By Amnesty International
In response to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing sanctions against the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Francesca Albanese, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said: “This is a shameless and transparent attack on the fundamental principles of international justice. Special Rapporteurs are not appointed to please governments or to be […] The post USA: Sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese are a disgraceful affront to international justice appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Kawser Ahmed, Adjunct Professor at the Political Science department, University of Winnipeg
Extremist ideas are slowly taking hold in Canada as adherents aim to leverage military training to spread cynicism about democratic institutions.
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By Madoc Sheehan, Adjunct Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering, James Cook University
To make green hydrogen, take water and split it into hydrogen and oxygen. It sounds simple – but the government’s water-use figures may be a drastic underestimate.
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By Stephen Hickson, Lecturer in Economics and Director, Business Taught Masters Programme, University of Canterbury
Higher taxes, more debt, GDP growth or cuts in other areas? A bigger defence budget will mean shifts in economic activity and tradeoffs in spending priorities.
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By Nicolas Flament, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Environmental Futures, School of Science, University of Wollongong Annalise Cucchiaro, PhD candidate, Environmental Futures, School of Science, University of Wollongong
Volcanic eruptions at Earth’s surface have significant consequences. Smaller ones can scare tourists on Mount Etna or disrupt air traffic. Giant, large-scale eruptions can have more serious impacts. One such event contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs 66…
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By Brenton Griffin, Casual Lecturer and Tutor in History, Indigenous Studies, and Politics, Flinders University
Reality TV series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives follows a number of social media influencers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who rose to prominence through social media, and particularly TikTok. The show is based in Utah, United States, where the church has its headquarters. But it stands in stark contrast with the stereotypical perception of Mormons – and especially Mormon women – the church has promoted for more than a century. Through its exploration of traditionally “taboo” topics such as sex, marital issues, mental illness and sexual abuse,…
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By Mireille Rebeiz, Chair of Middle East Studies and Associate Professor of Francophone and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Dickinson College. Adjunct Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law., Dickinson College
For decades, Lebanon has been torn apart by internal division and external conflict. There may currently be a narrow window for a different future.
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By Li Eriksson, Senior Lecturer, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University Paul Mazerolle, Director, Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith University Richard Wortley, Professor of Security and Crime Science, UCL Samara McPhedran, Principal Research Fellow, Griffith University
We’ve long known there’s a link between alcohol and violence, but when it comes to homicide the stories behind the statistics are harder to grasp. Our study sheds rare light on what actually happens when drinking precedes killing, because it draws not just on police or court records but on the first-hand accounts of convicted offenders. We interviewed 205 Australian men and women across Australia…
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By Aaron J. Cavosie, Senior Lecturer, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University Alec Brenner, Postdoc, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University
Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by 800 million years.
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By Janine Natalya Clark, Professor of Transitional Justice and International Criminal Law, University of Birmingham
The 2025 Tribeca Film Festival in New York included a world premiere of War Through the Eyes of Animals (also known as Animals in War). The documentary gives an animals-eye view of Russia’s war against Ukraine and features the wartime experiences of several different species, including a cow, a rabbit and a wolf. Throughout history, animals have been affected by war and exposed to its many…
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