Minorities in Belgium have become prominent and successful in every walk of life, yet they eye a resurgent and radical racist right with a sense of trepidation, especially as elections loom just over the horizon.
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Months after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, untold thousands of traumatised survivors are living in tents or containers with no prospect of employment or a swift return to their homes or alternative housing. Boštjan Videmšek spoke to some of them.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the major power tension it has created, has sparked fears of a wider conflict. While World War III is unlikely, World Annihilation War I only requires a misstep or miscalculation by one nuclear-armed man or another. That’s why we urgently need nuclear disarmament and world peace.
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With the aid of fellow Slovenian musicians, the Ukrainian Youth Symphony Orchestra managed to flee the advancing Russian forces which have invaded swathes of their homeland. Despite their gratitude at being rescued, they miss their families and yearn to return to their homeland.
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I was almost certain that the Russian invasion of Ukraine would not take place. I was at an utter loss as to what the Kremlin could hope to achieve with such a clearly insane military venture. Staring at the endlessly scrolling explosions of narcissistic hatred on social media, I wonder what I, who once believed in the ‘never again’ mantra, still have to offer in this post-fact age of sabotaged attention spans.
Read MoreMedia representations of Muslims are overwhelmingly negative. Where are the reports on our talented comedians, rappers and football players?
Read MoreThe “clash of civilisations” has been massively overblown. It’s blinded us to the fault lines which lie within cultural groups.
Read MoreUkraine is undergoing profound change and is grappling with the challenge of finding its place, and identity, in Europe.
Read MoreTurks in Germany have found themselves at the centre of a squabble as Ankara and Berlin exchange blows over “integration”.
Read MoreTighter security measures will not help to tackle a homegrown terror threat that has grown out of Britain’s military misadventures abroad and failed policies at home.
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