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Andrew's arrest: will anything like this now happen in the US? Why hasn't it so far? -- Emma Shortis, RMIT University

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Why has Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor been arrested, and what legal protections does the royal family have? -- Francesca Jackson, Lancaster University

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Could Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest bring down the British monarchy? -- Jo Coghlan, University of New England; Huw Nolan, University of New England, and Lisa J. Hackett, University of New England

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Russia tested NATO's airspace 18 times in 2025 alone – a 200% surge that signals a dangerous shift - Frederic Lemieux, Georgetown University

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Iran-US nuclear talks may fail due to both nations' red lines – but that doesn't make them futile

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Sudan: how warring factions gained influence in the country's food system – and what it means for the current conflict - Danielle Resnick, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Hala M.E. Abushama, CGIAR; Khalid Siddig, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , and Oliver Kiptoo Kirui, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Israel is accelerating its creeping annexation of the West Bank. Can Donald Trump stop it?

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Make Japan strong again: Sanae Takaichi's plan to transform her country's military

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SpaceX rocket left behind a plume of chemical pollution as it burnt up in the atmosphere

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How Putin turned Russia's post-Soviet 'national humiliation' into military aggression in Ukraine -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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As Alberta separatists court the U.S., prosperity is fuelling a sovereigntist turn -- Tamara Krawchenko, University of Victoria

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What Thailand's election means for the future of the country – and its beleaguered pro-democracy forces

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Bangladesh's election represents politics as usual, and some hope for change -- Humayun Kabir, Thompson Rivers University

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Five reasons Trump's plan for Ukrainian elections and a peace referendum will only prolong the war

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Ads are coming to AI. Does that really have to be such a bad thing? -- Ilayaraja Subramanian, University of Canterbury

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The rise of 'Merzoni': How an alliance between Germany's and Italy's leaders is reshaping Europe

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Sudan's latest peace plan: what's in it and does it stand a chance?

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Exiled Iranians and Venezuelans may support regime change – but diasporas don't always reflect the politics back home

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How to get away with mass murder: 4 tactics Ethiopia used to hide Tigray atrocities from the world

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Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study

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How the 9/11 terrorist attacks shaped ICE's immigration strategy

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Václav Havel's 1978 essay The Power of the Powerless is eerily relevant today

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How bird poo fuelled the rise of Peru's powerful Chincha Kingdom

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Where are Europe's oldest people living? What geography tells us about a fragmenting continent

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The peer review system is breaking down. Here's how we can fix it

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What will a rebuilt Gaza look like? The competing visions for the Strip's future

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China's panda diplomacy is becoming a liability for Beijing

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Exercise can be as effective as medication for depression and anxiety – new study

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How Bad Bunny's power pole dance spotlighted the colonial legacy of energy poverty

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From 'this machine kills fascists' to 'King Trump's private army': the art of protest music

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Taxi Driver at 50: Martin Scorsese's film remains a troubling reflection of our times

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From Bridgerton to Heated Rivalry, what's the secret to a good book-to-TV romance?

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Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies

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Deep in the Amazon, I discovered this monkey's ingenious survival tactic -- Adrian Barnett, University of Greenwich

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Marine protected areas aren't in the right places to safeguard dolphins and whales in the South Atlantic -- Guilherme Maricato, UFRJ; Clinton N. Jenkins, Florida International University; Maria Alice S. Alves, UERJ, and Rodrigo Tardin, UFRJ

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How mountain terraces have helped Indigenous peoples live with climate uncertainty

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US exit from the World Health Organization marks a new era in global health policy – here's what the US, and world, will lose

14 days ago

China's new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country's declining fertility rate

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Bird flu warnings are being ignored. I've seen this pattern before - Nikki Ikani, Leiden University; King's College London

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Ghana collects half the blood it needs – digital approaches can improve that

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A giant star is changing before our eyes and astronomers are watching in real time

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An 'AI afterlife' is now a real option – but what becomes of your legal status?

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Some companies claim they can 'resurrect' species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?

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Why does this river slice straight through a mountain range? After 150 years, scientists finally know

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Why Trump's new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons

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Why the world's central bankers had to speak up against Trump's attacks on the Fed

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Silver and gold hit record highs – then crashed. Before joining the rush, you need to know this - Angel Zhong, RMIT University and Jason Tian, Swinburne University of Technology

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The World Trade Organization is on life support. Will Trump's new rules finish it off?

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What a US military base lost under Greenland's ice sheet reveals about the island's real strategic importance

9 days ago

The American fixation on white Afrikaners in South Africa stretches back nearly a century

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How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico's cartel violence – podcast

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Three scientists speak about what it's like to have research funding cut by the Trump administration

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A new diagnosis of 'profound autism' is on the cards. Here's what could change -- Kelsie Boulton, University of Sydney; Marie Antoinette Hodge, University of Sydney, and Rebecca Sutherland, University of Sydney

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They escaped appalling conditions in scam factories. Now, they are living on the streets in Cambodia -- Ivan Franceschini, The University of Melbourne; Charlotte Setijadi, The University of Melbourne, and Ling Li, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

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