Concept image depicting a drone attack on an installation.
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‘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.
Riot police blocking the road to protesters in Minsk, Belarus, in August 2020.
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Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko will put a lot at risk if he decides to get fully involved in military action in Ukraine.
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The second part of the Leveson Inquiry was cancelled in 2018, but there is still unfinished business.
A closer alliance between the US and Latin America could bring political and economic benefits for both.
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With Russia building new partnerships to gain support for its war, the US should re-engage with allies in its backyard, experts say.
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Europeans living in the Uk and British people living in Europe say they’ve been giving more thought to their identities since Brexit.
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The Conservative party is in chaos but that is perhaps a symptom of a wider problem in the British political system.
It is how we use social media that can either benefit or negatively impact our mental health.
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The effects social media has on our mental health may depend on how we use it. Taking control, and knowing when to take a break, is crucial.
The executive of Cumann na mBan in February, 1922. The author’s grandmother can be seen on the second row, third from the right.
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The discovery of a photograph of my grandmother perched on a bicycle holding a rifle was the first of many revelations about her life.
A rubber dinghy arrives on a Greek island at night.
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Humanitarian organisations have been calling on Frontex to leave the country for months.
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Whatever their titles. comparisons between Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong are off the mark – here’s why.
Projecting British values (and weather news) to the world.
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The World Service is an important tool of British soft power, which is why it is important it is kept safe from political interference.
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Liz Truss has appointed Jeremy Hunt to replace the chancellor who led on the now infamous mini-budget – but it may not be enough.
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The top office is not a playground for ideological experiment.
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British people living in Turkey don’t want to be seen as uninterested in local culture or language.
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The official historian of the BBC mounts a passionate defence of Britain’s public broadcaster.
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The BBC would be taking a huge risk if it abandons radio news, when so many worldwide listeners depend on it.
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Research has long shown that criminalising otherwise law-abiding citizens for their drug use is no deterrent. It only damages their life chances, in a discriminatory fashion.
Kerch bridge: a catastrophe for Vladimir Putin.
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Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
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Does the law that created the Scottish parliament allow it to call indyref2?
United Nations General Assembly: overwhelming condemnation of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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A UN resolution condemning the war passed with an overwhelming majority. But there is little consensus about how to cease hostilities.
President Jair Bolsonaro relaxed rules around private gun ownership.
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Jair Bolsonaro put gun ownership at the centre of his political platform and relaxed gun regulations. What does that mean for Brazll? Listent to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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For the first time, two populist radical-right partners are teaming up to form a government. So who is the outsider now?
People in Luhansk watch Vladimir Putin tell them they have become part of the Russian Federation.
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History tells us that non-recognition works and that simply accepting illegal invasions sets a dangerous precedent.
President Putin at an annual ceremony marking the Kyivian Rus.
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Ukrainians have a long history of speaking Russian in parts of the country.
Public support for refugees must be met with solid government plans to make it happen.
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Homes for Ukraine has been in operation for six months. Refugees in the UK and the people hosting them, however, will likely need support for years to come.