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Thai reversals
Al Araibi should not have been incarcerated in the first place.
Mahir Ali
Peace in our time?
Afghans have paid a high price for foreign interventions.
Maduro’s options
No good has ever come from US interventions.
Dogged by Brexit
Crashing out without a deal remains the likeliest prospect.
Deep red Rosa
Socialist Rosa Luxemburg was murdered
a century ago.
Patriarchy blues
In contention here is the right not to be discriminated against.
Not a good start
The Bangladesh poll was a sour note at the end of a generally dismal year.
Out of Syria
Trump has much else to worry about this Christmas season.
Australian asininity
If you try to please all, you please no one.
Macron’s retreat
Arrogance is a characteristic common to every Fifth Republic president.
Noam at 90
Chomsky’s aim has been not just to interpret the world but to change it.
Deadly presence
Somewhat like Trump, MBS is something of a political novice.
White noise
The Beatles’ ‘White Album’ was issued 50 years ago this week.
Rajapaksa’s return
China’s economic incursions are causing anxiety in South Asia.
Lest we forget
One of the potent revolts in Pakistan was sparked 50 years ago.
A poet’s war
On Armistice Day, Owen’s family received the dreaded telegram.
Brazil’s self-harm
Bolsonaro’s views frame him as a misogynist, a homophobe and a racist.
Fists of defiance
The stadium went silent before erupting into murmurs and boos.
Istanbul outrage
Khashoggi had, in fact, been fairly close to the royals.
Injudicious choice
Trump is fulfilling his promise to move the supreme court to the right.