Politics

Reform investigates whether Makerfield candidate's sexist posts were costly

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Reform investigates whether Makerfield candidate's sexist posts were costly

Nigel Farage admits result was ‘disappointing’ after party hoped for tightly fought battle with Burnham

5 months ago

ICC prosecutor suspended by UK barristers’ watchdog amid sexual misconduct inquiry

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ICC prosecutor suspended by UK barristers’ watchdog amid sexual misconduct inquiry

Bar Standards Board forbids Karim Khan from practising in England and Wales, following suspension by ICC

5 months ago

Barack Obama says US is ‘worse off’ than before war with Iran

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Barack Obama says US is ‘worse off’ than before war with Iran

Former president nevertheless said in an interview that he was happy to see a ceasefire with Iran and hopes it holds

5 months ago

Italy PM Meloni ‘stunned’ by Trump’s claims she begged him for a photo

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Italy PM Meloni ‘stunned’ by Trump’s claims she begged him for a photo

US president provokes outrage as PM says he ‘totally invented’ story in interview with Italian media

5 months ago

Gabbard accuses Fauci of steering spy agencies away from lab leak theory

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Gabbard accuses Fauci of steering spy agencies away from lab leak theory

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday released hundreds of pages of previously undisclosed communications and internal documents that reveal Dr. Anthony Fauci steered the intelligence community away from investigating United States-funded coronavirus research in China that may have caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 months ago

New monument turns Rosa Parks’s booking number into warning on US erasure

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New monument turns Rosa Parks’s booking number into warning on US erasure

‘We have come too far to turn around now,’ the monument on Alabama’s Montgomery Square reads

5 months ago

JD Vance, once an ‘angry atheist’, is America’s most powerful Catholic. How will he wield his faith?

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JD Vance, once an ‘angry atheist’, is America’s most powerful Catholic. How will he wield his faith?

In his new memoir, the vice-president covers his conversion and politics – at a time when hardline Catholicism is ascendant in the US

5 months ago

The Thinkers Who Explain This Baffling Era

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The Thinkers Who Explain This Baffling Era

These philosophers are less arcane—and more relevant—than some readers might think.

5 months ago

Trump declares Iran is 'FINISHED' amid reports Strait of Hormuz is closed again

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Trump declares Iran is 'FINISHED' amid reports Strait of Hormuz is closed again

President Donald Trump declared that Iran is “FINISHED” in his first statement since Israel launched retaliatory strikes against Lebanon.

5 months ago

Binface, foxes and raving loonies: the UK’s proud history of costumed candidates

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Binface, foxes and raving loonies: the UK’s proud history of costumed candidates

British love of silliness comes to the fore when politicians stand shoulder to shoulder with satirical rivals

5 months ago

New Israeli strikes in Lebanon put key elements of Iran peace deal at risk

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New Israeli strikes in Lebanon put key elements of Iran peace deal at risk

Israel launched an intense wave of strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon after the Iranian proxy terrorist organization killed four Israeli soldiers, bringing the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding into question.

5 months ago

Is Trump's Iran deal a failure?

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Is Trump's Iran deal a failure?

Donald Trump has signed a 14-point agreement with Iran, claiming it delivered a 'major win' for the US – even as it made significant political and financial concessions to Tehran to reopen the strait of Hormuz

5 months ago