“It’s Not Just My Future I Care About."

New York has declared a statewide disaster emergency as the United States confronts its largest measles resurgence in decades. The outbreak is also relevant to New Zealand, where health authorities acknowledge that immunisation coverage remains below the level considered necessary to prevent sustained transmission INR Report: Based on reporting by RT and verified against official US and New Zealand public-health data. · New York Governor Kathy…

Thousands of sexual offences involving children have been reported at or near schools in England and Wales, with police recording at least 8,500 offences against children aged 12 and under between 2021 and 2025. The figures expose not only the scale of alleged abuse, but a difficult safeguarding problem in which many identified alleged offenders are themselves children INR Report: Based on reporting by The Guardian and RT. · Police recorded an…

WikiLeaks transformed the relationship between governments, whistleblowers and the public by publishing primary-source documents on wars, surveillance, diplomacy and intelligence operations. Twenty years later, its legacy is inseparable from Julian Assange's prosecution and a question democracies have still not resolved: when classified information exposes wrongdoing, who should be punished, those who reveal it or those responsible for what it…

With New Zealand voting under MMP on November 7, Andy Loader argues that centre-right voters should think strategically about their two votes. Challenging calls from Christopher Luxon and John Key to give both votes to National, Loader contends that voters should back National electorate candidates while giving their party vote to ACT or NZ First, arguing that securing a centre-right parliamentary majority must come before protecting individual…

Estonia is moving combat forces closer to its Russian border while acquiring long-range missile systems capable of striking targets hundreds of kilometres inside Russia. The change forms part of a new "active defence" strategy intended to confront a Russian attack immediately rather than surrender territory while waiting for NATO reinforcements INR Report: Based on reporting by the Financial Times, RT and official Estonian defence sources. ·…