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Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

As the world descends on Paris for the biggest show in sport, the question must be asked if the Olympic Games still hold the same

How schools are failing neurodivergent students

Neurodivergent children — those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia or other difference in brain functioning — face myriad issues at schools ill-equipped to help them.

What’s it like growing up and parenting in a digital world?

There’s a lot of fearmongering around children and their interactions with digital technology, but the truth is more nuanced.

Northeast India’s battle against drugs

The drug menace in India’s northeastern states has major implications for the country’s external and internal security.

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Ten years on, ISIS’s violent legacy is alive and well

Ten years after ISIS declared a caliphate in Iraq and Syria, its violent legacy still grips the region and its followers despite losing its territory.

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Myanmar conflict paves way for a new style of democracy

The 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government of Myanmar and the ensuing civil conflict has unlocked new ways of imagining its political future.

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Another year, another record number of refugees

World Refugee Day comes as global displacement reaches a new high.

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Focus on declaring war criminals can leave victims behind

The journey to justice in the international criminal court is long and complex, and the appeal to blame individuals can overlook victims’ diverse needs.

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Killing journalists cannot kill the truth

If we criminalise, dismiss, or sideline journalism that tells inconvenient truths, we will destroy our capacity for sensible public debate.

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India can do more to protect workers in war zones

Ironclad regulations for migrants in conflict zones are preferable to the current piecemeal approach.

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Nike and the Houthi Red Sea ship attacks

Two-part video special: We explain what’s behind the Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and what are the ramifications for world trade.

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Red Sea attacks may have silver lining for Southeast Asia

The Houthi attacks on ships may offer the region a chance to reinvent how it deals with supply chain disruptions.

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India’s rice trade at risk in Red Sea attacks

India’s famed basmati rice variety is among the commodities hit by supply chain disruption caused by the Houthi attacks on the Red Sea.

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Britain’s tea shortage scare a sign of trouble brewing

The Red Sea supply chain crisis has exposed glaring weaknesses in global transport that pose big questions about how our economy will work moving forward.

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Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

How schools are failing neurodivergent students

What’s it like growing up and parenting in a digital world?

Northeast India’s battle against drugs

Ten years on, ISIS’s violent legacy is alive and well

Myanmar conflict paves way for a new style of democracy

Another year, another record number of refugees

Focus on declaring war criminals can leave victims behind

Killing journalists cannot kill the truth

India can do more to protect workers in war zones

Nike and the Houthi Red Sea ship attacks

Red Sea attacks may have silver lining for Southeast Asia

India’s rice trade at risk in Red Sea attacks

Britain’s tea shortage scare a sign of trouble brewing

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