The mission to civilise (colonial) international law
A legal architecture built to buttress the colonial world order, international law continues to be…
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Tom Cotton will compare Reagan to Trump in speech seen as 2024 launchpad
Arkansas Sen Tom Cotton, a potential candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, will…
Pakistan vows to arrest masterminds of IS mosque attack
Officials vowed Saturday to hunt down and arrest the masterminds behind a deadly mosque attack…
UN human rights chief to visit China, including Xinjiang, in May
Show caption The UN high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters Michelle…
Chilean families still seeking justice for victims of repression
As Sebastian Pinera prepares to leave office, critics say he has failed to address rights…
Frank-Walter Steinmeier elected to second term as German president
Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected for a second term as Germany’s president on Sunday. The incumbent…
Pakistan court acquits man who killed sister after parents’ pardon
A Pakistani man sentenced to life in prison in 2019 for strangling his sister, a…
Top 10 world-spanning novels
Show caption Tom Hanks in the 2012 film version of David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas. Photograph:…
Demand for British solar panels spikes over Chinese slave labour fears
More consumers in the UK and Europe are turning to British solar panel providers because…
India, Pakistan take a similar diplomatic path on Russia-Ukraine
India and Pakistan have both stressed the importance of Russia and Ukraine de-escalating hostilities. New…