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Jan 2025
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Austria’s far-right Freedom Party looks ...

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After Austria’s centrist parties failed to agree on a coalition to prevent the far right from claiming power, the country’s Freedom Party is attempting to form its own government. What does this mean for increasing nationalist ideals across Europe? Then: China’s foreign minister begins a tour of Africa and we reflect on satire 10 years on from the ‘Charlie Hebdo’ attack. Plus: does classical music have the power to deter criminals?

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