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In an age of increased scrutiny, violent and repressive states are turning to subtler methods of removing dissidents and opponents.
Most overseas aid workers remain largely cut off from the people they are in emergency settings to help.
The prime minister conceded that the UK must continue to abide by European Court of Justice rulings, even after Brexit.
A homeless man was found dead at Westminster station, on the doorstep of the Palace of Westminster.
Criminalising suggestions that Poland was complicit in German atrocities during World War II denies history and will hinder scholarship.
Zuma’s almost daily scandals and missteps provided his opponents with perfect electoral fodder. A competent president is the last thing they need.
Talks between the DUP and Sinn Féin have collapsed again, but power sharing isn’t over.
After a scandal involving Oxfam in Haiti, the UK government has threatened to withdraw aid money from the charity.
Europe’s youngest state badly wants into the EU, but the hurdles in place are high.
The fact Jeremy Corbyn spoke to a Communist spy posing as a diplomat in the 1980s does not make him a Communist agent. Many politicians and diplomats were tricked into similar meetings.
The psychologist proposes reason as a solution to all our problems, but telling people they must do something can backfire.
Donald Trump is far from the first president to politicise the judiciary, but the way he’s going about it is uniquely dangerous.
Whether as soldiers, suicide bombers or human shields, children are an increasingly common sight on the battlefield.
More cats and dogs are being stolen than ever before – here’s what you need to know.
The writing has been on the wall for Jacob Zuma for years. That it took so long to get rid of him speaks volumes about the ANC.
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This podcast explores the latest sexology research – including the topics that are still too taboo to get funding. We talk to sex robot experts and find out how sex work has moved online.
A succession of leaders have failed to address problems in England and Wales.
Museums can help teach immigrants new skills – if they engage them.
The shithole countries comment was a landmark moment. This US president has given up even trying to hide his prejudice.
Shocking allegations of abuse by Oxfam aid workers in Haiti are testament to how badly the aid sector needs deep, systemic reform.
Some UK councils are considering setting up buffer zones around abortion clinics, to protect patients from anti-abortion protestors.
Power imbalances and inequality lie at the heart of the international development industry. But the Oxfam scandal shows that organisations mustn’t succumb to it.
The idea that people can be ‘converted’ from homosexuality is a dangerous lie – and yet such therapies still aren’t banned in the UK.
Teams from both countries marched into opening ceremony under the unified Korea flag.