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A Last Chance to End Somalia’s Dangerous Election Impasse
To avert a further breakdown, the African Union and UN should quickly step in to mediate. ICG The political crisis…
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Afghanistan: Will Biden Cave to the Forever War Party?
As is customary when a new administration takes the reins in Washington, policies of the previous administration are now under…
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The Rebels Come to Khartoum: How to Implement Sudan’s New Peace Agreement
But difficulties remain. ICG External powers should help Khartoum broaden the deal to include holdouts, reform the security sector and…
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EU to remind members not to stamp UK passports after Brexit breaches
LONDON — The European Commission will remind member states that border officials should not be stamping the U.K. passports of…
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Kiribati and China to develop former climate-refuge land in Fiji
A block of land the government of Kiribati bought in Fiji half a decade ago – ostensibly to serve as…
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We know what it takes to raise men who don’t rape, so why don’t we act on it?
Most contemporary men, and most teenage boys thankfully, are caring and ethical. Steve Biddulph The Age They like and value…
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Turkey signals sweeping regional ambitions
Buoyed by last year’s Azerbaijani defeat of Armenia, TGRT, a subsidiary of Ihlas Holding, a media and construction conglomerate that…
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Crisis in Marib: Averting a Chain Reaction in Yemen
International actors must stave off a humanitarian disaster, as they did in Hodeida in 2018, and then turn toward brokering…
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John Keats: how his poems of death and lost youth are resonating during COVID-19
This might seem appropriate on the 200th anniversary of the death of Keats, who was popularly viewed as the young…
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Mixed marriages: ‘One family bigot can throw a spanner in the works’
Jimmy and Anne McClelland – now retired and living in the coastal town of Amanzimtoti, outside Durban in South Africa…
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Israel pollution: Tar globs disfigure coast after oil spill
Thousands of volunteers and soldiers are helping to clear the pollutant which is damaging wildlife. BBC Israel is trying to…
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French minister defends ‘Islamo-leftism’ inquiry
French Minister for Higher Education and Research Frédérique Vidal today defended her probe into the influence of postcolonial studies and…
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How China is Bending the Rules in the South China Sea
While the focus has largely been on military maneuvers, competition in legal positions has also been heating up. By THE…
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UK urged to take lead in easing debt crisis in developing countries
Boris Johnson should use his presidency of the G7 this year to insist that UK banks take part in the…
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A world adrift: challenges and leadership
This is the first time a common enemy is attacking the whole planet, all human beings, but we did not…
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Dutch parliament overrides court to keep curfew
The Dutch parliament’s upper house approved late Friday legislation to keep its nighttime curfew in place until at least March…
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