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Will ultra-Orthodox Jews have to enlist in the Israeli army?
Debate on whether the ultra-Orthodox should serve in the Israeli military could bring down Netanyahu's government.
‘Don’t touch my constitution!’ Togolese resist reforms ahead of election
Opposition figures accuse President Faure Gnassingbe of changing the rules so he can maintain his grip on power.
Will oil prices keep rising, and how will that affect inflation?
The increase this year, driven by geopolitical tensions and supply shocks, could hamper efforts to rein in inflation.
Akebono, sumo’s first foreign-born grand champion, dies aged 54
The enormous Hawaiian-born wrestler helped raise the international profile of Japanese sumo in the 1990s.
Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan sentenced to death in $12.5bn fraud case
The largest case of fraud in Vietnam's history has been uncovered as part of a major state anticorruption drive.
Myanmar troops retreat to Thai border bridge after rebel advance
Hundreds of Myanmar soldiers are believed to have retreated to a border crossing with Thailand.
Romanian ex-prisoners fight to save memory of former communist jails
Some 44 prisons and 72 forced labour camps were set up under the regime for more than 150,000 political prisoners.
North Korea’s Kim says ‘now is time to be prepared for war’: State media
Kim Jong Un threatens 'the enemy' will be dealt with a 'death blow' in case of an armed conflict.
As Russia’s war rages, Ukraine’s mental health crisis spirals
Ukraine estimates that almost half the population needs support, but there is a shortage of trained psychologists.
The solidarity of shared trauma: De-exceptionalising Gaza
The genocide in Gaza is reshaping psychic life and political imaginations far beyond Palestine.