Resolved: BBC football presenter, Gary Lineker, has reached a deal with the BBC and will return to work at the weekend.
EPA-EFE/Neil Hall
Over the past few years, most big media organisations have updated their social media rules.
A Reaper drone like the one downed over the Black Sea costs about US$56 million, according to the Pentagon.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict over the past fortnight.
Alamy/Stefan Rousseau
Jeremy Hunt’s first budget day as chancellor was in many ways more about politics than economics. Historically, the Conservative party’s electoral success has been based on a reputation for economic competence…
An abandoned house in the old town of Mosul, Iraq.
(Ali Al-Baroodi, @ali_albaroodi)
The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 led to civilian death and displacement. Twenty years later, Iraqis are telling their stories of conflict and trauma as they move towards healing.
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There are big power plays afoot in one of the world’s most contested and unstable regions.
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Parents can feel judged for taking their child to a doctor too soon or too late.
Russian troops outside the Perevalne military base near Simferopol, Crimea.
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If the west had paid more attention to the Russian invasion of Crimea, it may have avoided a Ukraine war.
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The crisis has highlighted unresolved questions about the role of journalism in the age of social media.
Ukrainian troops salute the coffins of four Ukrainian fighters of the sabotage group Bratstvo (Brotherhood) who died during a mission in Bryansk Oblast in Russia.
EPA-EFE/Oleg Petrasuk
‘False flag’ operations are as old as war itself – and are legal under the rules of war.
Alamy/Stefan Rousseau
He’s a man on five missions but he’ll need to learn from his predecessors to lead Labour back to power after over a decade out of it.
Alamy/SOPA
We talk about ‘fiscal responsibility’ but rarely are a government’s annual accounting exercises assessed in ethical terms.
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Brexit and Boris Johnson caused tension but France and the UK are getting back on track.
Marina Tauber, vice-president of Moldova’s Russia-friendly Shor Party, leads a demonstration in the capital, Chisinau, against the pro-western government and low living standards.
AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
There are fears that Russia might try to compensate for its poor performance in Ukraine by upping its meddling in neighbouring countries.
From Beijing with friendship? It’s complicated.
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Detente between Tehran and Riyadh will not magically solve all the political and sectarian tensions in the Middle East.
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High rural poverty rates are driven largely by fuel and transport costs.
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This major survey on social trends shows how far the UK has come in terms of attitudes towards homosexuality, casual sex and divorce. Views on the death penalty remain conservative, however.
On International Women’s Day, March 8 2022, demonstrations against the Iranian government’s treatment of women took place in cities across the world.
EPA-EFE/Isabel Infantes
Girls’ schools have been at the centre of protests which are shaking the Islamic Republic to its core.
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The senior civil servant who investigated the partygate scandal is leaving to join the opposition. It’s a very surprising move.
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From Happy Valley to social media, women police officers face rampant sexist abuse.
Women, life, freedom: protests against the oppression of Iranian women in Iran in Ottowa, Canada, September 2022.
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Increasing numbers of Iranians want a government of the people, not a monarchy or an Islamic theocracy.
EPA-EFE/Zurab Kurtsikidze
While the Georgian government is close to Moscow, the vast majority of ordinary people would rather look to the west for security.
Migrants rescued by Border Force after crossing the English Channel.
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The UK may be setting itself up to detain many people for indefinite periods.
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Election tactics and narratives suggest more threats to US democratic institutions in the next president election.
Rishi Sunak’s plan to ‘stop the boats’ will likely face legal challenges on a number of points.
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The UK government’s plan to remove asylum seekers will likely face legal challenges.
The House of Commons Committee of Privileges has released new images of parties in Downing Street during lockdowns.
The House of Commons Committee of Privileges
Johnson claims he didn’t know pandemic rules were broken when parties were held in Downing Street.