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Turkish religious body backs child marriages under Islamic law

Girls as young as nine and boys as young as 12 can marry under Islamic law.  This is according to an online glossary of...

The 2018 Election Minefield

Inevitably, one of the major political stories of 2018 will be the midterm elections, scheduled for November 6th. On that day, the entire House...

Ukraine lawyer murdered, body found in river

Police in Ukraine are investigating the murder of a lawyer and human rights activist whose body was found in a river in Kiev. Iryna...

Why the world should brace for ‘big unexpected crisis’ in 2018

The New York-based political risk consultancy, Eurasia Group, has warned of a geopolitical crisis in 2018 on the scale of the financial crash a...

North Korea interested in dialogue

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un said two things during his annual New Year address. First he warned he has a “nuclear button” on his...

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