India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, takes part in the consecration of a controversial new Hindu temple in Ayodhya, January 2024.
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Over the past decade, I have documented the erosion of India’s once robustly democratic legal system as part of Prime Minister Modi’s ‘authoritarian playbook’
Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse.
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While Back to Black succeeds in avoiding harmful representations of addiction, viewers don’t get a deep insight into its realities and complexities.
The author and her neighbours now find themselves on the edge of a cliff.
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The climate policies I research aren’t working – as I found out the hard way.
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Parents increasingly organise entertainment for their children rather than letting them come up with it themselves.
Lavrov and Yi meet in Beijing to discuss the ongoing relationship between Russia and China.
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China and Russia have jointly criticised the west, as well as pledging economic and security co-operation.
Ecuadorian security forces breaking into the Mexican embassy in the capital, Quito, on April 5 2024.
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The raid almost certainly broke international law, but Ecuador’s president is hoping his strongman tactics will resonate with the electorate.
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The modern Mexico–US drug trade is rooted in the unintended consequences of government policy on both sides of the border.
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Paris will be at the centre of the global sporting stage this summer.
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Political trust is paradoxical. No one should be entrusted with power without conditions.
The cover for Clairmont and Claire Clairmont, by Amelia Curran (1819).
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She has largely been airbrushed from history, but a new novel seeks to make Claire Clairmont visible by imagining her life after Byron.
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Some people think the decision to impose higher tariffs is just an excuse used by the EU to keep protecting its own farmers.
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While some countries are more likely than others to sign an international agreement to phase out fossil fuels, measures to tackle fossil fuel demand by adding a higher carbon price are essential.
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The invisible threat of deepfake porn now pervades the lives of women and girls
Taylor Swift vinyl on display at a record store in Tokyo.
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The loyalty of fans has been exploited ever since big business realised music could be commercialised.
The new Banksy work on Hornsey Road in the Finsbury Park area of London.
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Many of those who celebrate Banksy hold contradictory positions on precisely the themes his works seem to address.
Monique Forestier climbs the Blue Mountains in NSW, Australia.
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Photography and rock-climbing have always shared a close relationship.
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Alcohol and tobacco use carries significant health risks but they’re legalised – so why not cannabis? Despite the concerns, decriminalising cannabis could have public health benefits.
George III, Queen Charlotte and their Six Eldest Children by Johan Zoffany (1770).
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The story of the ‘royal malady’ highlights the growth of the press and how it has shaped how the British public perceives the royal family.
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A new book, The Exhausted Earth, outlines how capitalism leads to burnout - for people and planet. But regenerative solutions are possible if people focus on interconnectedness, not isolation.
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The largest farm, in the UAE, has more than 10,000 camels.