The gruelling winter months have arrived in Ukraine and both sides are digging in for a long few months of sub-zero temperatures.
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Affordability is a question of political and policy priorities. If we want a fair and adequate social security system, we cannot continue cutting the resources of those who already have the least.
The Kremlin has a range of non-nuclear options for putting more pressure on Ukraine and the west.
Sunak’s grandparents were born in India before travelling to East Africa, where his parents were born.
It has been a short but very eventful journey to the top for a man who has only been in parliament since 2015.
Social media commentary about the sale of menstrual products on trains is a glimpse into modern feminist debates in China.
Xi is now the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong.
The National Resistance Front controls large swaths of territory in the north-east of Afghanistan.
Retailers run the risk of cultural appropriation when they commodify festivals from minority groups without acknowledging the religious context.
Sweden is considering a deal to send foreign prisoners to jails in other countries – but is this just a way of getting rid of unwanted foreign criminals?
Many still speculate about what George Canning would have achieved had he not died 119 days into his premiership.
The US midterm election could see many deniers of election results gain office.
The law says MPs have to vote in favour of holding an election – and with the Conservatives facing huge losses, there’s little chance of them wanting one.
The runners and riders in 2022’s second Conservative party leadership race.
Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Think about how your child might feel in the future.
The shortest serving prime minister in British history ran into trouble even before taking office.
Russia now presents a serious threat to the international order.
When government whips turned a vote on fracking into a vote of confidence in the government, confusion ensued.
After years of testing the limits of British democracy, the government finally got a taste of its own medicine when Labour used a parliamentary mechanism to lay Tory divisions bare.
How governments around the world are trying to woo digital nomads. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
What should have been a moment of celebration has been overshadowed by political debate.
‘Kamikaze’ drones allow Russia to target Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, but they are unlikely to make a big difference to the outcome of the war.
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko will put a lot at risk if he decides to get fully involved in military action in Ukraine.
The second part of the Leveson Inquiry was cancelled in 2018, but there is still unfinished business.