Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved a process to restart land registration in the occupied West Bank for the first time since 1967, allowing the state to claim land from Palestinians unable to prove ownership. A week earlier, on 8 February, the cabinet had ratified new measures extending the Israeli state’s …

There have been four topics on the news agenda this week: the strikes on Iran; the defeat of the assisted dying bill in the House of Lords; the catastrophic cuts to British international development spending; and the rise of the populist One Nation party in Australia. Different continents. Different policy …

The Aquatic Tiger wargame explored how long-range autonomous underwater vehicles (LRAUVs) could help the US deter or counter Chinese military action against Taiwan. LRAUVs showed promise for pre-conflict surveillance, mine countermeasures, and swarming attacks in chokepoints, but showed vulnerabilities in the shallow, constricted waters of the Taiwan Strait. LRAUVs would …