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Governments want babies, but people want choices

More people are choosing not to have children, sparking big debates and changing how we view family and society.

Autoimmune diseases are on the rise

It’s estimated one in five of us will develop an autoimmune disease at some stage of our lives. We need better ways to treat them.

Sports face a reckoning on brain injuries

For a long time, professional sporting bodies were afraid of the ‘c word’ — concussion.

Despite what they say, neither Israel nor Hezbollah wants a full-scale war

As Hezbollah lit up the night sky with rockets, the potential of a wider Middle Eastern war seemed inevitable. But the facts reveal a very different reality.

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Can the Olympic Games still bring communities together?

Despite a political climate hellbent on tearing communities apart, the Olympics still holds the potential to bring disparate nations together.

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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 currency in 2024.

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India’s arm sales to Israel during a war is a political statement

India must seek a broader regional engagement beyond bilateral immediacies in the Middle East.

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What Modi 3.0 can expect from Maldives

The appearance of Maldives president Muizzu alongside Narendra Modi signals the warming of the relationship between the island nation and regional power India.

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What’s behind China’s shift to environmental diplomacy?

The export of green development projects taps the long-standing domestic strategy of ‘ecological civilisation’.

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Will India’s vote reshape ties with Malaysia?

Deep historical and economic ties fuel India-Malaysia cooperation as they navigate the evolving Indo-Pacific landscape.

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China’s influence weighs heavily on Solomon Islands election

Chinese cash is reaping political rewards ahead of the Solomon Islands election as the West fails to walk the talk in its Pacific step-up.

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Is there a hidden cost of China’s Pacific play?

Solomon Islands host crucial elections watched from Beijing to Washington, but only China is putting its money where its mouth is in the region and it’s working

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Your quick guide to the Solomon Islands elections

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare could retain power on April 17, but who stands in his way of making history?

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‘India out’ as China moves in on Maldives

Things are likely to get much worse for India in the Maldives as Male and Beijing expand and deepen their strategic partnership.

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Governments want babies, but people want choices

Autoimmune diseases are on the rise

Sports face a reckoning on brain injuries

Despite what they say, neither Israel nor Hezbollah wants a full-scale war

Can the Olympic Games still bring communities together?

Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

India’s arm sales to Israel during a war is a political statement

What Modi 3.0 can expect from Maldives

What’s behind China’s shift to environmental diplomacy?

Will India’s vote reshape ties with Malaysia?

China’s influence weighs heavily on Solomon Islands election

Is there a hidden cost of China’s Pacific play?

Your quick guide to the Solomon Islands elections

‘India out’ as China moves in on Maldives

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