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Gaza War
The Palestinian Question: A Hopeful Step in the Right Direction
UK, France, and Saudi Arabia coordinate on Israel-Palestine peace efforts, pushing renewed diplomacy for a two-state solution.
EXCLUSIVE
Zainabiyyat: The Houthi’s Veil of Truth
The Zainabiyyat: Houthi female battalions weaponise gender, enforce repression, and transform Yemen’s internal security landscape amidst Yemen's ongoing war.
WORLD
Nile Tensions: South Sudan at Risk of Renewed Conflict
Seven years after a hard-won peace, South Sudan teeters toward chaos as President Kiir's firing of the Upper Nile governor fuels VP Machar's fury and militia violence.
PODCASTS
Ukraine: We Cannot End Up in a Quasi-Peace Deal
Ukraine seeks a just, lasting peace, ensuring Russia never returns. Strength and international law are key to deterring future aggression.
Ukraine War
Peacekeepers Line Up: Britain First in Line with Ukraine
Paris summit debates EU peacekeepers in Ukraine: UK backs deployment, NATO tensions rise, whilst Moscow warns of escalation.
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Britain Navigates a Growing Trade Imbalance with China
As its trade gap with Beijing hits £42 billion, London is pursuing a growth strategy that increasingly tests the enduring strategic patience of Washington.
Winter Storm Research Rewrites a Witch Trial Tragedy
As new research published in Smithsonian Magazine this week connects a 1617 Arctic storm to Norway's deadliest witch trials, climate historians reveal how weather shock fed decades of persecution.
Prediction Takes Politics: Prophets and Polymarkets Collide
As 11 Peruvian shamans predicted Nicolás Maduro's fall on 29 December 2025, crypto traders were placing similar bets online—five days before U.S. forces extracted the Venezuelan leader to New York.
Mladenov Takes Over Gaza Board After Regional Veto
Nickolay Mladenov becomes Gaza peace board head after Arab states blocked Tony Blair, raising questions about whose interests guide Washington's selection.
Abu Dhabi Rebuffs British Universities Over Campus Radicalisation
The world’s wealthiest patrons now view Western campuses as hazards, forcing a costly inversion of the traditional hierarchy that once defined global education.
