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Duma Boko speaks to journalist after casting his vote during the elections in Gaborone, Botswana, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.
ROGER MCKENZIE argues that it was correct to ban the notorious Israeli side who were likely to cause trouble in Muslim areas of Birmingham, but asks, given the occupation and slaughter in Palestine, why any Israeli team is being hosted anywhere
With the last bricks of the red wall crumbling in the Caerphilly by-election, Starmer and co cannot count on the spectre of Farageism translating into votes for them come the next general election, argues ANDREW MURRAY
DIPLOMACY: Japan and the European Union announced a security and defence partnership today to strengthen military ties, including joint exercises and collaboration between defence industries, amid rising tensions with China, North Korea and Russia.
The announcement marks the EU’s first security partnership with an Indo-Pacific country. Both sides expressed concern over North Korea’s missile development and military co-operation with Russia.
In the first half of a two-part article, PETER MERTENS looks at how Nato’s €800 billion ‘Readiness 2030’ plan serves Washington’s pivot to the Pacific, forcing Europeans to dismantle social security and slash pensions to fund it
