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Trump's hate-filled time machine is carrying humanity back to the dark ages

Trump's hate-filled time machine is carrying humanity back to the dark ages

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11.04.2026 10

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Trump's grave mistake has made Iran the dominant power in the Gulf

Trump's grave mistake has made Iran the dominant power in the Gulf

The ceasefire in the Iran war is an admission that the US and Israel have utterly failed to achieve their goals in the conflict. They had hoped their...

08.04.2026 10

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Trump gambled on destroying Iran's regime. Instead he gave it a new life

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04.04.2026 10

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Trump has two options on Iran. One is bad – the other is worse

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28.03.2026 10

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Trump has made a disastrous error - and revealed just how unstable he is

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I live in Canterbury, this is what people are saying about the meningitis outbreak

As news of the meningitis outbreak spread in Canterbury over the last couple of days, the mood in the city reminded me of the first edgy days of the...

18.03.2026 20

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The country condemned to ‘financial execution’ in Trump’s war

Surprisingly, the outside world has yet to take on board that the fragile stabilisation achieved by Iraq in the wake of the 15 years of devastating...

17.03.2026 20

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Trump’s delusions have ripped open a new war zone

In the first weeks of the US-led war against Iraq in 1991, my friend Christopher Hitchens, who opposed the war, had a classic clash on US television...

14.03.2026 20

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Air strikes alone will not defeat Iran - and Trump is now trapped

US and Israeli air strikes hit 4,000 targets in the first 100 hours of its bombing campaign against Iran, with more attacks being carried out by the...

10.03.2026 20

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Trump's administration has gone full fascist

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07.03.2026 20

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Trump has gambled everything on Iran's collapse. It spells disaster

The US and Israeli surprise attack on Iran has had a huge early success by killing the Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with...

01.03.2026 10

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Trump’s showdown with the Ayatollah will reshape the world

President Donald Trump has assembled the largest American naval armada in the Middle East since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. He is using this...

28.02.2026 30

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Donald Trump's cannabis policy is fuelling an American disaster

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14.02.2026 10

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The immorality of Britain's political class is destroying the country

07.02.2026 10

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Trump has unleashed a new war - but not the one you think

31.01.2026 10

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The pathetic underachievers fuelling Trump's cruelty

24.01.2026 10

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Europe can stop Trump – here's how

20.01.2026 10

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Putin is not the greatest threat to Europe – it's Trump

17.01.2026 30

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Trump's next move will reshape the Middle East

14.01.2026 20

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The US was a nation the world wanted to emulate – Trump has made it a pariah

10.01.2026 40

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We live in a dangerous, unstable world - and Trump is acting as its sovereign

08.01.2026 10

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Trump's global chess game is only just beginning – Europe is next

06.01.2026 10

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No country is safe after Trump's anarchy in Venezuela - global order has collapsed

04.01.2026 20

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War with Russia is coming, say our leaders - but the true horrors are forgotten

03.01.2026 20

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Trump's optimism on peace in Ukraine may look heroic – but he's dangerously wrong

29.12.2025 20

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Trump’s peace plan for the Middle East has turned it into a crucible of war

29.12.2025 20

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Trump is right about Europe - our demise is our fault

13.12.2025 10

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Putin's purpose has already been defeated by Ukraine

02.12.2025 6

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Trump's Ukraine deal is the only option – thanks to Europe

22.11.2025 20

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Gaza is becoming an unprecedented humiliation for Trump

30.10.2025 10

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The outrage over Prince Andrew has missed one huge scandal

25.10.2025 10

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Netanyahu can't back out of the Gaza peace plan - Trump's ego will hold him to it

14.10.2025 10

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Trump is the only winner of the Israel-Gaza war

11.10.2025 10

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This is Trump's moment - lasting peace in Gaza is now his to lose

09.10.2025 8

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Trump is about to be truly tested by Netanyahu – and Maga is watching

05.10.2025 10

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Starmer's only chance of beating Farage is by denouncing Trump

04.10.2025 10

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Like Joe Biden, Keir Starmer has a fatal flaw - Labour must make a choice

27.09.2025 20

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Trump lives in a strange fantasy land ruled by mood swings and unhinged outbursts

24.09.2025 8

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Recognising Palestine matters - even if it comes far too late

22.09.2025 20

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Genocide in Gaza is now official - but that won't stop Israel's atrocities

16.09.2025 10

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Thanks to Trump, Israel will now strike whoever it wants

10.09.2025 9

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Israel's attack is seismic - it has ended the chance of peace in Gaza

09.09.2025 10

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Gaza exposes the moral rot at the heart of the British state

06.09.2025 30

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The West is turning a blind eye as Israel prepares to devastate Gaza Strip

22.08.2025 20

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Starmer's plan for Palestine is self-serving make-believe

30.07.2025 10

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Hubristic Israel rules the new Middle Eastern order - but it is brittle too

26.07.2025 20

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Mass starvation in Gaza is the great horror of our age

25.07.2025 10

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The concentration camp is becoming a symbol of our era

19.07.2025 10

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I am gripped by horror as US democracy disappears over a political cliff

14.07.2025 10

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I’ve been a war correspondent for decades - I’m more worried than ever about our safety

08.07.2025 10

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