By Stéphane Sirot, Professeur d'histoire politique et sociale du XXème siècle, CY Cergy Paris Université
The ‘block everything’ movement aims to paralyse France, and a hard-left leader has called for a general strike. What role have strikes played in French trade union and political history?
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By Manal Mohammed, Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster
From food trucks in Italy to jars on UK shelves: botulism is rare but deadly. Here’s what you need to know.
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By Isabelle Dostaler, Vice-rectrice aux études et à la recherche, Université de l'Ontario français
The Air Canada dispute may mark a turning point for labour standards in the airline industry and result in unpaid ground time being a thing of the past.
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to emerging reports of at least nineteen dead and over 100 injured during a crackdown on the youth-led protests against corruption and social media ban in Nepal, Nirajan Thapaliya, Director of Amnesty International Nepal, said: “Amnesty International strongly condemns the unlawful use of lethal and less-lethal force by law enforcement in Nepal, resulting in […] The post Nepal: Independent investigation and accountability needed following deadly crackdown on ‘Gen Z’ protesters appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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Monday, September 8, 2025
UN rights chief Volker Türk on Monday condemned what he called a worldwide “glorification of violence” which is underway, as well as “coordinated efforts” to undermine fundamental birthrights. “It is time for States to wake up and to act,” he insisted.
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By New Bloom
“This is a marathon political movement. If there is no political commitment to reform from the government, then the movement will not cool down.”
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By Jennifer Mathers, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University
After a meeting hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron on September 4, 26 countries have pledged to create a “reassurance force” to provide security guarantees for Ukraine in the event that a peace agreement with Russia is reached. The Russian president reacted by saying that Russia would target any European troops deployed in Ukraine.
He said if they appeared in Ukraine while Russia’s “military operation” was still underway, “we proceed from the fact that these…
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By Tom Harper, Lecturer in International Relations, University of East London
While Beijing has been showing off its latest military hardware to an array of international leaders, Chinese cultural icons are making their mark with a very different audience.
At Naomi Osaka’s opening match at the US Open, she had a Labubu attached to her racket bag as she walked on to court which attracted a lot of attention. After the match she told reporters that the doll was a tribute to Billie Jean King (it has big BJK trademark glasses and she calls it Billie Jean Bling).
One of the most…
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By Abigail Parrish, Lecturer in Languages Education, University of Sheffield
Annamaria Paolino, Lecturer/Researcher in Languages Education, Edith Cowan University
Louisa Field, Languages education researcher, University of Sydney
By listening more closely to the interests and goals of young people in schools, we can start to provide the language teaching they want.
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By Eleftheria Kodosaki, Research Fellow in Neuroimmunology, UCL
The test could someday help diagnose Alzheimer’s related memory issues without the need for unnecessary waits or time consuming procedures.
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