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The US is facing a silent crisis on prison probation, and the UK is following its lead.
Her maiden speech has gone viral, but what Black does next for young people is what matters.
As it moved from the edge of the global order to the top of the heap, China realised it needed a nuclear arsenal to be taken seriously.
Iran’s path back to nuclear acceptability is now set out. Let the real work begin.
Anti-immigration protesters carried nooses through the streets of Prague as police stood by without acting.
Fears that nuclear weapons would pop up all over the world post-1945 have proven to be overblown.
So there’s now a real plan to sort out Iran’s nuclear programme. What about all its other problems?
It’s marching season in Northern Ireland and tension is inevitable.
Angela Merkel chose domestic politics over foreign policy, and the results could be disastrous.
Since the 1990s, the EU has been less about social integration and more about neo-liberal values.
While still host to some of the world’s most unequal countries, Latin America is making strides where Europe and the US are falling behind.
PM wants more unmanned intervention but he should be wary of putting all his eggs in one basket.
As media organisations use content produced by those they do not employ,
protection and well-being of news-gatherers must be given highest priority.
There is a widespread belief that the independence referendum stumbled across the elixir for dispelling longstanding voter apathy. In the areas where it matters most, it is just not true.
The suicides of four Chinese children left behind by their migrant worker parents could be an ominous sign of things to come.
In his budget speech chancellor George Osborne pitched the Conservatives as social reformists – and the party has been involved in some key legislative changes.
In the run up to the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, nationalists are fuelling divisions.
While world cycling insists it has cleaned up its act, it remains in suspicious times until further notice.
Russia is the latest to deny 1995 massacre was genocide. Why is it so hard to agree on this issue?
Endless spats over tactics, style and aims drove Islamic State away from al-Qaeda – and the two are deadly enemies to this day.
Chancellor’s promise of £9 an hour is nothing more than false advertising.
Despite the announcement of a living wage, less well off families are actually set to be worse off.
After months of speculation, we now know how the Chancellor plans to save £12bn from the welfare budget.
A week of carnage across northern Nigeria proves Boko Haram is alive and well. Can the Nigerian army get its act together?