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Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Kevin McCarthy is not having a smooth ride as he stands to be speaker of the House.
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The hard-right of the Republican Party is exerting pressures on candidates to be the next speaker of the House.
Who is the ‘big brother’ now?
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Different translations show the nuances in the relationship between China and Russia over nearly a century.
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Controversial new rules are due to affect local elections in May 2023 despite warnings from officials that there isn’t enough time.
Ukrainian soldiers prepare to launch a drone.
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The use of unmanned aircraft by both sides has massively increased, changing the nature of the air war.
An unidentified Naples woman is arrested on suspicion of being a ‘paymaster’ for one of the city’s Camorra clans, December 2017.
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In contrast to their depiction in most mafia films, women are an integral part of these groups with their own criminal knowledge and capacity for violence
Around 14,000 protesters in Iran have been arrested.
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Iran may refuse entry to UN human rights inspectors following alleged abuses connected to the recent wave of protests.
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Women have to take on more unpaid labour – and manage their emotional response to this extra work.
Russian president Vladimir Putin honours ‘Russian heroes’ at a function in Moscow.
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Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Police lead Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss away from a house in Hessen, Frankfurt after a raid on December 7.
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A group touting revisionist visions of German history wanted to install minor aristocrat Heinrich XIII as German leader.
Heartbreak on both sides: a Russian family mourns the loss of a son and a brother in Crimea, November 2022.
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The negotiations that finally brought peace to Northern Ireland could provide some useful pointers as to how to end the war in Ukraine.
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Russia appears to be under increasing pressure on all fronts.
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Ukraine appears to be mounting an operation to retake the tiny headland.
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If some progress was made in the early 2000s, austerity measures from 2010 saw the push for equality, diversity or inclusion die down.
In charge: his war may be increasingly unpopular, but Vladimir Putin still enjoys complete power in Russia.
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Public approval of the war has declined significantly, but the president himself appears safe, for the time being.
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Most young people regard reining in the big social media platforms as only part of the solution to the ‘relentless stream’ of abuse and shaming they experience online
The city of Darayya has been destroyed during the Syrian war.
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Renewed military activity in Syria is also stoking a round of alliance building for the Ukraine war.
‘March of gratitude’: Ukrainians in Poland demonstrate their thanks.
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Ukrainians were initially welcomed with open arms in Poland, but there are signs the relationship might be becoming a little strained.
Keir Starmer with Gordon Brown and Scottish Labour party leader Anas Sarwar, both of whom served on the review panel.
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The plan to abolish the House of Lords has drawn the most attention but Labour is also proposing radical changes to how power is distributed.
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Gordon Brown’s proposed elected upper chamber could protect plans to decentralise power, but it’s arguably not in the Labour party’s interest to introduce one.
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Gordon Brown’s proposals include hefty devolution and House of Lords reform but one change that could have the biggest impact is nowhere to be seen.
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Many people change their accent and vocabulary, depending on who they are talking to.
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The key is to understand what is happening, and then help them relax.
Freedom House ranks gap year favourite Vietnam lower than Qatar on political rights and civil liberties.
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Some tourist destinations are very good at distracting from their questionable approach to civil liberties.
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The death of the last leader of the Soviet Union brought tributes, largely from the west. But his real legacy has been misunderstood.