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Mechanisms to keep users safe from violent content may pose serious problems for international justice.
After stitching more than 100 proposed motions into one, what’s left will disappoint some members.
The question of the Irish border remains at the centre of Brexit negotiations after an informal summit of EU leaders in Salzburg.
Anti-doping laboratories have historically worked well, but the anti-doping organisations themselves lack oversight.
Managing day-to-day politics and radically transforming the world is a big task.
The long history of inclusivity within the Labour Party is likely to come under pressure next week.
From a sarin attack on a city subway to the rebirth of Buddha to protest marches against indecent magazines, Japan’s religious movements have covered a lot of ground.
Increases in gold prices on world commodities markets are linked to fewer surviving girls in India. This is related to gold often being part of bridal dowries.
The prime minister says the public doesn’t want another vote. But what if their faith in the first result isn’t based on truth?
The Chequers plan might still be the least worst option to secure a Brexit deal.
The US has meddled in Latin America so much that its influence there is viewed there with deep suspicion.
Children growing up in Northern Ireland are far less likely to be in foster or residential care than those in England, Scotland or Wales.
Was the former Labour leader a paid-up Soviet spy? It’s time the security services told us once and for all.
Here’s the evidence the UK will use to design a new managed migration policy after Brexit.
There is a science to the art of the scam. If you can spot the fraudster’s ‘tells’, you can avoid becoming a victim.
The UK is increasingly isolated in its claim to the Chagos Islands. If an international court finds in Mauritius’s favour, the implications could be huge.
You think you’re receiving tablets of stone, but really they’re more like custard.
Labour’s immigration plans are progressive, but could still get bogged down in red tape.
Armed and backed by some of the world’s largest known oil and gas reserves, Gazprom would be more powerful than US mercenaries such as Blackwater, and also closely linked to the Kremlin.
We humans have a tendency to avoid making decisions when we’ve got a lot of options and when we fear being blamed for our choice. Sound familiar?
If the UK left the EU without a deal, it could have an impact on passports, driving licences and mobile phone charges.
The EU is offering an olive branch, but the UK is too busy squabbling to take it.
Although human rights victories are beyond doubt cause for celebration, often we are blinded to the potential of alternative paths of action.
‘For Petrov and Boshirov the interview has very high stakes – and throughout the interview they both appear very anxious and uncomfortable.’