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As Netanyahu moves toward full takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a crisis of international credibility
As global opinion turns against Israel and its traditional Western allies distance themselves, the country finds itself ...
Why Gareth Ward’s challenge to the power to expel him from the NSW parliament failed
Ward’s lawyers argued the politician’s convictions were not enough for him to lose his job. The NSW Supreme Court disagreed, ...
3 reasons Republicans’ redistricting power grab might backfire
The attempt by Texas Republicans to gerrymander more GOP legislative districts could backfire and deliver the party ...
Cambodia is vowing to ‘rid’ the country of scam compounds. But we’ve seen several still operating in the open
A nationwide crackdown in July led to 3,000 arrests. But large scam operators seem to have been left untouched.
Industrial pollution once ravaged the Adirondacks − decades of history captured in lake mud track their slow recovery
Acid rain and metals from power plants, vehicles and industries reached remote mountain lakes for years. Evidence from those ...
Two charts that lay bare the threat posed by radical right parties to western democracies
In the National Assembly elections of June 2024, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally increased its representation from 89 seats to ...
Taiwan faces a precarious future – whether or not US and China continue on path to conflict
Taiwan has often compared itself to being a “shrimp between two whales”. That expression has never been more apt than today ...
Weapons: the film’s horror stems from moral disengagement – a psychologist explains
The film illustrates how someone’s own brain can transform them from a decent person into the villain in someone else’s story ...
Trump’s tariffs have finally kicked in, so what happens next?
Businesses will also cut or delay investment in new plants, staff and product lines, as more of their revenue goes on ...
Authoritarian rulers aren’t new – here’s what Herodotus, an early Greek historian, wrote about them
Herodotus tended to put his political philosophies into the mouths of historical figures such as Miltiades. He condensed his ...
NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon – a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say
Nuclear reactors in space may sound like something out of science fiction, but they are likely to prove important for ...
Foreign interference can be hidden in plain sight. Here’s how countries use ‘sharp power’ in Australia
Authoritarian nations are using new tactics, from emotional manipulation to digital surveillance, to sway diaspora attitudes ...