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20 years ago I warned that attacking Iran would not end well. That’s still true
Binyamin Netanyahu ’s government in Israel remains insistent that Iran is the main threat to the entire region. This morning ...
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Who’s funding Reform – and why?
Nigel Farage says his party is a break from the political establishment. That claim doesn’t match up with its donors ...
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Inside Bolsonarists’ campaign to impose US sanctions on Brazilian judges
Former president's son and his allies are lobbying US government to punish judges investigating 2022 coup attempt ...
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Women in prison ‘punitively’ restrained 424 times amid mental health crisis
Revealed: Dozens of women with mental health problems ‘stripped’ and made to wear ‘last resort’ anti-rip clothing ...
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Labour’s defence review is rehashed, uninspired, and doomed to fail
Keir Starmer this week unveiled his government's Strategic Defence Review. Its key omissions mean it is doomed to fail Labour’s new Strategic Defence Review was finally announced this week after ...