Apocalypse now.
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Could the Republicans’ biggest nightmare finally be about to come true?
EPA/Sedat Suna
A second bomb in the Turkish capital in three weeks raises the question of who are the main players in the violent struggle.
Merkel took a hit at the polls but so have most other European leaders.
Thomas Dämmrich
It’s true that the establishment has been shaken, but immigration isn’t the only reason voters are looking elsewhere.
Different voices.
Public opinion has been polarised by the way newspapers are covering this story.
He’s off, and he’s burning bridges.
EPA/Larry W. Smith
Speaking to The Atlantic, the president didn’t leave anything out – except the bit where thousands died and millions lost their homes.
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Complex issues require a greater degree of literacy.
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The Archbishop of Cantebury says it’s outrageous to label all those who question immigration as racists.
The Birmingham Six, from left, top; Patrick Hill, Hugh Callaghan and John Walker. Bottom; Richard McIlkenny, Gerard Hunter and William Power.
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The Birmingham Six were released after spending 17 years in prison for crimes they did not commit – there’s still work to do to stop it happening again.
March 13 1996. A dark day for Dunblane.
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The 1996 shooting at a Scottish primary school had a lasting impact on UK gun control.
Refugees rescued off the coast of Greece.
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How EU leaders have sidestepped the UN Refugee Convention to make a very difficult problem disappear.
EPA/Jim Lo Scalzo
Donald Trump is the perfect candidate for an unregulated, competition-driven political news media.
Lobbyists still welcome.
Stephen Finn
More and more countries are shining lights on lobbyists’ efforts to shape policy. For all the hope of a new politics after the Scottish indyref, the SNP government is offering a limp biscuit.
Andreas Fusser
Deported as soon as they become legal adults, young refugees wander the globe in search of safety.
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The US’s seventh president was a populist the establishment tried to lock out of the White House. Sound familiar?
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New law is a sign of a more muscular Chinese internet protectionism.
Once the jewel in the crown for diamonds.
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Was this the last of the old-school bank ‘capers’?
Berning down the house.
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The media and political establishment have been ready to write off Bernie Sanders for some time. Not so fast.
Welcome Culture comes to Calais.
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French efforts to dismantle the Jungle migrant camp are leaving crucial volunteer services at risk.
EU leaders are to send refugees back to Turkey.
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If this cruel proposal is all EU leaders can produce in response to mass human suffering, perhaps it’s not a union worth saving.
A mere celebrity poses on the red carpet.
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The ‘cult of celebrity’ is not as damaging to children as it may seem – but they do select their heroes and heroines from a fairly narrow world.
You lot hire the women, so I don’t have to!
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Brussels is forever preaching women’s rights to member states, but it always seems to be men giving the orders.
Robert Fico is struggling to form a coalition after a national vote.
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Mimicking fascists doesn’t help you win votes; it helps the fascists win votes.
EPA/Selman Gunes
Welcome to ‘Erdoğanistan’, where the government knows how to change a newspaper’s tune.
Big trouble: Dilma Rousseff and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
EPA/Sebastiao Moreira
A massive corruption scandal is engulfing Brazil’s political establishment – but reports of the country’s imminent collapse are greatly exaggerated.
A troubled town.
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A lead poisoning crisis caused by corroded pipes has made Flint, Michigan a symbol of American inequality.