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Why K-beauty is everywhere
The promise of pore-free, glassy, youthful-looking skin has made Korean beauty products a global phenomenon. Americans spent as much $1.7bn (£1.3bn) …
4 weeks ago
Why Australia’s gun laws aren’t as strong as you might think
After the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, Australia tightened its gun laws, and has since been considered a world-leading example by gun control advoca…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
What would it take for Putin to stop fighting in Ukraine?
President Trump says a Ukraine peace deal is ‘closer than ever’ following talks in Berlin with European officials and a delegation from Ukraine. But …
4 weeks, 2 days ago
The Bondi Beach massacre and the rise of antisemitic violence
Australia is reeling after its deadliest mass shooting in decades, in which gunmen opened fire on Jewish people gathered for a Hanukkah event on Bond…
1 month ago
Why Trump’s Thailand-Cambodia peace deal unravelled
Fighting broke out last week on the Thai-Cambodian border, despite a US-brokered ceasefire in July. The conflict was one of the eight wars that Presi…
1 month ago
The murders that moved a nation: Italy’s new femicide law
**This episode contains descriptions of abuse and violence**
In November, the Italian parliament voted unanimously to introduce the term “femicide” in…
1 month ago
Why the US says Europe is facing ‘civilisational erasure’
Europe is facing the prospect of ‘civilizational erasure’. That is the official view of the Trump administration, as put in a radical policy document…
1 month ago
How Syria is rebuilding after the fall of a dictator
This week, Syrians have been celebrating the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime and the end of almost 14 years of civil war. In the ye…
1 month ago
Will a social media ban for Australian teens work?
**This episode contains discussion of bullying and suicide**
Australian teens are bracing for a new law coming into effect this week that will ban soc…
1 month, 1 week ago
How the National Guard shooting accelerated Trump’s immigration crackdown
After an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members in Washington DC, President Donald Trump called for sweeping changes in…
1 month, 1 week ago