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Donald Trump campaigned against 'endless wars'. So why is he risking another one in Iran?

19 hours ago

Russia wanted a new world order. This wasn't the one it had in mind -- Mark Edele, The University of Melbourne

19 hours ago

The oil price surge is just one symptom of a supply chain network that is not fit for this age of global tensions -- Maryam Lotfi, Cardiff University

9 hours ago

Who – or what – will replace Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei -- Michael Stephens, RAND Europe and John Kennedy, RAND Europe

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Blasted out at 20 times the force of gravity: what ejection from a fighter jet does to the body -- Adam Taylor, Lancaster University

9 hours ago

'Destruction is not the same as political success': US bombing of Iran shows little evidence of endgame strategy

19 hours ago

China set to suffer from turmoil in the Middle East, but it stands to benefit long term -- Tom Harper, University of East London

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Why did Iran bomb Dubai? A Middle East expert explains the regional alliances at play

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CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn't revealed any signs of a plan this time -- Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

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The strikes on Iran show why quitting oil is more important than ever

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Joseph Kony: how a Ugandan war criminal and his soldiers have evaded capture and endured for decades - Kristof Titeca, University of Antwerp

19 hours ago

Can the 2026 FIFA World Cup still be a force for global unity?

19 hours ago

Too close to Trump: How Indonesian President Prabowo gambles sovereignty, humanity for US' approval -- Karina Utami Dewi, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta

1 day ago

The inspiring and tragic story of Mabel Stark, America's most famous female tiger trainer -- Alessandro Meregaglia, Boise State University

1 day ago

Ukraine: after four years of war, exhaustion on both sides is the main hope for peace

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Anthropic v the US military: what this public feud says about the use of AI in warfare

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

9 days ago

New global study: long after war, injuries from landmines and explosives kill nearly 4 in 10 victims

6 days ago

Mexico is losing its battle with the cartels after years of flawed strategy -- Amalendu Misra, Lancaster University

4 days ago

South Korea's birth rate is rising – but the population is still shrinking -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

5 days ago

How China is betting cheap AI will get the world hooked on its tech

5 days ago

Cuba's speedboat shootout recalls long history of exile groups engaged in covert ops aimed at regime change

1 day ago

How Russia is intercepting communications from European satellites - Aleix Nadal, RAND Europe

6 days ago

20 BILLION GALAXIES: NEW SURVEY OF THE SKY WILL REVEAL THE UNIVERSE IN UNPRECEDENTED DETAIL

6 days ago

A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a 'crematorium for satellites'

6 days ago

Africa's militaries have always relied on imported weapons: why a shift to homegrown defence is now under way

5 days ago

Gaza's cultural sites have been decimated. UNESCO's muted response sets a dangerous precedent

9 days ago

La Jefa: the wife of slain drug kingpin El Mencho and the women at the heart of the cartels

5 days ago

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

13 days ago

Ethiopia and Eritrea are on edge again: what's behind the growing risk of war

6 days ago

Michael Caine's voice is iconic. Why would he sell that to AI?

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A few weeks of X's algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn't wear off quickly

12 days ago

Can African penguins be brought back from the brink? Better designed no-fishing zones could help - Jacqui Glencross, University of St Andrews

6 days ago

Is AI really 'intelligent'? This philosopher says yes

9 days ago

One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode

8 days ago

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

12 days ago

A cosmic explosion with the force of a billion Suns went unseen – until we caught its echo

6 days ago

A viral monkey, his plushie, and a 70-year-old experiment: what Punch tells us about attachment theory

6 days ago

Age verification online can be done safely and privately. Here's how

13 days ago

As Alberta separatists court the U.S., prosperity is fuelling a sovereigntist turn

9 days ago

Does exercise really work for osteoarthritis?

14 days ago

Russia tested NATO's airspace 18 times in 2025 alone – a 200% surge that signals a dangerous shift

9 days ago

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

16 days ago

South Africa is sending in the army to fight crime (again). Does it ever work? Guy Lamb, Stellenbosch University

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1 year ago

How Dracula became a red-hot lover -- Stanley Stepanic, University of Virginia

8 days ago

Wuthering Heights looks lush – but it's a bad film and a worse adaptation

9 days ago

What Bridgerton's 'pinnacle' tells us about sex talk today

6 days ago

Charli XCX turned Wuthering Heights into a sonic gothic masterpiece -- Lillian Hingley, University of Oxford

12 days ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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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Can blood tests really detect cancer?

8 days ago

Intermittent fasting doesn't have an edge for weight loss, but might still work for some

13 days ago

We studied primary care in 6 rich countries – it's under unprecedented strain everywhere

8 days ago

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

21 days ago

Amazon's Ring wanted to track your pets. It revealed the future of surveillance

15 days ago

Ads are coming to AI. Does that really have to be such a bad thing?

5 days ago

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

26 days ago

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

23 days ago

Does 'free' shipping really exist? An expert shares the marketing tricks you need to know

6 days ago

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

15 days ago

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

22 days ago

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

1 month ago

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

21 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

6 months ago

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

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1 year ago

The Epstein revelations have exposed how 'Boy's Club' elites avoid accountability -- Dahlia Namian, L'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa

6 days ago

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled Iran with defiance and brutality for 36 years. For many Iranians, he will not be revered -- Andrew Thomas, Deakin University

3 days ago

Booked to travel through the Middle East? Here's why you shouldn't cancel your flight -- Natasha Heap, University of Southern Queensland

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Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran's regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely -- Amin Saikal, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University

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