El Cocuy National Park.
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One of Colombia’s most beautiful areas, El Cocuy National Natural Park was for years too dangerous to visit. No more.
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Both female beauty icons posted ‘problematic’ tweets about the Israel-Palestine conflict in 2014. But they weren’t received the same way.
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A Pakistani humanist has been denied asylum in Britain because he couldn’t identify Plato or Aristole. The state is illiterate when it comes to atheism.
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All the president’s men … where a men-only club dinner went wrong and what lessons there are for charity fundraising.
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The harassment at the Presidents Club Charity Dinner was horrible. Here are three lessons from moral philosophy on how to avoid it happening again.
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YouTube celebrity Chrissy Chambers has won damages in a landmark revenge porn case. But not all victims of such abuse will have her means.
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A new national security communications unit has echoes of the past, when the government tried to weaponise information, with mixed results.
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Outside observers are keen to declare the Syrian conflict almost over. It is anything but.
Tide pods: neither delicious, nor nutritious.
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Eating laundry detergent capsules online is not the fault of the younger generation. In modern society, attention is power.
Turkish troops prepare to go after US-backed Kurdish forces.
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Turkey’s priorities in Syria just don’t match the US’s – and its increasingly authoritarian domestic politics don’t help.
A woman holding a Roma flag, at a protest in Lety, Czech Republic, the site of World War II Romani genocide.
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Racist stigmatisation of Roma as socially ‘unadaptable’ has a long history across Europe.
North Korean cheerleaders holding the unified Korea flag during the Summer Universiade 2003 in South Korea.
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A delicate truce between North and South Korea has been reached in the run up to the Winter Olympics. It’s a high profile win for an event which is struggling to remain relevant.
Protesting the Trump administration’s decision in Bethlehem.
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With a single cut in donations to a UN agency, Donald Trump has abandoned another norm of US foreign policy. The consequences could be disastrous.
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A history of inequality and division in society has reinforced a sense of separation – and it has benefited the far right.
UKIP leader Henry Bolton is under pressure after members of his senior team resigned.
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How does UKIP keep itself relevant after Brexit?
For many victims of violence, the police are a large part of the problem.
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How our work with Indian police is helping women and girls find justice.
Claims that peers could ‘block Brexit’ have been exaggerated.
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The Lords won’t block Brexit, but here’s what could happen when they debate the EU Withdrawal Bill.
North and South Korean officials meet with International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach in Lausanne on January 20.
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In a sporting diplomatic coup, North and South Korea will march under a unified flag at Pyeongchang 2018.
Putin may find himself on thin ice if he crosses soldiers’ mothers.
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Vladimir Putin may not appear restricted by rules and legal norms abroad, but he is still judged in the court of public opinion at home.
Giving a new ‘GroKo’ coalition the go-ahead.
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Germany’s Social Democrat Party leadership voted in favour of a new coalition with Angela Merkel’s block – but it’s far from plain sailing ahead.
The UN buffer zone in Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Divided by military force for decades, many Cypriots have lost their zeal for unification – but more than a few are still hopeful.
On the periphery.
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The French president has a vision for a more integrated Europe – and Brexit feeds right into that.
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Young victims remain at risk because current laws are focused on concerns over immigration and the economy.
Trump’s first walk to the White House, inauguration day 2017.
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Never mind a “Muslim ban”, Obamacare repeal or a wall on the Mexican border – Donald Trump’s only real agenda is himself.
Plus ça change.
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The deal reaffirms the existing Le Touquet agreement as the basis for co-operation between France and the UK.