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Uighur repression
The Uighurs are by no means an exclusive headache for Beijing.
Mahir Ali
Swedish stalemate
The kinder, gentler Europe is making way for a monstrous entity.
Yemen’s destroyers
The tragedy extends beyond the direct carnage of conflict.
Bizarre trajectory
Turnbull was willing to veer rightwards in all too many respects.
Czechs & balances
The idea of democratic socialism scared the capitalist powers.
Death of a dictator
Zia’s martial law was unprecedented in its ferocity.
Tehran’s troubles
Things will be worse if oil importers succumb to US pressure.
Israeli apartheid
Knesset effectively overturned the 1948 declaration of independence.
Captain’s innings?
Not much changed after Musharraf’s exit.
Trump’s travails
It would certainly be no tragedy if Nato crumbled.
Going viral
The flu of 1918 caused an estimated 16 million deaths in India.
Mexican wave
Mexico’s presidential candidates have pushed back against Trump’s rhetoric.
Welcome to hell
Cruelty is hardly an acceptable response to the refugee crisis.
Talks in Singapore
The fact that the summit took place at all is undeniably a positive.
Sandinista sunset?
Resentments against Ortega have kept matters on the boil.
The lost leader
Robert Kennedy’s murder has spawned conspiracy theories.
Tragedy as farce
Tyranny will always lend itself to lampooning.
Two steps forward?
Malaysia and Armenia may be poised on the cusp of change.
Deepening gulf
Among Trump’s line-up of close aides are dedicated Iranophobes.
The spirit of ’68
Students were in the vanguard everywhere.