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Charlie Kirk's assassination is the latest act of political violence in a febrile United States -- Jared Mondschein, University of Sydney

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Israeli strike in Doha crosses a new line from which relations with Gulf may not recover

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Bolsonaro joins a rogues' gallery of coup plotters held to account for their failed power grab -- John Joseph Chin, Carnegie Mellon University and Joe Wright, Penn State

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Poland responds to Russian drones incursion by invoking Article 4 of the NATO treaty − what happens next?

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Deadly Nepal protests reflect a wider pattern of Gen Z political activism across Asia

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Xi Jinping is in a race against time to secure his legacy in China

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Emmanuel Macron's presidency is in survival mode. How did France's political paralysis get so bad?

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How technology can help nations navigate the difficult path to food sovereignty

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10 years ago, gravitational waves changed astronomy. A new discovery shows there's more to come

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Murdoch resolves succession drama – a win for Lachlan; a loss for public interest journalism

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Why did Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resign? And who might replace him?

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Blue, green, brown, or something in between – the science of eye colour explained

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Deadlier than varroa, a new honey-bee parasite is spreading around the world

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Ebony and ivory: why elephants and forests rise and fall together in the Congo Basin - Matthew Scott Luskin, The University of Queensland

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Four victims, no remorse: Erin Patterson given a life sentence for mushroom murders

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Projecting dissent: China's new politics of resistance under surveillance

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US obliteration of Caribbean boat was a clear violation of international 'right to life' laws – no matter who was on board

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High-tech plans to save polar ice will fail, new research finds

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No, organ transplants won't make you live forever, whatever Putin says

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Kennedy hearing deepens crisis over dismantling of CDC leadership

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The west's image of Vladimir Putin as untrustworthy is getting in the way of peace in Ukraine

10 days ago

With global powers barred, can Pacific nations find unity at their annual summit?

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What chaos at the US CDC could mean for the rest of the world

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Thailand has another new prime minister. But will anything change?

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New type of 'sieve' detects the smallest pieces of plastic in the environment more easily than ever before

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How China uses second world war history in its bid to reshape the global order – podcast

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The legend of Troy explained - Marguerite Johnson, The University of Queensland

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KPop Demon Hunters gives a glimpse into K-pop culture in South Korea

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What actually happens in your brain when you change your mind?

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How MPs' 'abandoned' cats became the unexpected symbol of Indonesia's protests

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China's electric vehicle influence expands nearly everywhere – except the US and Canada

10 days ago

What Xi Jinping hosting Modi and Putin reveals about China's plans for a new world order

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DRC's latest peace deal is breaking down and it isn't the first – what's being done wrong

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Sex, Stalin and Shostakovich: the story of the 1934 opera the Soviet leader walked out of

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Gaza: civilian death toll outpaces other modern wars - Neta Crawford, University of Oxford

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Local journalists and fixers are dying at unprecedented rates in Gaza

10 days ago

Israel's journalist killings: a pattern of silencing Palestinian media since 1967

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Israel's attacks on Gaza are putting people with disabilities at extreme risk

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Fashion icon Giorgio Armani's impact and legacy will be felt for decades to come

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Scrolling on the toilet increases your risk of haemorrhoids, new study shows

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New finds shed light on Canopus – the ancient Egyptian port city lost to the sea

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Taylor Swift is engaged. She's been getting her fans ready for this moment for 20 years

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Three reasons why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war

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The Pacific's united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining

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What will happen to the legal status of 'sinking' nations when their land is gone?

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See Earth's seasons in all their complexity in a new animated map

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Do I have insomnia? 5 reasons why you might not

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My knee is clicking. Should I be worried? Am I getting arthritis?

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Can you be aware of nothing? The rare sleep experience scientists are trying to understand

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Why are young men 'T maxxing' testosterone? Do they need it? And what are the risks?

26 days ago

Google just dodged a major penalty in the courts – here's what happens next

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Russia's GPS interference: do I need to worry when flying?

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What are ShinyHunters, the hackers who attacked Google?

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How we tricked AI chatbots into creating misinformation

10 days ago

Trump's tariffs are headed to the US Supreme Court, prolonging the chaos on trade

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Why gold may be losing its shine as a safe-haven investment

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How can you be sure your clothing has been produced ethically?

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Werewolf exes and billionaire CEOs: why cheesy short dramas are taking over our social media feeds

26 days ago

How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico's cartel violence – podcast

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Three scientists speak about what it's like to have research funding cut by the Trump administration

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Birkin v Wirkin: the backlash against the global elite and their luxury bags – podcast

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How AI could influence the evolution of humanity – podcast

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What happens if I eat too much protein? -- Margaret Murray, Swinburne University of Technology

11 days ago

80 years since the end of World War II, a dangerous legacy lingers in the Pacific -- Stacey Pizzino, The University of Queensland and Bryan G. Fry, The University of Queensland

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