By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Flags of the EU and AU, photographed during the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union and the African Union in Brussels, May 21, 2025. / Photographed on behalf of the Federal Foreign Office. Photo by: Florian Gaertner/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images. © (Nairobi, November 21, 2025) – The African Union (AU) and European Union should put respect for human rights and international humanitarian law at the center of their partnership, Human Rights Watch said today ahead of the blocs’ seventh summit on November 24-25, 2025, in Luanda, Angola. Both…
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By Charlotte Goodburn, Reader in Chinese Politics and Development, King's College London
The UK government is promoting its plan for a new digital identity scheme as a way to streamline services, prevent fraud and ensure that welfare benefits reach only those entitled to them. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, has argued that digital ID is central to modernising the welfare state and tightening immigration controls.
On his recent trip to India, Starmer praised the country’s Aadhaar programme, the world’s largest digital ID system, as a “massive success”. The UK government has
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By Harmehak Singh, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Liverpool Hope University
If you want to use your mindset to change your eating experience, you first need to understand what research has told us about psychology and food.
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By Kevin Munro, Ewing Professor of Audiology, University of Manchester
If the NHS recommended it, would people test their own hearing at home and use self-fitting hearing aids?
A survey of over 2,000 adults found that nine in every ten said yes, they’d be willing to test their own hearing. Most also said they’d try a hearing aid sent by the NHS – either ready programmed or requiring them to set it up themselves.
Currently, the NHS route involves GPs referring patients for a face-to-face appointment…
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By Fiona Regan, Full Professor of Chemistry and Director, DCU Water Institute, Dublin City University
For over 200 years, native oysters (Ostrea edulis) have been absent in Dublin Bay. Once abundant along the Irish coast, they thrived in the sheltered estuaries and tidal flats that shaped the city’s maritime life.
Historical records from the 18th and early 19th centuries describe vast oyster beds stretching across the bay. They were a vital food source, a cornerstone of coastal trade and a symbol of Dublin’s connection to the sea. By the mid-1800s, however,…
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By Nikhil Datta, Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Warwick
Jan David Bakker, Assistant Professor of Economics, Bocconi University
The government says it doesn’t back rent controls – but new protections should limit how much landlords can push up prices.
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By João Marinotti, Associate Professor of Law, Indiana University
An overnight update to Counter-Strike 2 erased billions of dollars in valuable digital assets that players had accumulated. The law gives them almost no recourse.
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By David B. Sarwer, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University
The Trump administration is making a significant effort to reduce the cost of weight loss drugs. Its agreement with pharmaceutical giants, announced Nov. 6, 2025, will reduce the monthly prices of these medications by hundreds of dollars.
For the past 25 years, I have
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By Shannon Fyfe, Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Washington and Lee University
Elizabeth Lanphier, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati
A cascade of changes to eligibility guidelines for the updated COVID-19 vaccines left Americans unsure whether they could still get the shot. That’s where off-label use comes in.
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By Julia Meszaros, Associate Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University-Commerce
At times of economic anxiety, ‘traditional’ gender roles often resurge – part of the appeal for men looking for brides abroad.
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