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What are MRP polls and can they predict election results accurately?

How a novel technique to predict Britain’s general election works

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Ukraine has a navy that needs no sailors

It does a surprisingly good job of destroying Russian vessels

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How powerful is the European Parliament?

Upcoming elections show its growing clout

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How lab-grown meat became part of America’s culture wars

Conservatives have beef with petri-dish steaks

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Who is Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court?

He has applied for an arrest warrant for Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister

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What does it mean to recognise Palestinian statehood?

Ireland, Norway and Spain will be the latest to do so

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Why Julian Assange’s extradition case is taking so long

The WikiLeaks co-founder is granted a new appeal against being sent to America

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What are the Russian “turtle tanks” seen in Ukraine?

Wrapping vehicles in corrugated metal might protect them from drone attacks

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The tawdry history of “catch-and-kill” journalism

Testimony from Donald Trump’s trial highlights a practice that is normally hidden

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Why India’s election is the most expensive in the world

It is not just because of its size

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Could the International Criminal Court indict Binyamin Netanyahu?

Rumours abound that an arrest warrant is imminent for Israel’s prime minister

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The vocabulary of disinformation

From AI-generated news to verification