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The threat of disease changes how people behave to minimise the risk of infection – and can even influence their political preferences.
Taipei’s military strategists plan to use ‘asymmetrical warfare’ in the hope of imposing crippling casualties and costs on any attacker.
Lebanon is in the depths of one of the worst financial crises in history.
A one-off premium for moving to a challenging school, or another part of the country, is a lacklustre response to a big shortage. It’s also been tried before.
Children are at the heart of the battle between usefulness and security. Can we trust Big Tech to find solutions to making computers, and life online, safer for them?
The Misuse of Drugs act started decades of criminalisation-centred drug policy that hasn’t worked.
Boris Johnson’s party were aiming to show what they actually mean by this ubiquitous mantra. Was it a success?
Billed as a speech from a leader making daring decisions to fix the nation, the prime minister’s conference appearance rapidly descended into jokes about beavers.
The ‘illiberal democracy’ model being followed in Hungary may appear all the more appealing following a very important election.
The temporary increase to benefits was a lifeline for families during the pandemic.
Would formal exams be a better, and fairer, measure of pupil performance than teacher assessments?
Gang violence is a serious problem in Latin American society – not just its jails.
The complex history of prosecuting Nazi war crimes means elderly men and women are on trial for crimes committed decades ago.
When preened and powdered aristocrats starting losing their heads, politicians learned to start dressing like ordinary people.
Being on universal credit affects people in more ways than just financial.
The Taliban’s punishments are at odds with many basic principles of Islamic law.
The end of the temporary uplift means many household budgets will no longer meet the minimum income standard.
The government’s violence against women strategy fails to adequately address the reasons for women’s lack of safety.
Investigations are underway over reports that Wayne Couzens exposed himself to women in the days leading up to his horrific crime.
Joe Biden has been quick to calm Kurdish fears that the US will abandon them to their fate.
The government has long promoted the idea that we can build our way out of the housing crisis. Startling numbers of empty homes suggest the problem isn’t one of scarcity but affordability
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Keir Starmer used his first in-person conference speech to set his Labour party apart from the current government.
The increasing prominence of Kim Jong-un’s younger sister has prompted speculation about whether she is positioning herself for ultimate power in North Korea.