Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy strips citizenship of former politicians
Feb 06, 2023 10:10 am UTC| Politics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stripped several former Ukrainian politicians of their citizenship. The move is the latest of steps taken by Kyiv to rid the country of pro-Russian figures. Zelenskyy announced...
South China Sea: Indonesia to ramp up talks with ASEAN, China over code for disputed waters
Feb 06, 2023 09:15 am UTC| Politics
Indonesia plans to increase talks with China and its fellow countries under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for a code of conduct over the highly disputed South China Sea. The plans come amidst increasing...
Afghanistan: Qatar sends envoy to engage with Taliban
Feb 06, 2023 09:11 am UTC| Politics
The Qatari government has sent an envoy to Afghanistans capital Kabul in an effort to engage with the ruling Taliban administration. The visit follows the Talibans latest policy that further restricted women from education...
Election violence in Nigeria's south east is threatening to derail voting in the region
Feb 06, 2023 09:10 am UTC| Politics
Violence is a perennial feature of elections in Nigeria. It happens across the three stages of the electoral cycle before, on and after election day. The pre-election violence occurs mostly during party primaries -...
GP numbers continue to fall – but the UK isn't unique in losing family doctors
Feb 06, 2023 09:09 am UTC| Politics
The 2019 Conservative manifesto promised to increase the UKs GP numbers by 6,000 by 2024. That target will clearly not be met. In fact, the proportion of GPs working full time in England has fallen compared with last year,...
Civil rights legislation sparked powerful backlash that's still shaping American politics
Feb 06, 2023 09:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
For nearly 60 years, conservatives have been trying to gut the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. As a scholar of American voting rights. I believe their long game is finally...
The BBC has a long history of failed attempts to rid it of political influence
Feb 06, 2023 09:08 am UTC| Politics
Most people probably dont know who the BBCs chairman is, or even that the BBC has a chairman. Yet this normally obscure figure has recently hit the headlines. Richard Sharp, BBC chairman since February 2021, is a former...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight