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By delaying a decision on using Russia's frozen assets for Ukraine, Europe is quietly hedging its bets -- Alexander Korolev, UNSW Sydney

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Bangladesh signals that no leader is above the law by sentencing Sheikh Hasina to death -- Shahzad Uddin, University of Essex

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Finally, Indigenous peoples have an influential voice at COP30. They're speaking loud and clear -- Danilo Urzedo, The University of Western Australia; Oliver Tester, Curtin University, and Stephen van Leeuwen, The University of Western Australia

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Why the chemtrail conspiracy theory lingers and grows – and why Tucker Carlson is talking about it -- Calum Lister Matheson, University of Pittsburgh

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AI-induced psychosis: the danger of humans and machines hallucinating together -- Lucy Osler, University of Exeter

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Nigeria's new terror threat: JNIM is spreading but it's not too late to act -- Folahanmi Aina, SOAS, University of London

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European nations have no choice but to raise retirement ages – our case study shows why -- Javier Díaz Giménez, IESE Business School (Universidad de Navarra) and Julián Díaz Saavedra, Universidad de Granada

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Think twice before copying Denmark's asylum policies -- Michelle Pace, Roskilde University

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Trust in the BBC is heavily tied to political identity -- Steven David Pickering, Brunel University of London

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Why has Sudan descended into mass slaughter? The answer goes far beyond simple ethnic conflict -- Justin Willis, Durham University and Willow Berridge, Newcastle University

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Canada loses its official 'measles-free' status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall -- Kathryn H. Jacobsen, University of Richmond

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Africa's drone wars are growing – but they rarely deliver victory -- Brendon J. Cannon, Khalifa University

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How authoritarian states sculpt a warped alternative reality in our news feeds -- Aiden Hoyle, Leiden University

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Can the world prevent a genocide in Sudan? -- Philipp Kastner, The University of Western Australia

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What AI earbuds can't replace: The value of learning another language -- Gabriel Guillén, Middlebury College and Thor Sawin, Middlebury College

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'America's big case': the US Supreme Court raises doubts about Trump's tariff regime -- Catherine Gascoigne, Macquarie University

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Seven albums to listen to during a breakup – from Lily Allen to Marvin Gaye -- Charlotte Curran, University of Leeds

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China's new 5-year plan: A high-stakes bet on self-reliance that won't fix an unbalanced economy -- Shaoyu Yuan, New York University; Rutgers University

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The comedy economy: Nigeria's online video skits are making millions -- Nnamdi O. Madichie, Nnamdi Azikiwe University

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Can a pro-federation win in Northern Cyprus revive the island's stalled reunification? -- Spyros A. Sofos, Simon Fraser University

13 days ago

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Is there a Christian genocide in Nigeria? Evidence shows all faiths are under attack by terrorists -- Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University

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Congress has been dodging responsibility for tariffs for decades. Now the Supreme Court will decide how far presidents can go

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Peace in Sudan? 3 reasons why mediation hasn't worked so far -- Samir Ramzy, Helwan University

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Ukraine's massive nature project is helping veterans and land recover

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US leaders view China as a 'pacing threat' − has Washington enough stamina to last the race?

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In 2024, the climate crisis worsened in all ways. But we can still limit warming with bold action

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Why the world's next financial meltdown could be much worse with the US on the sidelines

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The rise and fall of globalisation: the battle to be top dog

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Beware the Anglo-Saxons! Why Russia likes to invoke a medieval tribe when talking about the West

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ICJ tells Israel to let UN aid flow into Gaza – but UN's own failures throughout the war loom large

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New images reveal the Milky Way's stunning galactic plane in more detail than ever before

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Africa's trade deal with the US was left in limbo: what exporters can do about it

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The leader most capable of governing a future Palestinian state is languishing in an Israeli jail

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Netflix's A House of Dynamite sounds the nuclear alarm, but how worried should we be?

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In her revenue era: the economics behind Taylor Swift's 34 versions of The Life of a Showgirl

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Lisztomania: why did women go gaga for 19th century pianist Franz Liszt?

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The great wildebeest migration, seen from space

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Chinese controls on rare earths could create challenges for the west's plans for green tech

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High-tech cameras capture the secrets of venomous snake bites - Alistair Evans, Monash University

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Cuba's leaders see their options dim amid blackouts and a shrinking economy

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Ukraine's farms once fed billions but now its soil is starving -- Mark Sutton, University of Edinburgh and Sergiy Medinets, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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The UN is reinventing peacekeeping – Haiti is the testing ground -- Bulbul Ahmed, University of Iowa; Bangladesh University of Professionals

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