In sports jargon, it is called a 'starter' pistol. A shot in the air, ready, go: the cars speed off, the swimmers stroke, and the cyclists pedal. This is the effect that the announcement of the leader ...

KEITH FLETT looks at the state’s efforts to limit protest rights from the 19th century to today’s repression of the Palestine movement ITALIAN voters have decisively rejected prime minister Giorgia ...

Italian prime minister says she will respect the vote but says it is ‘a lost chance to modernise Italy’ Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has just conceded defeat in the referendum, saying she ...

Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging ...