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  • A man seeks treasure on a UK beach

    The laws of finding – and keeping – treasure in Britain

    In the Spotlight Amateur archaeology is on the rise but flouting the laws can land you in prison

    In the Spotlight
  • Illustration of the scales of justice splintered and riddled with bullet holes

    Is international law falling apart?

    Today's Big Question Conflict in Gaza is testing the strength of the two intergovernmental courts in The Hague

    Today's Big Question
  • Photo collage of the Georgian flag overlaying a black-and-white photo of Georgian women protesting in Tbilisi against the foreign influence bill

    Georgia's new foreign influence bill

    Under the Radar Critics claim the 'Russian law' could stifle dissent and wreck the country's chances of joining the EU

    Under the Radar
  • Pro-marijuana protesters hold a giant inflatable joint in front of Congress

    Biden poised to ease marijuana restrictions

    Speed Read The move will reclassify it as a less dangerous drug

    Speed Read
  • Triptych of a setting sun

    The pros and cons of legalising euthanasia

    Pros and Cons Help to end suffering for terminal patients could put disabled, elderly and unwell people at risk, opponents warn

    Pros and Cons
  • Supporters of Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr burn a poster depicting an LGBTQ+ flag during a protest in Karbala on 29 June 2023

    LGBTQ+ rights in Iraq: how morality laws ramped up

    The Explainer Same-sex relationships and gender reassignment surgery are now criminalised in latest attack on targeted community

    The Explainer
  • Photo collage of a large engraving of a pelvis with a baby descending from the uterus, with a golden circle for background. In the bottom foreground, there is a row of figures wearing cloaks and bonnets in the style of The Handmaid's Tale. Their cloaks are green, white, and red.

    Italian senate passes law allowing anti-abortion activists into clinics

    Under The Radar Giorgia Meloni scores a political 'victory' but will it make much difference in practice?

    Under The Radar
  • Sex worker in the Netherlands

    Netherlands split on WFH for sex workers

    Speed Read Councils concerned over 'nuisance' of at-home sex work, but others say changes will curb underground sex trade

    Speed Read
  • Donald Trump leaves a Manhattan court room on this first day of his trial

    The Donald Trump-Stormy Daniels case: a story of sex, money and power

    The Explainer Hush money trial is about 'Trump lying his way into office' in 2016, says one critic

    The Explainer
  • Virginia gun show in 2016

    ATF finalizes rule to close 'gun show loophole'

    Speed Read Biden moves to expand background checks for gun buyers

    Speed Read
  • Police guarding Hong Kong legislature

    Hong Kong passes tough new security law

    Speed Read It will allow the government to further suppress all forms of dissent

    Speed Read
  • Photo collage of the phrase "Russian warship go F yourself" with the F word being censored by a photo of a Russian warship. The phrase is in the colours of the Ukrainian flag.

    The trademark battle over the 'Russian warship, go f**k yourself' slogan

    Under The Radar Row over the 'brave' response from a Ukrainian soldier to a Moscow warship that's become 'hot merchandising property'

    Under The Radar
  • Can judges end UK's rape case backlog?

    Today's Big Question Judiciary aiming to fast-track oldest of the 3,355 rape cases awaiting trial in England and Wales

    Today's Big Question