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A person holds a sign during a protest outside the Indian consulate in Vancouver in September 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

India’s accusation of ‘terrorism’ is a ploy to hide its own human rights abuses

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused India of being involved in the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh leader, on Canadian so...

17 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Fahad Ahmad y Baljit Nagra

Place Bellecour à Lyon, le 10 octobre, manifestation en soutien avec les citoyens israéliens attaqués par le Hamas le 7 octobre. Au 12 octobre, 17 Français dont quatre enfants étaient toujours considérés comme disparus. Jeff Pachoud/Lyon

Terrorisme ou crimes de guerre?

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Depuis l’annonce des crimes de masse perpétrés par la branche armée du Hamas depuis le 7 octobre dernier, le débat se concentre notamment sur la quali...

08 Julio 2024
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Vincent Sizaire

Israeli soldiers ride on a transport vehicle near Re'im, Israel, on Oct. 10, 2023. Marcus Yam/ Los Angeles Times

Intelligence failure or not, the Israeli military was unprepared to respond to Hamas’ surprise attack

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

As the Israeli army has stepped up its counteroffensive into the Gaza Strip, questions remain on how the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas was able to ...

13 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Liam Collins

Destruction from the latest siege of Gaza. Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The Gaza Strip − why the history of the densely populated enclave is key to understanding the current conflict

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

The focus on conflict in the Middle East has again returned to the Gaza Strip, with Israel’s defense minister ordering a “complete siege” of the Pales...

11 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Maha Nassar

Far-right poised to score big at next European elections

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A little over a year since leader of Fratelli d'Italia Georgia Meloni rose to power in Italy, the latest data spells out a clear message: she is not t...

08 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Gilles Ivaldi y Andreu Torner

Kaiser Permanente health care workers in five states and Washington, D.C., are rallying against low wages and understaffing that they say is undermining patient care. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

Why are thousands of Kaiser health care workers on strike? 5 questions answered

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More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers began a three-day strike in Virginia, California, Colorado, Washington state, Oregon and Washin...

06 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Michael McQuarrie

Kevin McCarthy, just before he was ousted as speaker of the House. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Ouster of Speaker McCarthy highlights House Republican fractures in an increasingly polarized America

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

The House of Representatives on Oct. 3, 2023, did something that had never been done before in the nation’s history: It ousted the speaker of the Hous...

05 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Charles R. Hunt

Emmanuel Macron en déplacement à Bastia, en Corse le 28 septembre 2023. Pascal Pochard-Casabianca / AFP

La Vᵉ République a 65 ans : retour sur quelques réformes constitutionnelles phares

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L’adresse du Président Emmanuel Macron aux Sages pour célébrer le 65e anniversaire de la Constitution de la Ve République pourrait être, selon plusieu...

24 Diciembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Bryan Muller

New cardinals at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2023. AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca

Pope Francis has appointed 21 new cardinals – an expert on medieval Christianity explains what it means for the future of the Catholic Church

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On Sept. 30, 2023, Pope Francis swore in 21 clergymen as new members of the College of Cardinals. The College is an important part of the church’s gov...

03 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Joanne M. Pierce

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has died at age 90. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer from San Francisco’s City Hall to Capitol Hill

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Democrat Dianne Feinstein, the 90-year-old senior senator from California, died on Sept. 28, 2023.

02 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Lincoln Mitchell

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Rishi Sunak has ripped up decades of cross-party consensus on climate change

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The acclaimed 1990 film Awakenings tells the story of a neurologist who discovers a drug which rouses catatonic patients from decades of “sleep”. It’s...

07 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Tim Jackson

Justices who follow originalism dominate in the U.S. Supreme Court. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

The Supreme Court’s originalists have taken over − here’s how they interpret the Constitution

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Today a majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices are either self-described originalists or strongly lean toward originalism. Yet less than 50 years ago...

15 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Whitley R.P. Kaufman

Country singer Adley Stump, a former contestant on NBC’s hit reality show ‘The Voice,’ performs at an Air Force base in Washington state. Joint Base Lewis McChord/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

Reality TV show contestants are more like unpaid interns than Hollywood stars

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In December 2018, John Legend joined then-newly elected U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to criticize the exploitation of congressional interns on C...

27 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por David Arditi

Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, at left, and group member Joe Biggs were sentenced to many years in federal prison. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

How local police could help prevent another January 6th-style insurrection

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Some of the most prominent members of the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group that functions more like a street gang than a militia, have been sent...

10 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Matthew Valasik y Shannon Reid

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India’s accusation of ‘terrorism’ is a ploy to hide its own human rights abuses

Terrorisme ou crimes de guerre?

Intelligence failure or not, the Israeli military was unprepared to respond to Hamas’ surprise attack

The Gaza Strip − why the history of the densely populated enclave is key to understanding the current conflict

Far-right poised to score big at next European elections

Why are thousands of Kaiser health care workers on strike? 5 questions answered

Ouster of Speaker McCarthy highlights House Republican fractures in an increasingly polarized America

La Vᵉ République a 65 ans : retour sur quelques réformes constitutionnelles phares

Pope Francis has appointed 21 new cardinals – an expert on medieval Christianity explains what it means for the future of the Catholic Church

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer from San Francisco’s City Hall to Capitol Hill

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Rishi Sunak has ripped up decades of cross-party consensus on climate change

The Supreme Court’s originalists have taken over − here’s how they interpret the Constitution

Reality TV show contestants are more like unpaid interns than Hollywood stars

How local police could help prevent another January 6th-style insurrection

¿Cómo hemos llegado a esta situación con los incendios forestales en España? Echamos la vista atrás para buscar las causas

España refuerza su compromiso con la economía azul con una nueva contribución de 125.440 euros a la Iniciativa Puertos Azules de la FAO

¿Por qué es nulo el despido de una embarazada de baja médica que publicaba contenido promocional en redes?

José Ignacio Latorre, experto mundial en IA y cuántica: “Me da rabia morirme”

Caminos Naturales y Paradores de Turismo amplían su colaboración para descubrir y disfrutar la España rural

CCOO exige revisar de inmediato el SMI tras el repunte del IPC al 3,6% en julio

¿Golpe de calor o ictus? La confusión del verano que puede costar una vida

Una interrupción en un vuelo puede costar 514 € adicionales a cada pasajero afectado

España registra una media de 2.068 ciberataques semanales en julio

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