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Cities are sinking – but citywide averages hide the real problem

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Emma Colven, King's College London and Zahratu Shabrina, King's College London Cities worldwide are sinking at alarming rates, but that doesn’t mean the ground is...

‘We changed the system’: how Serbian students ended Alexander Vučić’s 12 years in power

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Gavin Brent Sullivan, International Psychoanalytic University Berlin and Tereza Capelos, University of Southampton Serbia’s student-led political movement has secured a historic election victory. Preliminary results...

How K‑dramas use Africa as a backdrop to boost South Korea’s image

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Osarugue Otebele, University of Toronto The success of South Korean popular music or K-pop continues to power the Hallyu Wave, a term that describes the...

Israeli election: why nobody has been talking about Palestinian statehood

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Amnon Aran, City St George's, University of London As Israelis head to the polls on October 27 one major issue that has not received serious...

International essay-writing competition for youth – 2026 (Deadline extended)

Have you seen something unfair in your community and...

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‘We changed the system’: how Serbian students ended Alexander Vučić’s 12...

Gavin Brent Sullivan, International Psychoanalytic University Berlin and Tereza...

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How K‑dramas use Africa as a backdrop to boost South Korea’s image

Osarugue Otebele, University of Toronto The success of South Korean...

How debate about gender identity could undermine global efforts to protect victims of violence

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Aided by the Trump administration, debate over gender identity...

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The return of sex testing in sport risks harming women athletes rather than protecting them

April 6, 2026 0

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a new policy on the protection of the women’s category that will force thousands of elite women athletes from around the world to undergo genetic sex testing in order to compete.

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When the climate crisis reaches the supermarket shelf

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Apocalyptic scenes are becoming difficult to ignore. Wildfires are...

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After an opaque summit, China and the US want to work together again. That might not be good news for the world

May 18, 2026 0

Back in 2005, US economist Fred Bergsten coined the...

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Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win

April 29, 2026 0

Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets...

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Cities are sinking – but citywide averages hide the real problem

Emma Colven, King's College London and Zahratu Shabrina, King's College London Cities worldwide are sinking at alarming rates, but that doesn’t mean the ground is...