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We may be struggling to cope with migrants, Middle East meltdown, and Vladimir Putin, but our response to Ebola is one thing to be proud of

Wild fantasies about what happened to the missing plane fulfil a deep human need for mystery which no amount of new evidence will meet

A totally new nation could give the Calais thousands - and escapees from warzones across the world - a place they can call home

In a nation where children get guns for Christmas and madmen shoot up malls, Walter Palmer is just the tip of the murderous iceberg

The outrage over Cecil's death is absurd when you think of the other, bigger problems which people are happy to ignore

The Universe is big. Huge. But we're so alone. Get used to it

Gun massacres committed by Isil-inspired terrorists – rather than traditional “lone shooters” – might change the dreary debate on gun control

The most powerful man in the world-in-waiting reveals how he will tackle the the problems facing the previously greatest country on earth

Radicalisation works in the same way, whatever your religion or colour

To pick and choose what religious spaces are and aren't worth respecting is to put power in hands of the usually quite ignorant to go around labelling things as serious or not, says Tim Stanley

China’s electoral reform plan for Hong Kong’s 2017 election is the only real route to universal suffrage, says Liu Xiaoming

From bright young things through defeated former hopefuls to rank outsiders, here are the Republicans seeking to run against Hillary Clinton in the next presidential election

Politicians must end the economic inequality that is driving black men on to US streets, writes Jamal Simmons

The fact that not every Republican presidential candidate is a white male may help in the fight against the Democrats

The warring factions who got rid of Gaddafi need to be forced back to the negotiating table, says Colin Freeman

If Nato does not defend its newest members the alliance is finished – and Putin knows it, writes David Blair

It sounds heartless, but debate rages over whether EU and UN search and rescue missions just encourage deadly trafficking

If Hillary Clinton becomes US president, she will join 22 female world leaders. But don’t think they are softer than men, says Mary Riddell

The liberation of Tikrit comes at a terrible price, as the Iraqi army sets its sights on Mosul, writes Con Coughlin