Scrapping FA Cup replays has upset smaller clubs, but they could still win from being matched against the top sides: Newport County took on Manchester City in the 2019 FA Cup. Jacek Wojnarowski/Shutterstock Football fans delight in historic moments enjoyed by their club. Exeter City supporters for example, will have fond memories of the FA …
Gaza update: no end to the killing in sight as extremists on both sides make a peace deal hard to imagine: As the death toll from Israel’s assault on Gaza climbed past 23,000 – including nearly 10,000 children – according to the latest figures from the Hamas-controlled health ministry, the Palestinian militant group released a …
Gaza war: a better understanding of the violence on both sides might give us a chance at a solution: Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7 marked the beginning of a fresh round of conflict between Israel and Palestine. But it also raises the question of how we should assess Hamas’s terrible crime and whether …
Ukraine war: are both sides preparing for stalemate?: US president Joe Biden took to the pages of the Washington Post last week to assure the American people that continuing economic and military support to Ukraine is an investment in US security. On October 20, the US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, visited Kyiv to give the …
Israel and Palestine in the therapist’s office: how counsellors support people without taking sides: SeventyFour/Shutterstock War and politics can cause serious mental anguish and trauma, even for people thousands of miles away from a conflict. Counsellors who specialise in loss and grief may well meet clients who have lost relatives in conflicts such as those …
Gaza conflict: if the cycle of violence is to end we must not prioritise one side’s suffering over the other: Shortly after the Hamas massacre in Israel on October 7, people I know and respect were posting Palestinian solidarity notices on their social media feeds. I am supportive of the rights of the Palestinian people …
Africa is being courted by China, Russia and the US. Why the continent shouldn’t pick sides: Some three decades since the end of the Cold War, the world order is undergoing a structural transformation. At the heart of it is the challenge posed to the hegemony of the US. This is primarily being led by …
Kenya’s political dialogue is a welcome sign of democracy at work – if both sides understand their roles: Raila Odinga, the leader of the Azimio la Umoja coalition in Kenya. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images Since Kenya’s presidential election in August 2022, the new government has been in conflict with the opposition. In democratic systems, …
Despite the war, Russia is still part of Europe – for a lasting peace both sides need to remember that: After a year of war in Ukraine it has become commonplace among western commentators to argue that the war is deeply rooted in the “Russian mentality”, history and culture. Russians, it is said have an …
Ukraine war: a fight to the death in Bakhmut with both sides bogged in the spring thaw: With winter coming to a close in Ukraine, Russia is making a series of advances in the eastern Donbas region, with a primary aim of capturing the city of Bakhmut. While the city itself has some (limited) strategic …
Philippines sides with US amid rising regional tensions between Beijing and Washington: The US-China rivalry in east Asia has taken an interesting turn after the recent visit of US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, to the Philippines. Austin’s trip ended in an expanded deal, the enhanced defense cooperation agreement (EDCA). This gives the US access to …
Ukraine war: Kyiv summit with EU will bring the two sides closer, but fast-track membership is unlikely: There are conflicting expectations ahead of a forthcoming summit between EU leaders and the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv has made it clear that it wants to join the fast track for EU membership in two years …
Iran: the hijab protests are now massive, but a revolution will need the military to change sides: More than three weeks after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Ahmini for disobeying Iran’s strict laws, which make it compulsory for women to wear the hijab – or Islamic headscarf – protests continue to rage on the streets …
The cost of living crisis has been many years in the making – but politicians on both sides ignore this: Fears over the cost of living have reached new highs in the UK after power regulator Ofgem confirmed that the energy price cap will nearly double from October to cost the average household £3,549 a year. …
Ukraine Recap: who is winning this war? Both sides, if you believe the claims: We’re now five months into the war in Ukraine and the effects of Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” are spreading their sinister tentacles far beyond eastern Europe in a manner that is affecting life for just about everyone. Grain shortages are …
Shareholders are suffering most from Elon Musk’s Twitter feud — here’s why both sides must renegotiate the deal: Elon Musk’s recent highly public back and forth with Twitter has given the market whiplash. Twitter, while initially resisting the tycoon, went on to sign an agreement with him worth US$ 44 billion (£36.6 billion) in April …
Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: what to understand about intimate partner abuse before taking sides: The libel trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has brought a formerly private issue – intimate partner abuse – onto a very public stage. The loud and judgmental response from huge swaths of online observers reveals how little people …
Ukraine conflict: how both sides are breaking the law on prisoners of war: As in any war between two sovereign countries, the Ukraine conflict has resulted in thousands of soldiers on both sides being taken captive. Both sides appear to be using prisoners of war (POWs) in ways that break international law. In May, Russia …