Tag: War and Peace
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Call for cyberwar rules as US attacks Russia
Does the world need new rules of war? Yesterday, we learned that the US has placed malware deep in Russia’s power grid. Elsewhere, most of Argentina was mysteriously plunged into darkness.
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Music, peace and a flicker of hope in Israel
Can Eurovision help solve the Israel-Palestine conflict? An absurd suggestion, perhaps. But, this weekend, all eyes are on Tel Aviv as it hosts the world’s biggest, glitziest talent contest.
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New row erupts over use of animals in war
A funny-looking Russian spy is in the news this morning — a (very friendly) beluga whale. It may seem cute, but the use of military mammals is widespread and many are furious about it.
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Company behind Pret admits to Nazi past
The Reimann family is the second richest in Germany, with stakes in major brands like Pret and Krispy Kreme. Now they have found evidence of a dark Nazi past. How should this make us feel?
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Row erupts over claim Churchill was a villain
Can you be a hero and a villain at the same time? Labour’s shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, is under fire for branding Winston Churchill — once voted the “greatest Briton” — a villain.
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The father and son who survived Auschwitz
This Sunday is Holocaust Memorial Day. A new book tells the story of two remarkable survivors: a father and son who stuck together in concentration camps for six horrific years…
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Armchair assassins enter ethical minefield
Are drone pilots morally indefensible? With a click of a button, they can kill dozens. Now, the British Army is training ethicists to teach them about the morality of remote-control killing.
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Dozens die as US opens new embassy in Israel
Should the US Embassy in Israel be moved to Jerusalem? Yesterday, the Trump administration broke with decades of established policy to move the embassy to the holy city amid deadly clashes.
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‘Progress!’ says Trump as Kim drops nuclear tests
Who will come out on top when Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un meet? The North Korean leader has said his country “no longer needs” nuclear tests. But experts are suspicious of his motives.
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May v Corbyn: row over law on Syria bombing
Was Theresa May right to strike Syria without Parliament’s permission? The prime minister has defended her decision, saying that “quick” action was needed. But many MPs are unhappy.
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‘Mission accomplished’: the West strikes Syria
Were we right to hit Syria with missiles? The US, the UK and France claim to have destroyed the bulk of Syria’s chemical weapons facilities. What comes next is far from clear…
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Afghanistan hero sues army over lack of care
How should we react? Is Britain a nation that can ruthlessly discard one of its wounded soldiers, as the Mail on Sunday says? Or is the story more...
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Oxfam scandal reveals ‘sinister world of aid’
Does aid do more harm than good? Oxfam, Britain’s most famous charity, is in meltdown after it was revealed to have covered up sexual abuse in disaster zones. Donations have plummeted.
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Doomsday Clock ticks towards nuclear midnight
Are things really so bad? Thanks to our world leaders, the ominous Doomsday Clock now reads “two minutes to midnight”. It is the closest Earth has been to apocalypse in 65 years.
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Army adverts slammed for being ‘too soft’
What sort of armies do we want? The British military is under fire for saying: “It’s okay to cry." Do modern liberal societies want tough fighting machines or “social workers armed with guns”?