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How we name our children follows trends like any other cultural expression. It’s about taste as well as broader societal shifts.
The next prime minister has an opportunity to make abortion rights more or less secure in UK law.
Russia is doing oil and gas deals in the Balkans, where ethnic tensions are on the rise.
A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
The two front runners are more likely to face a right-wing candidate like Liz Truss than each other in the final phase of the race to replace Boris Johnson.
Russia’s neighbours are increasingly worried about the threat of invasion.
As a political tool with a long history and dubious boundaries, whiteness – by its very fluidity – fosters violence.
Gossip has a long history in forming social bonds, and can be an important part of the workplace.
The investigation could amount to new evidence of alleged war crimes, but a new law protects the government from legal action.
World leaders should worry about the security risks and economic balance of power with China.
Corruption, mismanagement and financial pressure from China all contributed to Sri Lanka’s economic turmoil.
The scandals attract all the attention but the real problems in Johnson’s administration ran much deeper.
This was the first time Russia, China and the west have come face to face since the invasion of Ukraine. It did not go well.
Conservative MPs vote in the first round and members in the second.
New research shows that humans don’t necessarily have unlimited wants, and that an ‘ideal life’ costs less than you might think.
Abe was Japan’s longest-serving post-war PM. His legacy, while considerable, is mixed.
Shinzo Abe’s murder is the latest political attack in Japan, a country which has strict gun laws.
The minister revolt against Boris Johnson wasn’t anti-democratic - it’s representative democracy in action.
Same-sex marriage and contraception rights could be under threat, if the same legal principle is used as in the recent abortion case.
Increasingly, parents are realising that flexibility is key to navigating multiple languages, and cultures, within family life.
A play-by-play of the prime minister’s chaotic final days.
The late 1970s marked a high point for economic equality in the UK. Returning to the progressive policies that made that possible could solve today’s cost of living crisis.
“Them’s the breaks” shrugs a departing prime minister.
A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.