Leadership
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The Crown Prince of Iran Pitches Regime Change to Washington
He painted a picture of Iran on the brink of collapse—and presented a plan to manage the coming “implosion” with…
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Peru’s top court says dissolution of parliament was legal
The constitutional court said President Martín Vizcarra had not exceeded his powers when he took the step amid a stand-off…
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James Murdoch blasts News Corp’s ‘ongoing climate change denial’
Rupert Murdoch’s youngest son has revealed his “frustration” with News Corp’s coverage of climate change, pointing particularly to the “ongoing…
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The crisis between the US and Iran is far from over
They ended with the tragic, unintended cost of conflict — Iran admitting it mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet,…
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Fires forecast prompts Victoria to extend state of disaster across East Gippsland and Alpine bushfire zones
Premier Daniel Andrews has extended Victoria’s first-ever state of disaster ahead of “significant fire activity” forecast for the next two…
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Bizarre letter announcing the removal of all US troops from Iraq was ‘a draft sent in error’
A letter from senior officials detailing an imminent withdrawal of all US troops from Iraq has added confusion to the…
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Seizure of Parliament Plunges Venezuela into Deeper Turmoil
An already long, damaging conflict could drag on if outside powers cannot persuade the government to reverse course. ICG On…
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Venezuela crisis: Juan Guaidó rival declares himself new Speaker
Dissident opposition politician Luis Parra, Mr Guaidó’s rival, then declared himself parliament’s new Speaker by megaphone – a move denounced…
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Disaster recovery from Australia’s fires will be a marathon, not a sprint
Five years later, I returned for a follow-up study. I found some survivors had recovered, but many were far worse…
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Putin’s Federal Assembly Address
As always expected, Putin’s address primarily focuses on current achievements, outlines future domestic social and economic development plans and… Kester Kenn…
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Helen Sharman: ‘There’s no greater beauty than seeing the Earth from up high’
Almost everything about my childhood was normal and mundane. Michael Segalov The Guardian Our nuclear family lived in a comfortable…
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The world has made the link between Australian coal, fires and climate
With our south-east coast aflame, our dead uncounted, our holiday beaches rendered into evacuation zones; with our queues for water,…
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Croatia’s President faces possible ouster in tight election
Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, a former NATO executive running on the carefully crafted image of a globe-trotting diplomat, must overcome a…
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Thirty years after Romanian revolution, questions remain
I was 4 years old when I watched the execution of Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife by firing squad live…
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The 2020s Will Bring Massive Change.
We haven’t seen anything yet. Leslie P. Norton Barron’s That’s the message from Haim Israel, who has spent the past…
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Boris Johnson’s word ban may be just the start of such Stalinist purges
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told his officials to stop using the word “Brexit” after the UK leaves the EU…
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