EPA/Chris Ison The Iraq war remains the UK’s most investigated foreign policy decision of the past 50 years. As the world marks 20 years since the invasion that killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, we have to ask, has the UK learned any lessons from what happened in 2003? TheContinue Reading
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has held talks with President Joe Biden as the two leaders marked St Patrick’s Day at the White House. Ahead of the bilateral engagement, Mr Varadkar hailed the Irish-American relationship as one of “two proud democracies, close friends and economic partners”. During the meeting, the two politiciansContinue Reading
A TECH tycoon who offered a woman £80,000 to take her face mask off on a flight has broken his silence after being branded a “creep”. Millionaire Steve Kirsch, 67, insisted the incident was merely a “friendly” exchange to see how much her Covid morals were worth. Inside Edition SteveContinue Reading
An abandoned house in the old town of Mosul, Iraq. (Ali Al-Baroodi, @ali_albaroodi), Author provided On March 19, 2003, the United States led an unlawful invasion into Iraq — at the time, the reason given was the search for weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. occupation of Iraq lasted overContinue Reading
Frankfurt City Council last week called off the singer’s concert, scheduled for May 28, saying Waters was “considered one of the most widely spread antisemites in the world”. Several politicians and Jewish organisations have also criticised Waters for his statements about Israel. In 2013, he compared the Israeli government’s “oppression”Continue Reading
PREMIER LEAGUE leaders Arsenal clash with London rivals Crystal Palace on Sunday. SunSport betting experts have previewed the contest, and carefully selected our best bets, tips and sign-up bonuses for Sunday’s showdown. 3 Arsenal have a five-point advantage over Man City heading into the weekend’s actionCredit: GETTY Arsenal vs CrystalContinue Reading
There was another of those moments when the world held its breath this week when news broke on March 14 of an incident between a US drone and two Russian jets. The unmanned US Reaper MQ-9 drone, reportedly on routine surveillance duties in international airspace, had to be brought downContinue Reading
The row over Gary Lineker’s tweet criticising the UK government’s proposed asylum legislation has re-ignited the debate about impartiality in journalism and the way news organisations deal with social media. The BBC now looks set to review its social media policies again (it last did this in 2020). This decisionContinue Reading
Dmitrijs Mihejevs/Shutterstock Gary Lineker’s tweet criticising the government’s asylum policy has led many to question when – if ever – it can be helpful to compare modern events to history. The chair of the Holocaust Education Trust rushed to condemn all historical comparisons between the Holocaust and current events. ButContinue Reading
Media caption, Watch: Hunt announces that energy support will continue Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled the contents of his first Budget in the House of Commons. It had a focus on prompting those who have left their jobs to return to the workforce, and boosting business investment. Here is aContinue Reading
