By Francesco Grillo, Academic Fellow, Department of Social and Political Sciences, Bocconi University
A world without a world order is a much greater problem for Europe than for any other economy of the world.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Rohingya walk through rice fields after fleeing across the border from Myanmar to Bangladesh near Teknaf, September 1, 2017. © 2017 AP Photo/Bernat Armangue (The Hague) – International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings in the Myanmar genocide case highlight the need for justice for the ethnic Rohingya, Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK, Global Justice Center, Human Rights Watch, Refugee Women for Peace and Justice, and Women’s Peace Network said today. Hearings on the merits of the case begin on January 12, 2026.In August 2017, Myanmar security forces began…
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By Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation
Victoria is bracing for potentially catastrophic bushfire conditions on Friday, with temperatures expected to top 40°C for the third day in a row in parts of the state and winds up to 100 kilometres per hour.
The conditions will be the worst the state has seen since the Black Summer bushifres of 2019–20. The Country Fire Authority’s Jason Heffernan called…
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By Sarah McColl-Gausden, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne
Bianca Pickering, Research Fellow School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Kate Parkins, Bushfire Risk Analyst, The University of Melbourne
Across Australia there are a number of fire districts facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger ratings in this ongoing heatwave.
As of late Thursday in Victoria, the South-West, Wimmera, Northern Country and North Central districts have been assigned a catastrophic rating, while the rest of the state has been assigned an extreme rating. South Australia has nine…
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By John Harvey, PhD Researcher, Global Agriculture and Food Systems, University of Edinburgh; University of Exeter
Peter Alexander, Professor of Global Food Systems, University of Edinburgh
Sarah Crowley, Senior Lecturer in Human and Animal Geography, University of Exeter
Cutting down the amount of meat we eat helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with agriculture. But what about the meat that our pet dogs eat?
Our new study shows that feeding dogs can have a larger negative effect on the environment than the food their owners eat. For a collie or English springer spaniel-sized dog (weighing 20kg), 40% of tested dog foods have a higher climate impact than a human…
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By Sam West, Postdoctoral Researcher, Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
Dimitrios Koutoukidis, Senior Researcher, Behavioural Science, University of Oxford
Susan Jebb, Professor of Diet and Population Health, University of Oxford
New weight loss jabs work brilliantly – but only while you’re taking them. The rebound is fast, and the cost-effectiveness unclear.
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By Mong Palatino
“It seems that the government is shutting down all avenues to remain transparent. Why does a government do that when there is nothing to hide?”
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A police patrol vehicle outside the United Nations compound in Sanaa, Yemen, following reports of UN staff being detained by the Houthis, October 29, 2025. © 2025 Khaled Abdullah/Reuters Houthi authorities have arbitrarily detained at least 69 UN staff and dozens of civil society staff over the last 18 months and have not provided them with due process.The Houthis’ stepped-up detentions of civil society and UN agency members risk increasing the humanitarian aid crisis in Yemen, already one of the worst situations in the world.It is imperative for the UN, independent…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image EU Council President Antonio Costa (L) and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Cairo, Egypt, March 4, 2025. © 2025 EU Council/Anadolu via Getty Images On January 9, the European Union’s highest-level leaders, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Council President Antonio Costa, are set to meet with Syrian leaders in Damascus for their first-ever visit to the country. Von der Leyen and Costa should use this significant moment to press for a rights-respecting transition in Syria. High on the agenda for both parties is Syria’s economic recovery. While…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Demonstrators hold a banner during a protest against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) bill on January 15, 2022 in London, UK. © 2022 Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images UK authorities have severely restricted the right to protest, in contravention of their international human rights obligations.The Labour government, instead of curbing repressive measures against protesters in previous legislation under the Conservative government, is in the process of expanding them.The UK government should repeal anti-democratic protest restrictions…
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