By Colleen Murrell, Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University
Donald Trump’s fight with the media has escalated with the news that five major broadcast networks, ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC, have suspended their pool coverage of the White House. Their decision comes after the Trump administration banned CNN, along with MS Now and Politico, from the White House for alleged “fake news” and “negative news” reporting.
CNN was due to be the White House broadcast network responsible…
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By Sharon McAvoy, Senior Lecturer in Law, Edge Hill University
Andy Burnham’s call for a codified UK constitution has revived debate about how the UK is governed. It would be a huge departure for the UK, and a major undertaking. But beyond its historic significance, there is another question: how do you make sure the population understands what the constitution does and who it’s for?
A constitution sets out the rules for how a country is governed; who holds political power, what limits that power and the relationship between parliament, government and the courts.…
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By Anthony Schrapffer, PhD, EDHEC Climate Institute Scientific Director, EDHEC Business School
Camille Angué, Directrice de l'EDHEC Climate Institute, EDHEC Business School
When we talk about climate change, the debate usually centres on energy, biodiversity, carbon emissions or the economic costs of the transition. But another aspect of the problem remains largely underestimated: the impact of climate change on our cultural heritage.
43% of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe are currently highly exposed to extreme…
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By Saskia Sivananthan, Affiliate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University
Alexandra Whate, Research associate, University of Waterloo
Larry Chambers, Director, Research and Scholarship, Niagara Regional Campus, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University
Families are still expected to navigate disconnected health and community services on their own. A new report sets out what governments can do to change that.
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By Ed Turner, Reader in Politics, Co-Director, Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University
Fresh from its loss in Saxony-Anhalt, Friedrich Merz’s CDU party has fallen to heavy defeats in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
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By Maya Low, PhD Candidate and Lecturer, Cultural Psychiatry, McGill University
Canadians are turning to AI mental health chatbots for support. But what if the bot agrees with the beliefs that are keeping you unwell?
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Ruben Vardanyan, a former senior official in Nagorno-Karabakh de facto administration, attending a court hearing in Baku, Azerbaijan, February 17, 2026. Screen grab taken from a video. © 2026 Reuters TV via Reuters Ruben Vardanyan, a former senior official in Nagorno-Karabakh's de facto administration who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in Azerbaijan, says that he and 18 other Armenian prisoners are being denied regular family contact, adequate exercise, medical tests, and other rights provided under Azerbaijani law.In an audio appeal recorded on September…
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By Amnesty International
Since the last time I spoke with you, the situation has gotten worse. I have a lack of funds that is linked to many things [including] because I was beaten in the mine shaft. Because of the bad conditions [at the mine] I can’t work every day. I now work four times a week. I […] The post An artisanal miner on torture and ill treatment by Rwanda Backed M23 fighters appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the arbitrary detention of members of former prime minister Imran Khan’s family, including his three sisters, as well as activists from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ahead of the party’s planned protests and march on 27 September , Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: “The targeting of Imran Khan’s family […] The post Pakistan: Arbitrary detention of Imran Khan’s family and party activists a flagrant violation of human rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Jennifer Mathers, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University
Putin’s party was always going to win big. But the campaign revealed ambivalence about the war, particularly in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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