides of the conflict.
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Ecowas has a patchy track record when it comes to ensuring cooperation and security across west Africa – member states are now starting to leave.
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Islamic State has fallen out of the public attention in the UK and Europe but remains active in Africa.
Olives at a stall in Machne Yehuda Market, Jerusalem.
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By targeting a restaurant owner who identifies with a specific cuisine, the protester makes that one person responsible for the actions of an entire group or country.
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Extremists benefit when we use euphemisms that confer on them an air of legitimacy.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suspended the MP over his comments about Sadiq Khan but has conspicuously failed to acknowledge the Islamophobia at the heart of the scandal.
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Cartography has become one of the most successful technologies for understanding the world around us. But like the world itself, maps and map-making are constantly evolving.
Delhi’s bazaars offer an alternative infrastructure and economy.
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Contemporary characterisations of squatters and street vendors as a “nuisance” reproduces colonial urbanism ideas of hygiene and order.
French president, Emmanuel Macron: ‘Can’t rule out’ sending ground troops to Ukraine.
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Sending ground troops to Ukraine could provoke a wider and vastly more dangerous war with Russia,
Russia sees Serbia as an important ally.
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Europe should not ignore the importance of Serbia as a Russian ally.
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The Home Office has proposed paying influencers to discourage migrants from coming to the UK.
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Most of Vladimir Putin’s opponents are either dead, in jail or in exile. But it might just be ordinary people who can take over the battle for democracy in Russia.
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The number of people sleeping rough in rural areas has increased by 24% in the last year.
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There is no manual for a job at the top of government but a few golden rules are largely agreed upon by those who have experienced ministerial life.
Bomb damage in Plymouth following a raid in April 1941.
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Recent events in Keyham, Plymouth, are a reminder that every year unexploded second world war-era ordinance is still found in British cities.
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Taiwan’s presidential candidates failed to address women’s interests and resonate with women voters.
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Relationship anarchists argue that we should relate to one another as equals and accept that intimacy can take many forms.
Do Argentinians have the patience for their new president’s shock therapy?
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Argentina is already feeling the sting of its new president’s policies – but Javier Milei is pressing ahead with ever-more radical plans to overhaul the economy.
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Research shows that US campaign spending in elections tends to mobilise people to vote rather than to switch support.
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When parliament blocked a radical MP from taking his seat in parliament, Burke warned that ignoring the people’s democratic will could have disastrous consequences.