Friday, April 26, 2024

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What caused the unprecedented Facebook outage?

David Tuffley, Griffith University Suddenly and inexplicably, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Oculus services were gone. And it was no local disturbance. In a blog...

Critics fume as ICC excludes US from probe into Afghan war crimes

ANDREA GERMANOS A Monday announcement from the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor saying his office is seeking approval to resume its investigation into potential war crimes...
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German election explained

Alim Baluch, University of Bath It is quite unusual for the two largest parties in a given country to form a coalition. In the UK,...

The AUKUS pact, born in secrecy, will have huge implications for Australia and the region

Patricia A. O'Brien, Georgetown University It has been announced the US, Australia and the UK are forming a new security partnership to be known as...
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The Ronaldo effect: Business goals of clubs like Manchester United

Dan Plumley, Sheffield Hallam University and Rob Wilson, Sheffield Hallam University The prodigal son returns. In the last few days of a frenzied football transfer...

No, ‘the longest war’ in US history is not over

Speaking from the White House on August 31, President Joe Biden lied to the people of the U.S. and to the world: "Last night in Kabul, the United States ended 20 years of war in Afghanistan—the longest war in American history." The U.S. war on Afghanistan did not end—it has only adapted to technological advances and morphed into a war that will be more politically sustainable, one more intractable and more easily exportable.
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