Armed officers patrol in London in late March 2017.
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Ask when, not if, police in the UK ‘shoot to kill’ under revised policy.
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The cosy relationship between big sporting events and alcohol brands flexes too much muscle – and young people are suffering for it.
Bill O'Reilly and Donald Trump.
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As long as the media gives disproportionate prominence to powerful voices, they’ll be able to shape the way unflattering coverage unfolds.
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Running the US, it turns out, is nothing like running a business.
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In the absence of the government, and with important negotiations ahead, it’s helpful to understand what citizens think about Brexit.
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When Jean-Marie Le Pen made it to the second round in 2002, France was in a very different mood.
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A crushing defeat in June could paradoxically make it easier to elect another leader from the far left.
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The intimate needs of elderly people living in cares homes are being ignored – the system needs to change.
Tim Farron seeks distance from Labour in a key London constituency.
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The particularities of the British electoral system make working together unrealistic.
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There’s nowhere quite like Japan – or at least, that’s how the Japanese government tells it.
Britain’s commitment to spend 0.7% of it’s GNI on aid has come under pressure.
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It could embolden other demands for diverting aid.
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Wikipedia has earned our trust. Now its founder proposes an innovative assault on fake news with Wikitribune.
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Young people are being left behind by today’s politicians – but there is hope in Manchester and the region’s upcoming mayoral race.
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It might look like an odd move, but quitting your party in the middle of a presidential election plays into a particular myth that might appeal to voters.
The only way to break the emerging rightist hegemony.
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It will take bravery and vision, but a deal between opposition parties is the only sensible way to respond to a changed political landscape.
African migrants, rescued off the Spanish coast in March 2017, arrive in Granada.
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The Conversation asked two experts to look at the data.
Tear gas on the streets of Caracas.
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Fed up with an increasingly authoritarian government, Venezuelans are taking to the streets – where they are met with violence.
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They were way off in 2015 and for the forthcoming election in June it’s worth knowing why.
Benôit Hamon casts his vote in Trappes, France on April 23.
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With just 6% of the vote, the French socialist party of outgoing president François Hollande came a distant fifth in the French election.
Speaking out.
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Wherever past atrocities are denied, truth must be spoken to power.
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After a historic battle, we now know that one of two people will be the next president of France.
The Champs-Élysées was shut after a terrorist attack on April 20.
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The killing of a policeman in a terror attack has heightened tensions as France chooses its next president.
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Integration reaps mental health benefits.
It’s a big world out there.
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Having campaigned on a promise to focus on problems at home, Donald Trump is realising how important the US’s global supremacy is.
Not much doing at Stormont.
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The two main parties in Stormont still haven’t reached a power-sharing deal, and a national vote is unlikely to help matters.