Val Kilmer’s macho action figures held a melancholy just below the surface

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Leading man of 1990s Hollywood, Val Kilmer, has died at 65 from pneumonia. Battling cancer since 2014, he has not been a frequent presence on our film screens for most of this century. While he has recently done some...

Ethiopia’s civil war: what’s behind the Amhara rebellion?

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Ethiopia is in the grip of a civil war between federal government forces and the Fano, a loose alliance of ethnic-based militia in the Amhara region. This conflict in Ethiopias north erupted less than a year after the...

Do union endorsements make a difference in election campaigns?

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Nearly one in three workers in Canada is covered by a union contract, making union members a potentially powerful voting bloc at election time. It should therefore come as little surprise that federal parties have been...

South Africa needs a fresh start, says new book: but does the argument hold up?

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Eddy Maloka, the South African historian, diplomat and academic, argues in his latest book the case for South Africa to forge a second republic. What is meant by this is left undefined, but emerges as the making of a new...

Schools and communities can help children bounce back after distressing disasters like the LA wildfires

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The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days. Among the devastation were 11 public and private schools and 30 child care facilities. In all, the fires disrupted the...

Christian Zionism hasn’t always been a conservative evangelical creed – churches’ views of Israel have evolved over decades

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During confirmation hearings, Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trumps nominee as ambassador to Israel, told senators that he would respect and represent the President, not his own views. But the Baptist ministers views on...

Research shows that a majority of Christian religious leaders accept the reality of climate change but have never mentioned it to their congregations

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Nearly 90% of U.S. Christian religious leaders believe humans are driving climate change. When churchgoers learn how widespread this belief is, they report taking steps to reduce its effects, as we found in our research...