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Before he died, Pope Francis called for peace in Gaza. Will anyone listen? | Israel-Palestine conflict
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Before he died, Pope Francis called for peace in Gaza. Will anyone listen? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Pope Francis died today at the age of 88 following a prolonged illness. Just yesterday, in his Easter Sunday address in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican...

Trump risks leaving behind a legacy of failure in Ukraine | Israel-Palestine conflict
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Trump risks leaving behind a legacy of failure in Ukraine | Israel-Palestine conflict

A day before Easter, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary ceasefire for the Christian holiday. Like other Russian promises, this one was...

The Hawaii of Israel: How Trump legitimised a longstanding Israeli vision | Israel-Palestine conflict
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The Hawaii of Israel: How Trump legitimised a longstanding Israeli vision | Israel-Palestine conflict

On April 7, United States President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a second time since his inauguration. Speaking to...

Gaza had educational justice. Now the genocide has wiped that out, too | Education
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Gaza had educational justice. Now the genocide has wiped that out, too | Education

Palestinians have always been passionate about learning. During the Ottoman era, Palestinian students travelled to Istanbul, Cairo, and Beirut to pursue higher education....

Military courts: The front line of Uganda’s war on dissent | Elections
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Military courts: The front line of Uganda’s war on dissent | Elections

Uganda is gearing up for general elections in January 2026 – the seventh since President Yoweri Museveni came to power in 1986. As...

Faux feminism has left the planet | Space
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Faux feminism has left the planet | Space

On Monday, April 14, six elite American women blasted off into space from west Texas on a self-piloting rocket ship developed by the...

Can Trump legally deport US citizens to El Salvador prisons? | Donald Trump News
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Can Trump legally deport US citizens to El Salvador prisons? | Donald Trump News

After deporting 238 alleged Venezuelan gang members and 23 members of a Salvadoran gang to a maximum-security El Salvador prison last month, US...

After two years of war in Sudan, the world can no longer plead ignorance | Conflict
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After two years of war in Sudan, the world can no longer plead ignorance | Conflict

Two years ago this week, a conflict erupted in Sudan that few anticipated would escalate so rapidly or persist for so long. What...

The peril of a president who’s never wrong | Donald Trump
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The peril of a president who’s never wrong | Donald Trump

Donald Trump is holding the world hostage. True to his erratic nature, the US president has toyed with the global trading regimen like...