Syrian tribes have found themselves on competing sides of Syria’s ongoing civil war.
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How Syria’s tribes are being used by those both for and against the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
The Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Rev Justin Welby (right) with the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu in February 2015.
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The church is itself divided on Brexit, but that doesn’t mean it can’t provide guidance for a polarised community.
Tribal members in a jirga, or circle – one traditional avenue for justice in Afghanistan.
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In countries where people access different justice providers, a hybrid model could pull them together and ensure better oversight and human rights.
Charles I in Three Positions by Anthonis van Dyck.
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John Major was right – it didn’t end well for the 17th-century king, who ignored parliament and lost his head.
Media tour Hong Kong’s Legislative Council building after protesters broke in on July 1.
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Chinese media sees the protests very differently to Western media.
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The referendum was an exercise in ends, not means. But the way Britain deals with the result is crucial.
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While some argue that Western LGBT+ ideals have no place in Asia, a new ruling in Hong Kong shows that these values have no bearing on the law.
Orangemen on the march.
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Many voters in Northern Ireland are tired of the sectarian stranglehold of Sinn Fein and the DUP – and the ‘others’ are gaining ground.
Kim Darroch: not in Trump’s good books.
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The leak of US dipomatic cables by Wikileaks revealed some equally frank assessments of British politicians.
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They reflect wider concerns about the US – and its leaders.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis takes office as Greek prime minister.
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The road ahead remains rocky for Greece’s newly elected prime minister.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greece’s new prime minister, hugs his daughter after his election victory.
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Ten years after the onset of Greece’s biggest crisis since World War II, radical populism is running out of steam.
Protesters in Hong march to West Kowloon railway station on July 7.
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Why the UK should follow the US lead in plans to issue an annual certificate of Hong Kong’s autonomy.
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Nativist rhetoric is nothing new. But ideas once considered fringe are now being absorbed into the mainstream.
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New research found persistent differences between generations of people in the UK when it comes to their attitudes to immigration.
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The MP has been suspended again but will the party leadership readmit him if a snap election is on the cards?
Washington is getting ready for Donald Trump’s big show.
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The Declaration of Independence was not greeted with universal acclaim and many Americans stayed loyal to the crown.
Ursula von der Leyen: still under investigation in Germany.
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It’s not just that the new top team only represents western states. Several of them seem rather unprepared to lead the union.
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The British nuclear weapon tests on Kiritimati (or Christmas) Island had profound and lasting cultural consequences for both atomic veterans and local islanders.
British Prime Minister Theresa May meets Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the G20 in Osaka, Japan.
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Despite the UK’s close relationship with Saudi Arabia, the British public think much the same about its global influence as they do about Russia and Iran – and it isn’t good.
In 2018 Ireland voted to repeal the eighth amendment of its constitution and legalise abortion, following proposals from a citizen’s assembly.
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It worked in Ireland – now Nicola Sturgeon is asking selected citizens to examine the big constitutional issues facing the country.
Storming the legislature.
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The occupation of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council building on July 1 was met with calls for ‘zero tolerance’ from mainland China.
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Do you get a sense of déja vu when you hear the foreign secretary talk about his Brexit plans? There’s a reason for that.
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We are living through the latest battle in a 300-year long ideological war over the meaning of humanity itself.
What is happening to UK life expectancy?
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There were an extra 623,000 deaths in the UK in the year to mid-2018 – an increase of 3%.