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Trump keeps shifting tactics while stuck in the Iran dilemma he created

Trump keeps shifting tactics while stuck in the Iran dilemma he created

Another day, another twist in Donald Trump’s foreign‑policy saga. The weekend focused on conflict, with Trump insisting Iran had not yet “paid a big enough price.” Tuesday brought Project Freedom, promoted as a sweeping “humanitarian gesture” to free trapped vessels and their crews from the Gulf, yet also

Analysis Shows Nigel Farage Has Earned £2m Since Becoming MP

Analysis Shows Nigel Farage Has Earned £2m Since Becoming MP

Nigel Farage’s income since he was elected as an MP has now topped £2 million in addition to his parliamentary salary, according to an analysis of the register of members’ interests. His earning ability places him among a small group of MPs who have used their position to generate

Man Detonates Nuclear Plant, Then Vanishes

Man Detonates Nuclear Plant, Then Vanishes

At 21, Rodney Wilkinson was South Africa’s top fencer: national champion in foil and sabre, runner‑up in epee. He had competed across Europe and in Argentina, but never reached an Olympic podium because the apartheid government barred the country from the Games. The regime stripped him of that

Australian director Phillip Noyce films Saudi Arabia feature on security forces’ heroism in combating drugs

Australian director Phillip Noyce films Saudi Arabia feature on security forces’ heroism in combating drugs

The acclaimed Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce is receiving payment from the Saudi government to produce a feature film that casts the kingdom’s narcotics officers as heroes. Titled The Watchful Eyes, the film is presented as a dramatization of a genuine case from the Saudi Ministry of Interior’s narcotics

Half the peloton sick after Belgian race, cowpats blamed

Half the peloton sick after Belgian race, cowpats blamed

Several cyclists, including riders set to start the Giro d’Italia on Friday, fell ill after a Belgian one‑day race, with cow manure on the roads suspected as the cause. Three Lotto‑Intermarché riders suffered abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fever and vomiting, and were briefly hospitalised, the team reported from

Starmer courts defecting voters as support for Greens and Reform rises

Starmer courts defecting voters as support for Greens and Reform rises

Labour is braced for record‑breaking losses in Thursday’s local elections in England, which could be decisive for Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister. In a message to voters on Thursday, Starmer said Reform’s Nigel Farage and the Greens’ Zack Polanski were “not fit to meet this

Farming chief warns fertilizer shortage will sharply raise global food prices

Farming chief warns fertilizer shortage will sharply raise global food prices

Fertiliser shortages linked to the Iran conflict have pushed costs for UK farmers up by as much as 70% and will likely cause a “dramatic” rise in global food prices next year, according to one of Britain’s leading property and farming firms. Mark Preston, executive trustee of the 349‑