‘Last chance to win’: Netanyahu eyes a return to power as polls open in Israel
France24 There are signs that some in politics are tiring of Netanyahu’s dominance. In 2021, he was ousted by an
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‘I felt solidarity’: Afghan women monitor Iran protests, vow to continue fight for basic rights
France24 But for Afghan women, taking on the Taliban’s restrictive policies is a monumental task. Since the Taliban takeover last
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Europe joins the ‘white gold’ rush for lithium and faces an energy transition challenge
Europe’s lithium extraction and production projects have been mostly undertaken by small and medium-scale companies across the continent. With the
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Women hit the political glass ceiling at China’s Communist Party Congress
Sun’s departure will leave a void in the party’s upper echelons Sun Chunlan, China’s “Iron Lady” and the only woman
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Why semiconductors are central to world economy, geopolitics
But semiconductors only came to dominate the headlines in early 2021. The Chinese Communist Party Congress opens in Beijing on
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Spectre of ‘tactical’ nuclear attack risks normalising weapons of mass destruction
But tactical weapons are still seen as a last resort on the battlefield – for a military facing a threat
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