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Research shows that people often become more tolerant.
Social media allow us to feel closer to tragedies on the other side of the world.
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We know negative news has an impact on our mental health, especially if we are constantly being exposed to it. Twitter is trying to help young people cope with the stress, which is a good start.
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Like many cities, Manchester can demonstrate strength through diversity, but must face down the forces that would see it divided.
Police guard the blockade line in Martin Place, Sydney, during the siege of the Lindt Cafe in December 2014.
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Not every terrorist hostage taker will be open to hostage negotiations. But everything we know from psychology tells us that some of them might be.
Much of the focus of people’s and the media’s attentions is on the victims of terrorism rather than the perpetrators.
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Does the media coverage of the Manchester terrorist attack suggest we are becoming inured to them?
James Alex Fields Jr., second from left, holds a black shield in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a white supremacist rally took place.
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The United States is seeing an uptick in far-right extremist violence. It’s time to pay more attention to this scourge and its causes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks on a podium as U.S. President Donald Trump listens.
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We asked an expert on diplomacy and foreign policy.
Standing alone.
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When it comes to Islamist extremism and terrorism, change is a constant.
Osama bin Laden and his advisor Ayman al Zawahiri.
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A new study suggests that distorted moral cognition is what set terrorists apart from the rest of us.
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While this latest storm over intelligence sharing is far from unique, the leaks into the Manchester attack investigation are of a different order.
A game of football in Douma, Syria, where prospects for many youngsters look bleak.
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In the Middle East, tens of millions of young people have few opportunities – and plenty to be angry about.
July 7 memorial.
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The deliberate spread of fear and violence goes back hundreds of years.
Libyan fighters head off to fight Islamic State.
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Of all the places for a jihadist militant group to operate, it would be hard to find a more conducive country than Libya.
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It’s natural to want justice for heinous acts but compassion and tolerance is what will ultimately end the violence.
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Children’s imaginations around events can be even more frightening than reality.
Flowers are left in St Ann’s Square, Manchester.
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In the aftermath, we face difficult conversations about society, but we cannot shy away from them.
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To defeat continuing terrorist attacks, defenders must adapt and learn lessons quickly.
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How to help people emotionally come to terms with the aftermath of a terrorist attack.
A girl leaves flowers for victims of an attack at Manchester Arena.
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To the terrorist, children have become but a means to an end. Weapon and target.
Manchester, England, May 23, 2017, the day after the suicide attack at an Ariana Grande concert that left 22 people dead.
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In the wake of the suicide bombing in Manchester, England, an expert on social networks explains why ties to other people help societies recover from traumatic events.