President Donald Trump appeared to back away from renewed military attacks on Iran yesterday after rockets fired at two Iraqi army bases housing US personnel failed to inflict any injuries. “Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world,” Trump told […]
Imagine, if you will, someone going to the cinema to watch the latest James Bond film, and then, twenty years later, sitting up in bed and exclaiming to themselves “by heavens, I think that Blofeld fellow was a baddie!” That’s basically where the French are, at the moment, with acclaimed author Gabriel Matzneff: “The French […]
The Pentagon has announced that over a dozen missiles were fired by Iran at two US airbases in Iraq on Tuesday night, in an apparent revenge attack for the death of General Qasem Soleimani.
Jeffrey Epstein may have been a prolific paedophile, but he wasn’t able to do it all by himself. British socialite (and close friend to the Duke of York) Ghislaine Maxwell is known to have been Epstein’s girlfriend, and suspected of having been his procurer of young girls, for many years. In the aftermath of his […]
Just so we’re clear about this, it would, of course, be a war crime: WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday evening doubled down on his claim that he would target Iranian cultural sites if Iran retaliated for the targeted killing of one of its top generals, and threatened “very big sanctions” on Iraq if American troops are […]
EU lawmakers have condemned a Polish bill that would ban the promotion of sexual intercourse and activity among children up to 15 years old, amid claims the legislation would inhibit sex education in schools.
The British actor roasted the hypocrisy of Hollywood elites on everything from sweat shops to Jeffrey Epstein.
Iranian officials have labelled last night’s airstrike on senior generals as an “act of war”, promising “harsh revenge” for the attack on a military convoy at Baghdad airport that killed eight people in total.
US soldiers are currently firing tear gas and stun grenades from the rooftop of the US embassy after hundreds of Shia protestors stormed the Baghdad compound following airstrikes on pro-Iranian Hezbollah forces which killed 25 militants on Sunday.
Whilst Vox is being encouraged by its base to push for an exit referendum in Spain, Poland’s ruling party Law and Justice has remained silent after Supreme Court judges warned them of their apparent collision course with Brussels.
There are two things about modern politics that are depressingly true. The first is that “our” side is always right, regardless of the facts. The second is that inflicting harm on the other side is often more important than getting something useful done. Both truths have their origins in the politics of the United States […]
The eight year surge in debt has pushed borrowing among emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) to a record $55tn last year, indicating significant levels of exposure for both private and public sectors.