Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Peace on Earth rings hollow this year
If we want to take on war in 2025, we must take on our own governments in the West, and most of all, take on Nato, writes the convener of the British Peace Assembly, LIZ PAYNE
“IT IS because of you that we are free and safe to celebrate this season,” Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte stated in his festive message to troops on December 20.
But most of the world feels everything but “free and safe” this Christmas, and the biblical message of the angels heralding “peace on Earth” rings extremely hollow.
For a second year running, the municipal authorities in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank will not hold traditional events.
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