Friday, November 13, 2026
The following is a statement attributable to ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on autonomous weapons ahead of the seventh review conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
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By Tom Emanuel, PhD, English Literature, University of Glasgow
The recent release of The Hobbit: Illustrated by Tove Jansson marks the first time that a full edition of her Tolkien illustrations has appeared in English.
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By Louis Bayman, Associate Professor in Department of Film Studies, University of Southampton
As an immigrant family-separation drama, Fjord is let down by its fundamental lack of curiosity about the dynamics of the scenario.
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By Owen Exeter, Postdoctoral Researcher, Marine Ecology, University of Exeter
A large basin was never used for its intended recreational purposes and has since been incorporated into a marine protected area alongside coastal mangroves.
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By Jonathan R. Goodman, Assistant Research Professor, Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
Rebecca Sear, Director of the Centre for Culture and Evolution, Brunel University of London
At this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, US President Donald Trump stated that people from Somalia have low IQs. “I always say these are low-IQ people,” he said in his speech. His son, Donald Trump Jr, made a similar statement about Haitian people in 2024 (Trump’s government has since ended the protected status of both Somali…
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By Emma Laurie, Emerita Fellow, University of Southampton
Andy Burnham wants to ‘end 40 years of neoliberalism’ – but his first budget missed a huge chance to improve housing.
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By Amnesty International
There is a big difference between being not racist and anti-racist. Perhaps you can recall a time when you heard someone saying something racist, or acting racist. Non-racist people don’t want to rock the boat. They wouldn’t confront the antagonizer. Rather than saying what they think, they would stay silent and maybe talk about what […] The post What’s the difference between being not racist and being anti-racist? appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
A new study has found more than a third of Australians who identify with the sovereign citizen movement support violent extremism. Further, more than half think violence may be needed to combat perceived…
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By Andrew Norton, Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University
Those applying for uni in 2027 can be reassured there will be enough places. But there is no certainty for 2028.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Protesters gather in Place de la Nation square during a demonstration called by high-school students, joined by unions and teachers, who have been demanding better learning conditions, in Paris, France, on October 6, 2026. © 2026 Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images (Paris, November 12, 2026) – A draft law that passed in its first reading by the French Senate on October 27, 2026, contains measures that would severely undermine the rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, and are incompatible with France’s human rights treaty obligations,…
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