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The main stumbling block to Middle East peace is the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Trends of global power tensions, open war, democratic decline and extreme job market fluctuations are likely to continue in 2024
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Self-doubt and being indifferent to praise is central to being truly humble.
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These highlights from The Conversation’s Quarter Life series can help you stick to your goals in 2024.
The so-called Qanon shaman, Jacob Chansley, at the Capitol riot.
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It is now not uncommon to find people supporting leaders like Donald Trump while insisting the state refrains from intervening in their lives.
David Cameron meeting with Xi Jinping during a visit to China in 2018.
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The foreign secretary wanted to embrace Beijing when he was prime minister but times have changed.
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As your bond deepens and matures, your language skills should similarly progress.
George W Bush used the phrase “axis of evil” to define his foreign policy in a 2002 speech.
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So far, the revival of the ‘axis’ appears to be largely coming from Republicans, rather than the White House.
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Since the Victorian age, tobacco has been a form of stress relief.
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Keeping a diary has been a common pandemic pastime throughout history.
The memorial laid in 1978 to the victims of the 1190 pogrom at Clifford’s Tower, in York.
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Jewish communities still use liturgical poems written by the French rabbi known for having taught in York in the 12th century.
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The millionaire who wants to be the outsider has a huge battle in Iowa to stay in the presidential race.
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Most of the emergency government aid went to covering care homes’ loss of revenue. Care workers, meanwhile, kept the sector afloat through overtime.
Is it really true that shoplifting is out of control?
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Is the cost of living really driving regular people to crime? And are those security tags on your steak the result of their misdemeanours?
Tourists at the Acropolis, Greece.
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The expansion of social media and ubiquity of smartphone cameras has had a major impact on tourists’ behaviour.
Protesters gathered in Seattle, US, calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza-Israel conflict, on December 14 2023.
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Numbers of Muslim and Jewish voters in the US, are small, compared to the rest of the population, so their voting patterns are unlikely to change the 2024 election result.
What does 2024 have in store for Britain’s future?
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With an election on the horizon, it’s the perfect time to curl up with one of our expert recommendations.
Stand by me: Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky will need to work hard to retain the support of his countries allies.
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A round up of our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past fortnight.
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Abu Zubaydah is accusing the UK government of involvement in his torture and unlawful detainment.
Ukraine’s leaders are desperately in need of support from its European allies.
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With four elections among Ukraine’s key partners in 2024, commitment to aid for President Zelensky could be in doubt.
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Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky admits there is no end in sight to the war with Russia.
A bit of Christmas cheer: members of the Women’s Royal Naval Service taste the pudding at Greenock in Scotland, December 1943.
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In 1943, Britons thought the war was nearly over − but another 18 months of hardship and a decade of rationing lay ahead.
Tunisians were elated to vote in their first free elections since the fall of their dictatorship in 2011 – but turnout has since fallen from 90% to 11%.
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Voting patterns over decades show how hard it is to maintain enthusiasm for democracy.
Image released by Houthi rebels apparently showing the hijacking of an Israeli-owned cargo ship near Yemen in the southern Red Sea, November 19, 2023.
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A US-led naval taskforce has deployed in the Red Sea and is considering strikes on rebel positions in Yemen.
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Our own family Christmas’s can be minefields but going to someone else’s can be equally challenging. Here are some tips on navigating someone else’s family holidays