International Women’s Day has long been a time for both celebration and reflection. In 2025, the theme ‘Accelerate Action’ calls for urgency in tackling gender inequality. Yet, it can be argued that globally, women’s rights are not accelerating forward but are being reversed — often under the guise of protection....
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When Luigi Mangione’s chiselled jawline first graced the collective consciousness of the internet, it wasn’t in a Calvin Klein or luxury fragrance advert, but on grainy security footage accompanied by an announcement from the NYPD (New York City Police Department). The Ivy League-educated 26-year-old was arrested for the murder of...
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On January 10 2025, Sorcha Eastwood, MP for Lagan Valley, issued legal proceedings against Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate, following a series of incendiary and misogynistic posts on X. Eastwood, a survivor of abuse who has received rape threats in her role as a Member of Parliament, has...
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The tragic events at the Magdeburg Christmas market on December 20 2024, in which five people, including a nine-year-old child, lost their lives and over two hundred others were injured, were met with an immediate media and political response that followed an all-too-familiar pattern. In the early hours after the...
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On December 8 2024, Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, addressed a gathering at Damascus’ Umayyad Mosque. At 42 years old, he now stands at the centre of Syria’s uncertain future, having led the coalition that brought down the Assad regime. In his speech, he hailed the moment...
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Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter rebranded as X, was supposed to mark the beginning of a new era of free speech and open dialogue. Instead, the platform has regressed into a cesspool of censorship and political manipulation. Musk, the self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist”, has revealed himself to be anything but....
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Let’s talk about Brat. No, not the spoilt, tantrum-throwing variety, I mean Brat – the rebellious, carefree movement of 2024, launched by Charli XCX. With Collins Dictionary crowning “Brat” the word of the year, this movement has made significant cultural waves. Yet a key question remains: Is “Brat” an empowering expression of...
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This month, the German Bundestag passed a resolution titled “Never Again is Now: Protect, Preserve, and Strengthen Jewish Life in Germany,” signifying a notable legislative response to combat rising antisemitism following the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, and subsequent, arguably genocidal Israeli retaliation. Although the resolution outwardly claims to...
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