Location
-
China to have sweeping powers over Hong Kong law
China will have overarching powers over the enforcement of a new national security law in Hong Kong, according to new…
Read More » -
A feast for the ages and a dip in -2c water, celebrating the solstice in Antarctica
After weeks of living without sun and enduring temperatures of around -20 degrees Celsius, Antarctic expeditioners are more than ready…
Read More » -
Britain’s role in slavery was not to end it, but to thwart abolition at every turn
Boris Johnson has proclaimed that to remove offensive statues – whether of Bristolian slave traders or his own heroes – would be…
Read More » -
There’s Nothing Exceptional About Any Country
They’re all wrong, and the sooner we get over this nonsense, the better. Andreas Kluth Bloomberg Pundits have recently proclaimed…
Read More » -
Americans march for racial justice on Juneteenth anniversary
Americans have taken to the streets of cities around the country to demand racial justice on a day heavy with…
Read More » -
Rebooting Myanmar’s Stalled Peace Process
All parties should use the election-related hiatus to ask why talks have not succeeded and how to make them more…
Read More » -
We can’t forget about humanity’s most vulnerable
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating one of our greatest weaknesses – the treatment of refugees and people seeking…
Read More » -
In 2020, sexual violence is still being used as a weapon of war – but there is a way to end it
On 19 June, we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict – a day set…
Read More » -
What we know about the ‘sophisticated, state-based’ cyber attack on Australia
This is what the PM has told us about it so far. Dannielle Maguire ABC News Mr Morrison wasn’t specific…
Read More » -
Serbia Elections: NATO’s Inflicted Wounds Are Still Sour 1999-2020
The first relates to the not too distant past, a lasting wound that lingers on the nation’s collective memory: June…
Read More » -
Fee cuts for nursing and teaching but big hikes for law and humanities in package expanding university places
Under the plan to produce “job-ready graduates”, to be outlined on Friday by Education Minister Dan Tehan, those opting for…
Read More » -
Portuguese defense minister: Macron is wrong on NATO (despite Trump)
NATO is “very much alive” even though the U.S. announced it was cutting troop numbers in Germany without telling the…
Read More » -
Gove rejects European Union’s assertion on Northern Ireland protocol
Michael Gove has promised that businesses in Northern Ireland will not need to complete exit summary declarations when they send…
Read More » -
What outdoor space tells us about inequality
And the pandemic’s made it even worse. Moikgantsi Kgama has seen far too much of her apartment recently. Bryan Lufkin…
Read More » -
Forcibly displaced now account for 1% of humanity – UN report
Almost 80 million people are refugees or internally displaced, with the number doubling in the past decade The number of…
Read More » -
Trump OKs bill to punish China over Uighur ethnic crackdown
The Uighur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 passed with overwhelming support from Republicans and Democrats in Congress. WASHINGTON –…
Read More »