Not always violent.
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Extremism and terrorism should not be simply interlinked.
Shortlived alliance.
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As US national security advisor, John Bolton was too much of a warmonger for Donald Trump.
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The former deputy prime minister has been outmanouevered by his government partners –but he thrives in opposition.
The memorial to the Kindertransport refugees, Liverpool St Station, London.
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The Kindertransport saved thousands of Jewish children from the Nazis before World War II. But planned reforms to UK asylum policy are putting refugee children at risk.
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A strong speaker is never going to win friends. Bercow had a different goal.
Many opposition candidates were banned from elections to Moscow’s Duma.
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United Russia lost a third of its seats in the Moscow Duma – what does this mean for Vladimir Putin?
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The PM was meant to talk about recruitment but ended up rambling about Brexit.
Enough.
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As protests continue in Mexico about violence against women, some have blamed macho culture. But that may do more harm.
Hitler and Mussolini – dismantling democracy.
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Parliaments were and remain institutions of frustrating negotiation and very often unpalatable compromise. They also represent an imperfect but significant check on the abuse of power.
Opposition protesters take to the streets in Moscow in August 2019.
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A new survey looked at who young Russians trust.
Anti-India protesters in Karachi, Pakistan, on September 1.
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Roughly translating as ‘Hindu-ness’, Hindutva reframes the majority religion more as an identity, stoking tensions and intolerance of Muslims.
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MPs blocked the prime minister’s motion to hold an election – but that doesn’t mean they don’t want one.
Demanding action.
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Polls show Americans want gun control, but it isn’t a top-line issue for voters.
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Police tactics in Hong Kong have not helped the cycle of protest, repression and further protest.
Some of the rebels gather in parliament before the vote.
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Removing the whip to a group who voted against the government
Johnson has kicked 21 MPs out of the party, including Ken Clarke, the father of the House.
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For much of the 20th Century, UK Conservatives sought to appeal to a broad voter base. The new admiistration is already undermining that ethos.
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Why do caseworkers and immigration judges not believe that asylum seekers are gay?
Children found it particularly difficult when parents couldn’t agree on where they would live.
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Communication, contact and an end to conflict all help children accommodate this major change.
Israeli soldiers in the Hula Valley in the north of Israel, near the Lebanese border.
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Saudi Arabia and Israeli in balancing act after strikes on Iran-backed militias.
Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, seems set on a course for a general election.
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Findings over the past few months show the two main parties are in terrible shape ahead of this snap vote.
Johnson lost an MP to defection and another 21 voted against him.
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An election is on the near horizon and the Conservatives are best placed to win. But that doesn’t mean they will be popular.
The army’s latest recruitment campaign was mocked for its political correctness.
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In a world that is unrecognisable to that of 1914, should the British army be relying on recruitment tactics that are a century old?
Are you who you eat?
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Following a vegan lifestyle isn’t always easy. Navigating its burdens can signal a new you.
Protests by the All India Democratic Women’s Association in Mumbai against the new law.
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The Indian government’s recent criminalisation of instant ‘triple-talaq’ divorce has stoked dispute among the very people it purports to protect: Muslim women.
Conte: free to spread on to two chairs now.
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The fragile coalition between the League and Five Star Movement has fallen to pieces – and Giuseppe Conte is the last man standing.