Turkish ships on patrol.
The prospect of gas wealth has been escalating old rivalries and disputes between Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt and Greece.
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The Labour leader’s vision for a customs union after Brexit is even more optimistic than the one being proposed by Theresa May.
Theresa May meets the Saudi leadership – one of her country’s biggest weapons buyers.
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When confronted with the consequences of arms sales, democratic governments fall back on a number of flawed arguments.
Reports of sexual misconduct by Oxfam aid workers sparked a flurry of other allegations.
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To stop sexual exploitation in the aid sector, more self-regulation by NGOs isn’t the answer.
Stained glass depicting the legend of Jews stealing sacramental bread, in the Cathedral of Brussels.
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Antisemitic incidents are on the rise across the globe. To understand this modern hatred we need to look into the past and understand its origins.
Berlusconi: can’t move his face enough to say ‘goodbye’.
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He’s barred from public office but this former prime minister isn’t going to be held back by the small matter of a conviction for tax evasion.
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Xi Jinping is now ruling without term limits. That’s bad news for corrupt officials – and perhaps for the Chinese people.
Odysseus and the Cyclops Polyphemus: how not to treat strangers.
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Why right-wing populism gets the tradition of legality and justice exactly the wrong way round.
Eritreans protest outside the Rwandan embassy in Israel in late January.
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Eritreans in Israel aren’t all fleeing persecution, but many have risked everything for a better life in Israel. Now they’re at risk of being ‘sold’ back to Africa.
Sibling rivalry.
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Ever since partition in 1947, South Asia’s two biggest players have been locked in sibling rivalry.
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Brexit supporters claim the absence of major repercussions so far is evidence that Brexit is a success. But the UK hasn’t left yet.
Come together: South Korea’s president and first lady (front) with North Korea’s head of state and Kim Jong-un’s sister.
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North Korea clearly understands that going straight into high-level negotiations isn’t always the way to make a breakthrough.
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Italy’s political future hangs in the balance – will it see another chaotic grand coalition, or take an anti-EU populist step into the unknown?
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Oxfam is not the first charity to be drawn into a high profile scandal. If it is to survive it needs draw on its core ideals.
Dealing with the disability benefit system can be highly stressful.
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Perpetual uncertainty and changes to the way disability benefits work take a heavy toll on claimants.
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New data shows another drop in the number of EU citizens coming to the UK since Brexit.
Ahed Tamimi appears at a military court.
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The 17-year-old Palestinian activist about to face trial in Israel has become the face of the conflict.
Fed up: a protest in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan.
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The movement known as the ‘Pashtun Long March’ and the ‘Pashtun Spring’ has emerged from a history of human rights abuses, regional politics and War on Terror policies.
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Participants in a recent study became calmer, more able to express their point of view without aggression and developed more open minds.
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Recent deaths within the pornography industry in the US have reignited debates on labour conditions and mental health.
A photograph of Frederick Douglass, African American abolitionist, writer and statesman, taken in the 1870s.
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It’s 200 years since the legendary African American abolitionist and ex-slave Frederick Douglass crossed the Atlantic and found freedom in northeast England.
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The law around ‘sexting’ needs to be overhauled as the way young people communicate changes and evolves.
Once an EU citizen, always an EU citizen?
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A Dutch court has asked the European Court of Justice for clarification on whether British citizens should be allowed to keep their citizenship after Brexit.
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Donald Trump doesn’t have one foreign policy – he has several, and they all clash.
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Four peace agreements have been struck to try and keep Ukraine on an even keel, but none of them has resolved the conflict’s fundamental problems.