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On my way, Clacton.
July 7, 2026 at 7:26 PM
On my way, Clacton.
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A full-page editorial tribute to the Tartan Army in today’s Boston Globe.
Rarely has one country’s inhabitants done their homeland so proud.
👏🏴 #NoScotlandNoParty
Rarely has one country’s inhabitants done their homeland so proud.
👏🏴 #NoScotlandNoParty
June 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
A full-page editorial tribute to the Tartan Army in today’s Boston Globe.
Rarely has one country’s inhabitants done their homeland so proud.
👏🏴 #NoScotlandNoParty
Rarely has one country’s inhabitants done their homeland so proud.
👏🏴 #NoScotlandNoParty
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When you haven't read any books and you don't know any history, you sign a treaty at Versailles.
Trump: "It's signed. I signed it in Versailles. I just signed it."
June 17, 2026 at 11:48 PM
When you haven't read any books and you don't know any history, you sign a treaty at Versailles.
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‘Brexit was a con, and those who sold it are guilty of a heinous crime’ – Michael Heseltine
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/rev...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/rev...
'Brexit was a con, and those who sold it are guilty of a heinous crime' - Michael Heseltine
Michael Heseltine is one of the biggest critics of Brexit - and he's now looking to turn the heat on those who sold the lie.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
June 15, 2026 at 6:23 AM
‘Brexit was a con, and those who sold it are guilty of a heinous crime’ – Michael Heseltine
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/rev...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/rev...
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Incredible! Scientists receive a rare standing ovation after announcing that a new treatment can double the survival time for pancreatic cancer, the deadliest cancer which was once considered “undruggable.”
When we fund and support science, we can achieve anything!
(Video: Dr. Wish Dhillon)
When we fund and support science, we can achieve anything!
(Video: Dr. Wish Dhillon)
June 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Incredible! Scientists receive a rare standing ovation after announcing that a new treatment can double the survival time for pancreatic cancer, the deadliest cancer which was once considered “undruggable.”
When we fund and support science, we can achieve anything!
(Video: Dr. Wish Dhillon)
When we fund and support science, we can achieve anything!
(Video: Dr. Wish Dhillon)
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Prof. Robert Pape:
"I have studied every air campaign since WWI... I've modelled the bombing of Fordow and regime change in Iran for 20 years... We are now in the grip of the escalation trap... This has never worked in over 100 years... Trump is up against the weight of history".
"I have studied every air campaign since WWI... I've modelled the bombing of Fordow and regime change in Iran for 20 years... We are now in the grip of the escalation trap... This has never worked in over 100 years... Trump is up against the weight of history".
March 2, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Prof. Robert Pape:
"I have studied every air campaign since WWI... I've modelled the bombing of Fordow and regime change in Iran for 20 years... We are now in the grip of the escalation trap... This has never worked in over 100 years... Trump is up against the weight of history".
"I have studied every air campaign since WWI... I've modelled the bombing of Fordow and regime change in Iran for 20 years... We are now in the grip of the escalation trap... This has never worked in over 100 years... Trump is up against the weight of history".
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Names and ages of children killed in strike on Iranian school - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/names-and-ages-children-iranian-school-strike
Names and ages of children killed in strike on Iranian school
MEE has collected the names and ages of some of those killed in the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school strike
www.middleeasteye.net
March 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Names and ages of children killed in strike on Iranian school - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/names-and-ages-children-iranian-school-strike
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Since his teenage years, Koji Hayashi has dreaded one thing: his stubborn, once-vivacious mother being hanged for murder after failing to win her long campaign for a retrial.
Family fights for death-row retrial under Japan's 'snail-paced' system
Japan's current retrial system is often labeled the 'Unopenable Door' because the chances of being granted a legal do-over are so slim.
www.japantimes.co.jp
April 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Since his teenage years, Koji Hayashi has dreaded one thing: his stubborn, once-vivacious mother being hanged for murder after failing to win her long campaign for a retrial.
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Five ambulances, a fire truck and a UN vehicle were struck one by one.
The bodies of the first responders were then ditched in a mass grave.
A war crime. Without anything close to the appropriate level of global outrage.
The bodies of the first responders were then ditched in a mass grave.
A war crime. Without anything close to the appropriate level of global outrage.
March 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Five ambulances, a fire truck and a UN vehicle were struck one by one.
The bodies of the first responders were then ditched in a mass grave.
A war crime. Without anything close to the appropriate level of global outrage.
The bodies of the first responders were then ditched in a mass grave.
A war crime. Without anything close to the appropriate level of global outrage.
It's planned for tomorrow.
www.thestate.com/news/local/c...
www.thestate.com/news/local/c...
South Carolina will execute Brad Sigmon by firing squad. Here’s how it will be done
Brad Sigmon will be the first person executed by firing squad in South Carolina and the oldest person ever put to death in the state.
www.thestate.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:21 AM
It's planned for tomorrow.
www.thestate.com/news/local/c...
www.thestate.com/news/local/c...
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British man in Saudi Arabia told he will be charged over tweet deleted six years ago - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/british-national-charged-saudi-arabia-over-deleted-tweet-six-years
British man in Saudi Arabia told he will be charged over tweet deleted six years ago
Ahmed al-Doush is scheduled to go before a Saudi judge this week over a social media post from 2018 and an alleged association with a man he says he has no interaction with
www.middleeasteye.net
March 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
British man in Saudi Arabia told he will be charged over tweet deleted six years ago - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/british-national-charged-saudi-arabia-over-deleted-tweet-six-years
This remains an injustice. 'With 50 million criminal and civil cases pending, it would take 300 years to clear the country’s judicial backlog.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jagtar Singh Johal acquitted in India terror case
The 38-year-old's family say the remaining cases against him should now be dropped.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This remains an injustice. 'With 50 million criminal and civil cases pending, it would take 300 years to clear the country’s judicial backlog.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A sobering reminder that when you set foot in another country, you leave yourself at the mercy of that country's 'systems ' of which you probably know little until it's too late.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/w...
China’s Vow of ‘Leniency’ in Plea Deals Erodes Rights to Fair Trial
China has embraced a plea deal system, but lawyers and scholars fear that it is being abused to further erode individual rights — and for shakedowns.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
A sobering reminder that when you set foot in another country, you leave yourself at the mercy of that country's 'systems ' of which you probably know little until it's too late.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/w...
I note a previous King Donald, 'Donald the Fair', ended up being 'blinded and doomed to eternal imprisonment' before dying in prison.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump receives widespread backlash to social post calling himself ‘king’
US president made comparison after administration rescinded New York City’s congestion pricing plan
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I note a previous King Donald, 'Donald the Fair', ended up being 'blinded and doomed to eternal imprisonment' before dying in prison.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
