By Amnesty International
Reacting to the decision to acquit rescue volunteer Seán Binder of all criminal charges including membership of a criminal organization, fraud, money laundering, and smuggling (facilitation of irregular entry) Eve Geddie the Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office said: “Today’s decision is a welcome relief for Seán and his friends, family and supporters, but also […] The post Greece: Seán Binder acquitted of all charges appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Alemayehu Weldemariam, Ph.D. Fellow, Center for Constitutional Democracy, Indiana University
Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent nation has been described as historic by Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi. He framed the December 2025 declaration as the first decisive breach in the wall of diplomatic isolation that has surrounded Somaliland for more than three decades.
Somaliland…
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By Clive Jimmy William Brown, Teaching Practice Coordinator, Lecturer & Faculty of Education Transformation Chairperson , Cape Peninsula University of Technology
South Africa’s schools still carry the imprint of apartheid, where resources, language and geography were deliberately divided according to “race”. Many communities today remain deeply unequal in terms of school infrastructure and resources.
For student teachers, this means that placement for practical experience in one school can feel worlds apart from a placement just…
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By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
Marine conservationist Callum Roberts explains the significance of the new high seas treaty, and the grey areas it still leaves for our oceans.
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By Anna Katila, Presidential Fellow, School of Policy & Global Affairs, City St George's, University of London
As Trump threatens to take Greenland, the island’s Indigenous people say Denmark is making decisions about their future without them.
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine passed a significant milestone on January 13. It has now outlasted the 1,418 days it took Vladimir Putin’s notorious predecessor, the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, to bring his war against Nazi Germany to a successful conclusion.
The two wars are hard to compare in any reasonable way. But there are nonetheless some important parallels worth pointing out. Perhaps the most wishful parallel is that aggression never pays.
After some initial setbacks, Stalin’s Soviet…
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By Dani Dilkes, PhD student, Digital Learning, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Mark Daley, Professor of Cpmputer Science & Chief AI Officer, Western University
Alternative educational movements offer insights about how to help university students find purpose and hope as they navigate an increasingly complex world.
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By Maxime Polleri, Assistant Professor, Université Laval
The heat produced by the radioactive waste strikes you when you enter the storage site of Ontario Power Generation at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, near the shore of Lake Huron in Ontario.
Massive white containers encase spent nuclear fuel, protecting me from the deadly radiation that emanates from them. The number of containers is impressive, and my guide explained this waste is stored on an interim basis, as they wait for a more permanent solution.
I visited the site in August 2023 as part of my research…
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By Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The first requirement is that the film’s script must initially be submitted to the Taliban, and after the film is completed, it must be reviewed again.
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Hearings continued on Thursday at the UN’s top court into The Gambia’s claim that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya people, with allegations that military officials incited violence by calling the ethnic minority “Muslim dogs” who should be made “extinct”.
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