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As a former president goes down for nine-and-a-half years, Brazil’s judicial structures are weathering the political crisis well.
Eyewitness recollections are easily distorted by the views of others.
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Turns out eyewitness testimony is one of the least reliable forms of evidence.
Sky already has a dominant position in subscription TV services in the UK.
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This deal needs to be seen for what it is: a massive step towards dominance of the UK media which could influence public opinion and squeeze out competition.
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Macron’s portrait and taste in literature are full of political symbols to be sussed.
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One of Israel’s most controversial leaders, Benjamin Netanyahu is making the most of a chance to fly under the radar.
A Crusader Castle decoration stone at the Arabic Fortress Citadel in Kerak, Jordan, built in 1142.
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Islamic State propaganda uses a narrative of centuries-old ‘crusader’ aggression.
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Scammers target people who crave social contact.
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The prime minister has suspended the whip from Anne Marie Morris, but she can’t be dismissed as an MP for her remarks.
Compared to China’s highly developed cities, the western regions are still dark at night.
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For China’s ethnic minorities, the state’s development programme is a matter of political control.
There are over 300,000 British nationals living in Spain.
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Now the UK and the EU have made their opening offers on citizens’ rights, an EU law expert examines what this means for UK nationals living abroad.
Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi walks through a market in Mosul on July 9.
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Iraqis are proud of the victory in Mosul, but worried about the huge tasks ahead.
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The push for accountability in Syria exposes the challenges of international criminal justice.
Duterte visits a police headquarters in Davao city.
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It turns out that the president of the Philippines is exactly who he said he was.
Citizens’ rights have been left in limbo by Brexit.
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The EU sees reciprocity on citizens rights as a moral principle and legal guarantee. The UK sees it as a negotiating technique.
Someone say something.
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Trump and Putin are already bickering and with Erdoğan making a fuss too, the German Chancellor will have to play a blinder for the summit not to fall apart.
Muslim women pray behind men at mass prayers to celebrate Eid al-Adha in Birmingham.
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A new report on missing Muslims under-emphasises women’s growing participation in civil society.
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The world seems convinced that Venezuela’s famous national orchestral programme is turning on the government. Why?
Davis is backing documentation for EU citizens after Brexit.
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Government plans to introduce official documents for EU citizens to prove their right to live in the UK have some people surprised.
Yezidi refugees.
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The terrorist group is trying to destroy a religious minority.
Police officers have to deal with a lot of incidents not related to crime.
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But with many different demands on police time, some not relating to crime, it’s hard to estimate.
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It’s the end of the world (order) as we know it.
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The online abuse of journalists is increasingly leading to self-censorship and websites abandoning the comment function altogether
Denial in Damascus.
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Denial and obfuscation have always been a part of chemical warfare.
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Troupes of women in flowing red capes are turning up all over the US to remind us that reproductive rights are under threat.
Part of Feltham Young Offenders Institution has been deemed ‘not safe for either staff or boys’.
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A judge has ruled that placing a 16-year-old in solitary confinement breached his human rights.