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US midterms: women voters helped drive the ‘blue wave’
The 2026 US midterm elections delivered a decisive blow to Donald Trump’s Republican party. Democrats successfully flipped seven seats in the Senate, gaining a decisive majority.
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What the US midterms result means for the Ukraine war
The US midterm elections have shifted the balance of power in Congress, delivering a massive blow to Donald Trump and his Republican party.
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King Arthur and Ramayana: ancient stories that speak to the moral dilemmas of today’s leaders
Across the vastly different worlds of ancient India and medieval Britain, two legendary rulers face the exact same impossible choice: sacrifice their love or shatter the moral foundation of their kingdom?
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Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery is a brilliant exploration of the life of the queen of crime
Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Agatha Christie’s death, the exhibition A World of Mystery at the British Library takes visitors on a fascinating journey through spaces that evoke Christie’s life and work.
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US midterms: after two years of unchecked Trump we’ll now see if Congress can reassert its democratic role
The 2026 midterm elections have delivered a decisive rebuke to Donald Trump and his Republican allies. Democrats have won control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, ending two years of unified Republican government in Wash…
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International surrogacy and the narrow legal idea of what makes a family legitimate
A recent family court judgment in the UK highlighted ethical issues with the practice of international surrogacy. The case is thought to be the first to come before a court in the UK involving a surrogate who gave birth in China, where surr…
GovernmentWhy Trump, Xi, and Putin can’t carve up the world like the ‘big three’ leaders of 1945
Discussions are underway for a potential meeting between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on November 18-19.
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Donald Trump’s Republicans suffer landslide defeat – what this means for the world
Donald Trump’s Republican Party has received a stunning rebuke in the US midterm elections. Republicans went into the evening hoping that the polls might be wrong and that they could at least cling on to control of the Senate.
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The ancient principle from English law that Donald Trump uses as a shield against defamation suits
During the campaign for the midterm elections, we’ve heard some seriously incendiary rhetoric from Republican leaders, including Donald Trump, against the Democratic candidate for the senate seat of Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed.
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When things go bump in the night: how our brains trick us into hearing things that aren’t there
It’s three in the morning. You’ve woken from a dead sleep because you’ve heard a thud in the darkness or a floorboard creaking downstairs. Or perhaps you’ve woken because you have the unmistakable sensation you’re not alone.
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Israeli election: why nobody has been talking about Palestinian statehood
As Israelis head to the polls on October 27 one major issue that has not received serious attention during the campaign is Israel’s flat rejection of Palestinian statehood.
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Two small Arab parties may decide Israel’s election
Israelis head to the polls on October 27 for a general election that will pit the right-wing bloc of current prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu against a bloc consisting of centre and left-wing parties.