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On April 8th, the Kremlin spokesman stated that Russia sees no reason to pursue talks on a long-delayed peace treaty with Japan to officially end World War II, citing Tokyo’s

Avery Hazard

16 Jun 2025

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Andrea Marcelo

16 Jun 2025

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There was one election the entire world watched, that was the US election. In November of 2024 it was Kamala Harris versus Donald Trump. A rematch of ideologies. And Trump didn’t just win, unfortunately, he dominated. He flipped and held all six key swing states: Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Nevada. That netted him 312 electoral votes to Harris’ 226; a clear and decisive victory. However, this is not new information, hundreds of news sources have already analysed why the Trump campaign managed to win what seemed to be a decisive victory. What is not discussed is…

Alex Zjacic

1 May 2025

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Updated 16 Jun · 21:30

As always at this time of year, news headlines are full of slogans about the “winter crisis”” in the NHS.

Alisa Lazurenko

19 Jan 2023

On January 11, 2023, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) announced that they had begun the process of handing over

Roxane de Bergevin

17 Jan 2023

We have several options when a government passes an unjust law. We can obey it without trying to change it,

Sabina Narvaez

17 Jan 2023

According to the White House, batches of classified documents were discovered in the private office and home of United States

Marie-Therese Burkard

17 Jan 2023

On January 8th, after three strenuous years of trying to contain and beat the CoronaVirus, China finally reopened its borders

Wanjiku Thiong'o

17 Jan 2023

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