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Israel condemned for approval of 19 settlements in occupied West Bank
Israel condemned for approval of 19 settlements in occupied West Bank
Fourteen countries, including Britain, Canada and Germany, say actions ‘violate international law and risk fuelling instability’
Fourteen countries, including Britain, Canada and Germany, have condemned the Israeli security cabinet’s approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying they violate international law and risk fuelling instability.
Israel approved a proposal last Sunday for the new Jewish settlements which brings the total number over the past few years to 69, a new record, according to the far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Israel condemned for approval of 19 settlements in occupied West Bank
Farage isn't a man of the people at all. He's a privately educated millionaire who is cashing in on stoking division and hatred. He wants to amass as much wealth as he can, whenever he can. He should be concentrating on the needs of his constituents and parliament not raking it in.
Reform supporters are so gullible
Farage is not a man of the people but a a self serving opportunist
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage is not a man of the people but a a self serving opportunist
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage criticised for £400,000 job promoting physical gold as pension investment
Exclusive: Reform leader promotes Direct Bullion – but experts say commodity is not for everyday investors
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Farage isn't a man of the people at all. He's a privately educated millionaire who is cashing in on stoking division and hatred. He wants to amass as much wealth as he can, whenever he can. He should be concentrating on the needs of his constituents and parliament not raking it in.
The Israeli government has violated the peace agreement of October 10th almost 750 times. Since that date they have killed 400 Palestinians and are blocking the entry of water proof tents and mobile homes even though weather conditions are adding to the misery for the Palestinian people. Sanctions
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Israeli government has violated the peace agreement of October 10th almost 750 times. Since that date they have killed 400 Palestinians and are blocking the entry of water proof tents and mobile homes even though weather conditions are adding to the misery for the Palestinian people. Sanctions
Brilliant article. Unfortunately the Palestinian people have not only suffered because of the Israeli governments actions, they have had to stand resolutely against the US and the West. I've never known another people as resilient as the Palestinians!
Recovering the lost history of Gaza, by William Dalrymple. Decades of conflict and displacement have obliterated the history of one of the world’s oldest human settlements.
Recovering the lost history of Gaza
Decades of conflict and displacement have obliterated the history of one of the world’s oldest human settlements
www.newstatesman.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Brilliant article. Unfortunately the Palestinian people have not only suffered because of the Israeli governments actions, they have had to stand resolutely against the US and the West. I've never known another people as resilient as the Palestinians!
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🔴Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in UK elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in UK elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer's decision to exclude Russian interference in the 2016 EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in our elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🔴Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in UK elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in UK elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
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Merry Christmas, Keir Starmer: despite everything, you’re still the best man for the job | Simon Jenkins
Merry Christmas, Keir Starmer: despite everything, you’re still the best man for the job | Simon Jenkins
Rumours of the prime minister’s demise are premature. Yes, the polls look bad – but these days they reflect little more than voters’ passing whims, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Merry Christmas, Keir Starmer: despite everything, you’re still the best man for the job | Simon Jenkins
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We need European leaders who can stand up to Trump
His America has given up on our continent – so it’s time to stop appeasing the Maga regime
By Andrew Marr
His America has given up on our continent – so it’s time to stop appeasing the Maga regime
By Andrew Marr
We need European leaders who can stand up to Trump
His America has given up on our continent – so it’s time to stop appeasing the Maga regime
www.newstatesman.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We need European leaders who can stand up to Trump
His America has given up on our continent – so it’s time to stop appeasing the Maga regime
By Andrew Marr
His America has given up on our continent – so it’s time to stop appeasing the Maga regime
By Andrew Marr
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DAMN ISRAEL!
Damn Biden and Trump for facilitating the genocide.
Damn Starmer for supporting Israel’s genocide.
Damn Biden and Trump for facilitating the genocide.
Damn Starmer for supporting Israel’s genocide.
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
DAMN ISRAEL!
Damn Biden and Trump for facilitating the genocide.
Damn Starmer for supporting Israel’s genocide.
Damn Biden and Trump for facilitating the genocide.
Damn Starmer for supporting Israel’s genocide.
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It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
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Islamic State is taking advantage of a new kind of terrorist
They are liable to commit terrorist acts without any meaningful link to a terrorist ideology
By Jacob Boswall
They are liable to commit terrorist acts without any meaningful link to a terrorist ideology
By Jacob Boswall
The Islamic State is taking advantage of a new kind of terrorist
They are liable to commit terrorist acts without any meaningful link to a terrorist ideology
www.newstatesman.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Islamic State is taking advantage of a new kind of terrorist
They are liable to commit terrorist acts without any meaningful link to a terrorist ideology
By Jacob Boswall
They are liable to commit terrorist acts without any meaningful link to a terrorist ideology
By Jacob Boswall
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... and whether there was enough for Mr. Epstein to floss his teeth with. On another, Mr. Trump told Mr. Epstein about having sex with another woman on a pool table, the former assistant said."
December 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
... and whether there was enough for Mr. Epstein to floss his teeth with. On another, Mr. Trump told Mr. Epstein about having sex with another woman on a pool table, the former assistant said."
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"All Kemi Badenoch cares about is getting a good media line," Jess Phillips tells Lewis Goodall.
The Tory leader has attacked plans to teach children about misogyny, blaming migrants for crimes against women and girls.
"She's not a serious person"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/jess...
The Tory leader has attacked plans to teach children about misogyny, blaming migrants for crimes against women and girls.
"She's not a serious person"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/jess...
Jess Phillips: 'Kemi Badenoch is not a serious person' | The News Agents
Children in secondary school will be taught about misogyny under new measures to tackle violence against women and girls in England and Wales. Kemi Badenoch has said migrants are to blame, but…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"All Kemi Badenoch cares about is getting a good media line," Jess Phillips tells Lewis Goodall.
The Tory leader has attacked plans to teach children about misogyny, blaming migrants for crimes against women and girls.
"She's not a serious person"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/jess...
The Tory leader has attacked plans to teach children about misogyny, blaming migrants for crimes against women and girls.
"She's not a serious person"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/jess...
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Representative Jim Himes, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee:
“Pete Hegseth happily releases a video after each strike... He recognizes when the American people see this video, they will be repulsed. It is basically the summary execution of two people clinging to wreckage.”
“Pete Hegseth happily releases a video after each strike... He recognizes when the American people see this video, they will be repulsed. It is basically the summary execution of two people clinging to wreckage.”
December 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Representative Jim Himes, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee:
“Pete Hegseth happily releases a video after each strike... He recognizes when the American people see this video, they will be repulsed. It is basically the summary execution of two people clinging to wreckage.”
“Pete Hegseth happily releases a video after each strike... He recognizes when the American people see this video, they will be repulsed. It is basically the summary execution of two people clinging to wreckage.”
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"One [victim] said that she was brought to Mar-a-Lago by Jeffrey Epstein when she was 14, and Epstein kind of nudged Trump and said, 'this is a nice one, right?' If two grown men are staying there with a 14-year-old, what message can you take from that? That's a question for Trump to answer."
December 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"One [victim] said that she was brought to Mar-a-Lago by Jeffrey Epstein when she was 14, and Epstein kind of nudged Trump and said, 'this is a nice one, right?' If two grown men are staying there with a 14-year-old, what message can you take from that? That's a question for Trump to answer."
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"Misguided" - Trump official hits out at UK free speech & discusses possible third term as President
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jvh-O1qWhw
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jvh-O1qWhw
"Misguided" - Trump official hits out at UK free speech & discusses possible third term as President
YouTube video by BBC Newsnight
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"Misguided" - Trump official hits out at UK free speech & discusses possible third term as President
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jvh-O1qWhw
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jvh-O1qWhw
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The Trump family has amassed a $4 billion fortune since his re-election.
During my time as Ambassador, I was accused of "focusing too intensely on the issue of corruption." There's no such thing.
We need leaders who serve the people — not themselves.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
During my time as Ambassador, I was accused of "focusing too intensely on the issue of corruption." There's no such thing.
We need leaders who serve the people — not themselves.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing. We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It.
A second-term boom in crypto and other areas has created billions in new wealth for the first family.
www.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The Trump family has amassed a $4 billion fortune since his re-election.
During my time as Ambassador, I was accused of "focusing too intensely on the issue of corruption." There's no such thing.
We need leaders who serve the people — not themselves.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
During my time as Ambassador, I was accused of "focusing too intensely on the issue of corruption." There's no such thing.
We need leaders who serve the people — not themselves.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
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Trump's "A+++++" economy: the ultra-rich get tax breaks, the rest of us face rising prices, health care cuts, higher unemployment. We need an economy that works for the many, not just the few.
That's why I'm running to flip my home district of MI07. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
That's why I'm running to flip my home district of MI07. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Unemployment rate rises, signaling weakness in the economy
The labor market cooldown continued this fall, according to new jobs numbers released on a delayed scheduled by the Labor Department.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Trump's "A+++++" economy: the ultra-rich get tax breaks, the rest of us face rising prices, health care cuts, higher unemployment. We need an economy that works for the many, not just the few.
That's why I'm running to flip my home district of MI07. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
That's why I'm running to flip my home district of MI07. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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“When they are defending their liberal democracy, they are in fact defending ours as well.”
ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus shares a Christmas message with #Newsnight and says that the Ukrainians “deserve all the support they can have from us.”
ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus shares a Christmas message with #Newsnight and says that the Ukrainians “deserve all the support they can have from us.”
December 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“When they are defending their liberal democracy, they are in fact defending ours as well.”
ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus shares a Christmas message with #Newsnight and says that the Ukrainians “deserve all the support they can have from us.”
ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus shares a Christmas message with #Newsnight and says that the Ukrainians “deserve all the support they can have from us.”
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How Keir Starmer Is Setting a Trap for Nigel Farage With His Foreign Interference Inquiry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/17/k...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/17/k...
Keir Starmer Is Setting a Trap for Nigel Farage With Foreign Interference Inquiry
As Reform opens the door to crypto donations, the Government is finally starting to take action against the threat of foreign financial interference in our politics, reports Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
How Keir Starmer Is Setting a Trap for Nigel Farage With His Foreign Interference Inquiry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/17/k...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/17/k...
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There is much to applaud in Labour's new inquiry into foreign interference in British politics
But it needs to go much further if it's to tackle how foreign influence really works - and properly protect British democracy
New by me on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/labours-fo...
But it needs to go much further if it's to tackle how foreign influence really works - and properly protect British democracy
New by me on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/labours-fo...
Labour’s foreign interference inquiry needs to go *much* further
Plus: Mark Galeotti on Russia’s foreign political influence, the war in Ukraine and how crime organises the world
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
There is much to applaud in Labour's new inquiry into foreign interference in British politics
But it needs to go much further if it's to tackle how foreign influence really works - and properly protect British democracy
New by me on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/labours-fo...
But it needs to go much further if it's to tackle how foreign influence really works - and properly protect British democracy
New by me on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/labours-fo...
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It was never about drugs. It was always about oil.
December 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It was never about drugs. It was always about oil.
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Keep getting this message across
to wavering Reform voters
who don't want their family & friends
to die young and in agony
having been refused healthcare
by a privatised system
promoted by Nigel Farage's Reform Party
to wavering Reform voters
who don't want their family & friends
to die young and in agony
having been refused healthcare
by a privatised system
promoted by Nigel Farage's Reform Party
Nigel Farage says the NHS should be replaced with an insurance-based system like they have in the USA, which would mean crippling medical bills for Brits.
Drop a ❤️ if you love our NHS and want to keep it in public hands.
Drop a ❤️ if you love our NHS and want to keep it in public hands.
December 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Keep getting this message across
to wavering Reform voters
who don't want their family & friends
to die young and in agony
having been refused healthcare
by a privatised system
promoted by Nigel Farage's Reform Party
to wavering Reform voters
who don't want their family & friends
to die young and in agony
having been refused healthcare
by a privatised system
promoted by Nigel Farage's Reform Party