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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.
Taiwan’s presidential candidates failed to address women’s interests and resonate with women voters.
Relationship anarchists argue that we should relate to one another as equals and accept that intimacy can take many forms.
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.
Research shows that US campaign spending in elections tends to mobilise people to vote rather than to switch support.
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.
The Russian president still insists that Ukraine has been taken over by hostile pro-western elites over the past decade.
Restrictions on media coverage and the use of sexual history in court would be more effective changes.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Nikki Haley’s supporters are much more likely to believe that Joe Biden won the 2020 fairly than those of Donald Trump.
History tells us that the White House and the Pentagon have been able to wield a degree of influence over Israel’s decision-making.
Instead of voting on a ceasefire, the House of Commons descended into furious arguments between MPs and the speaker.
The absence of data concerning homeless populations is not a new phenomenon. It underlines the wider invisibility of the unhoused.
Western military support for Ukraine is more important than ever.
In The Conversation Weekly podcast, researcher Colin Irwin explains how peace polls can help build consensus in conflict negotiations – but only if all parties are at the table.
Egypt would be seriously destabilised by hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Gaza.
Messi will not start a war in China, but this is not to say that football lacks political relevance.
Families in the UK play a significant role in introducing children to colourist views. They can also be instrumental in challenging them.
Children need to know they can talk to adults about problems online – and a ban may affect this.
The Israeli peace movement has been demoralised by the lack of support from the progressive left.
The rest of the world is already starting to react to a possible Trump presidency, but is finding it hard to plan.
Argentine society is responding strongly to Javier Milei’s radical policies.
There is no singular meaning behind the Mary imagery used by anti-abortion activists.
An expert on social media explains how she proved she was being shadow banned – and how you can too.