Numerous terrorist attacks in the UK and abroad have been financed by fraud and the government needs to close financial loopholes to prevent future tragedies.
Vladimir Putin is trying to repair the damage done by his decision to pull out of the grain deal which had supplied many African countries.
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Vladimir Putin is engaged in a bid to woo support among African leaders, but the summit masks the darker reality of Russian influence-seeking in Africa
As he prepares to hand over power to his son after 38 years in power, veteran Cambodian leader Hun Sen, has come a long way since his early days as a Khmer Rouge fighter.
In some Indian states, ethnic minority women have faced horrific levels of sexual violence.
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Since 1937, this sociological project has sought to catalogue the nation’s feelings on everything from royal weddings and football matches to wars, dreams and elections.
A traffic jam in Lagos.
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Semi-carceral facilities accommodating irregular migrants are designed to be hostile spaces that expose people to substandard conditions and keep them on the move, detached from wider society.
The planned judicial reforms have caused unprecedented unrest among Israeli citizens.
EPA-EFE/Atef Safadi
The state of Israel was partly built on principles established by the British empire. It has just struck down the law that underpinned democracy in the country.
Ulez protesters have focused on the democracy of the policy – not the restrictions themselves.
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An argument over London’s ultra low emissions zone threatens to engulf UK politics.
Many ordinary civilians are helping organise charity and supplies for those people who have crossed into Russia from conflict zones in Ukraine.
Vasilii' Derjugin/Kommersant/Sipa USA
When people see their friends behaving selfishly on holiday, they might assume they can do the same.
Seeking divine help? Neither Moscow nor Minsk wants Wagner Group mercenaries stationed in Belarus to get out of control.
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The public might love the idea of rent control but economists warn that without better policy – and more construction – it cannot fix the housing crisis.
Despite initiatives which appear to be normalising Suria’s relations with Arab states, Damascus remains isolated and insecure.
Theodor Heuss, leader of the Free Democratic Party faction for Baden-Wuerttemberg addresses the parliamentary council in Bonn in 1949.
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