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Violent aftermath of Mexico's 'El Mencho' killing follows pattern of other high-profile cartel hits -- Angélica Durán-Martínez, UMass Lowell

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As war in Ukraine enters a 5th year, will the 'Putin consensus' among Russians hold?

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Trump hikes global tariffs to 15% as the fallout from Supreme Court loss continues

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Ethiopia and Eritrea are on edge again: what's behind the growing risk of war -- Yohannes Gedamu, Georgia Gwinnett College

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There have been 59 royal arrests in UK history – Charles I was not the last before Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor - Gonzalo Velasco Berenguer, University of Bristol

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

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

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How could Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor be removed from the line of succession to the throne? -- Anne Twomey, University of Sydney

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