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The Home Office has issued a bizarre new form to gather information about the end of relationships – and it’s worse than useless.
France was left reeling by the attacks of January 2015 and things only got worse as the year unfolded – so why the political inertia?
North Korea has been signalling an uptick in its nuclear programme for a while – and its strategy is as clear as ever.
Frontbenchers are quitting in protest but the Labour leader’s biggest problem is still Hilary Benn.
After years struggling to get gun control measures passed, President Obama is taking dramatic new steps. And the American people seem to be on board.
The past year hasn’t worked out so well for Russia – and the Kremlin’s ability to weather the storms ahead is looking shaky.
The violent American militias of the 1990s faded from view long ago – but have they begun coming back in a new form?
The world’s biggest powers have too much invested in bringing Iran in from the cold to let Saudi Arabia create chaos.
After years of cuts, some communities are hiring their own bobbies. That has serious implications for everyone else.
The war of words between the Gulf’s two biggest powers is hotting up, but they’ve been at loggerheads for decades.
Images taken from young people’s Facebook are being used by the media with impunity.
For better or for worse, various countries around the world charted a new course last year. What lies ahead for 2016?
This has been a remarkably violent year – and many of the worst threats to human security are no less a problem than they were a year ago.
Syria and IS may have dominated the news this year, but the Middle East has plenty of other problems on its hands.
From metal spikes to bagpipes, nasty architecture is making life harder for the homeless.
Equal pay didn’t quite happen, nor did the end of the tampon tax. And Aung San Suu Kyi isn’t quite president of Mynamar. But we certainly had a good debate.
Whenever we talk about refraining from things, it is bound up with piety and martyrdom. A different approach could help realign us with the planet.
Almost 60% of short-term prisoners reoffend - ensuring they have a place to stay could seriously reduce that risk.
Recently released secret documents reveal the chilling extent of Cold War planning for a nuclear holocaust.
Winter is a really tough time for the homeless, but it is hard to help people who are invisible to society.
As a new push threatens to engulf a key town in Helmand province, the Taliban looks set to turn the tide.
Having aggressively marketed its privacy credentials for the last two years, Apple’s contribution to the consultation is not surprising.
Iraq looks to have a good chance of retaking the capital of Anbar province from Islamic State. But what comes next?
He ran the show at COP21 but the man who once became France’s youngest Prime Minister is not what the country needs in 2017.