Freedom of speech is apparently under threat across several liberal democracies in the West. This belief was most recently tested on Saturday, 13…

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 The adage that it is almost never a good idea to call for a vote of confidence while in charge of a beleaguered…

 Trouble broke out in Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta on 25 August 2025 when protesters took to the streets around the Presidential Palace,…

 After less than a month in the job, Dr. Susan Monarez was given her marching orders as director of the US Centers for…

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 Donald Trump, president of the richest and most powerful nation on Earth, jetted the entire width of America in a westward direction to…

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 On 24 July 2025, in his post on X, President Emmanuel Macron became the first G7 leader to commit to recognising a Palestinian…