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If Trump Surrenders to Putin Then Europe Will Quickly Need to Form a ‘NATO Within NATO’
European leaders fear Donald Trump could soon open Europe’s doors to Moscow
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‘Europe and Canada Must Forget Trump and Form a Coalition of the Willing to Defend Ukraine’
Senior politicians, military leaders and experts send an open letter calling on Europe and Canada to join forces in defending Ukraine from Russian aggression
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Putin’s Constant Long-Running, Long-Range Escalations in Ukraine
As tensions mount over long range missile attacks on Russia, Chris York explains the daily routine for Ukrainians living in the capital Kyiv
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‘Ukraine Will Never Capitulate and Peace Plans Won’t Work – Now Is the Time to Put the Boot Into Russia’
Paul Niland explains why Trump’s talk of a ‘deal’ for peace will never work
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Lobbyists, Oligarchs and Power: The Pro-Putin Network Raising Fears of Foreign Influence in Trump’s Team
There is growing evidence of links between senior Trump appointees, associates, and Kremlin-linked entities
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‘The UK and EU Must Stand Together to Secure Ourselves Against the Threat from Trump’
Europe must wake up to the growing security threats posed by Russia and the new Trump administration
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The Psycho-Social-Techno Politics of ‘MAGA’ Trumps Democracy – And the Liberal Left Has No Answer
Donald Trump’s second victory in the United States is a warning sign to democracies everywhere of the centrality of emotions – and their manipulation – in the new politics of gross inequality and psychic rebellion fuelled by tech-driven alternative realities, writes Hardeep Matharu
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Genocide: An Idea for our Times
After 80 years, Polish-Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin’s idea is more relevant than ever
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‘Democrats Need to Stop Blaming Trump’s Voters and Admit the Party Must Change’
It was Trump’s lead on the core issues that matter to voters that won him the election – a language the Democrats didn’t know how to speak, writes US-based Alexandra Hall Hall
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‘I Don’t Believe in Democracy’: Putin’s Collusion with Trump Tracked in Real Time
Some of the loudest voices in the US are starting to say the quiet part out loud, reports Chris York
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Ecocide and Genocide: What Trump Wants in Gaza and Why Jill Stein is No Answer
Trump plans to accelerate Israel’s violence in Gaza, male violence against women and industrial violence against the earth. He must be stopped.
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‘If you Hear That Sound, You’re Probably Dead’: How Drone Attacks are Making Evacuations in Ukraine Increasingly Unsafe
Rescuers on the ground in Ukraine detail the ‘massive risks’ now involved in evacuating residents in areas under attack from Russian forces
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Moldovan Dreams and Georgian Nightmares: Putin Meddles in European ‘Swing States’
US Swing states are not the only focus of Russian interference, with the Kremlin’s attempts to swing elections in Moldova and Georgia in stark relief
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How aid Cuts Disproportionately Impact Women and why Israel’s Decision to ban UNRWA Will Have an ‘Unequally Cruel Impact on the Most Vulnerable’
Israel banned Gaza’s largest provider of humanitarian support on Monday in a decision UNICEF dubbed ‘a new way to kill children’
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Britain’s Failure to Stand up for International Law in Gaza is ‘Shameful’, Says Tony Blair’s Former International Development Secretary
Clare Short tells Keir Starmer’s Government to stand up for its principles and end Britain’s role as a “lieutenant” for the United States
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‘Bernard Henri Lévy’s ‘Israel Alone’ is Nationalism Dressed in Humanist Clothes’
The French intellectual’s book on October 7 and the Gaza war reveals the failure of some of Israel’s defenders to see Palestinian suffering
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For Jamal Khashoggi’s Widow, his Brutal Murder was Just the Start of her Nightmare
Hanan El Atr Khashoggi’s engagement was the start of a nightmare that would involve murder, global espionage, and a years-long fight for justice
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Hunters and Hunted: The Terrible Truths About AI-Assisted Manhunts in Gaza
These technologies are removing accountability from warfare and making it harder to hold individuals or governments responsible for extrajudicial killings
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X – Marks the Spot: Russia’s Second Front
Peter Jukes looks at the mounting evidence that Elon Musk is using his social media platform as a vector to attack Ukraine and support Putin’s murderous invasion
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‘Can my Husband Find out who I Voted for?’ – How Women Being Pressured by Men to Change their Vote in the US Presidential Election is a Common Experience
Women who have been coerced by “angry” men are reaching out to support others in a new campaign called ‘Vote Without Fear’.
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Fear and Loathing in Zugdidi: Dirty Tricks on the Georgian Campaign Trail
Amid mounting authoritarianism and widespread allegations of election-rigging, will Georgia’s democracy survive parliamentary polls scheduled for 26 October?
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UK Sanctions on Israeli Settlers are ‘Wholly Insufficient’ – the Violence Should be ‘Treated as Terrorism Rather Than Criminality’
The Foreign Secretary David Lammy is being urged to go much further in response to violence by Israeli settlers
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‘We Are All Palestinians’
A free preview of Anthony Barnett’s new monthly column exclusive to the Byline Times print edition
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Hezbollah Drone Attack Causes Panic Over Iron Dome as Israel’s war on UN Peacekeepers Accelerates
Hezbollah managed to breach the Iron Dome with an attack on a military base that resulted in the deaths of four soldiers and the wounding of over 60 – amid concerns Hamas may have found a way to breach the iron curtain dividing Gaza from Israel
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How the US Presidential Election may Turn November’s European Political Community Summit Into a Fight Over Ukraine
The summit, which is being hosted by Hungry’s far-right President Viktor Orbán, will take place days after the US goes to the polls.
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Politics in the Trenches: Ukrainian Soldiers Express Concern About US Support As Election Looms
The troops are fighting on as the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump puts Ukraine’s future on the frontline of US politics
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Kakhovka Dam Disaster: More Than a Year on Dnipro River is ‘Actively Recovering’ as Wildlife Returns in ‘Large Numbers’
An explosion collapsed the Russian-occupied dam on 6 June, killed 59 people and unknown amount of wildlife in the largest environmental catastrophe of the war so far
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Israel and US Plot to Reshape Middle East as ‘Compensation Package’ Offered to Stop Strikes on key Iranian Targets
The growing conflict, an analyst suggests, ‘represents a real opportunity to redraw the political map… and dismantle the Axis of Resistance’
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Israel Targets Presumed new Hezbollah Leader in Beirut Strikes as Iran’s Leader Issues Warnings in Rare Speech
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the October 7 attack on Israel was the ‘minimum punishment’ it deserved for ‘astonishing crimes’
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‘How the ‘Terrorist’ Label is Used to Shut down Grievances and Ignore Human Rights – and is Less About How You’re Fighting, Than Who’
Why Israel has a ‘right to defend’ itself, but Iran’s ‘revenge’ does not qualify as ‘self-defence’. Unpicking the double standards playing out in Western media
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MoD Admits its Kenya Desk Has Not Communicated With Kenyan Authorities Amid Rape and Murder Claims Against UK Troops
The army is set to launch an inquiry into the behaviour of British troops posted to the British Army Training Unit Kenya where Agnes Wanjiru was found dead in 2012
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Elon Musk: A Dangerous ‘Evolution’
Has the world’s richest man simply lost his marbles or been ‘radicalised’ by his own platform? David Troy traces his beliefs and behaviour to paint an altogether more concerning picture of the X owner’s political and cultural journey
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Iran Preparing for ‘Imminent’ Missile Attack on Israel, US Official Warns
The warning comes as Israel began a ground incursion into southern Lebanon and after the US told Iran it will get directly involved if it attacks Israel
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Israel Gaza War: ‘Britain Can’t Shirk its Responsibility any Longer and Must Lead International Community to Stop Bloodshed’
As the anniversary of Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attack on Israel nears, the Muslim Association of Britain urges the UK not to be on the ‘wrong side of history’ and to act now
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Is Participatory Local Democracy the Antidote to Far-Right Populism? Hungarians are About to Find out
Hungarians are being encouraged to fix problems themselves at a local level and it is having results
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What Would Really Happen if Nuclear Bombs Were Fired – and How Public is Fed ‘One-Sided View’ of Weapon of Mass Destruction
On Tuesday, three more countries ratified the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It wasn’t widely reported in the media
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David Lammy Unleashes On Vladimir Putin in Remarkable UN Speech – Then Takes aim at Russian Ambassador
The Foreign Secretary’s attack on Russian President was in stark contrast to Joe Biden’s final speech at the UN General Assembly on 24 September
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‘How the West’s Blind and Unconditional Support for Israel is Leading to a Terrifying Regional War’
At a UN General Assembly, there was enormous sympathy for the Palestinians and strong criticism of Israel’s treatment of them. Wednesday marked the third day of a wave of new strikes on Lebanon
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‘Vladimir Putin is Trapped Between Only bad Choices – he Can’t Stop the War, and he Can’t Win’
Even the Russian state’s propagandists are asking, ”What was the point of even starting this whole thing?”
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How Russia’s war on Drugs Provides a Steady Stream of Manpower for Ukraine Invasion
Russia’s prison population is shrinking fast as it pardons inmates to fill the frontlines in Ukraine
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Keir and Loathing: Proudly Unpopular Starmer Gives Labour Supporters Little to Cheer About
The Prime Minister’s conference speech did little to lift the mood of disappointment and unease surrounding his fledgling administration
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Ukraine Breaches Another Section of Russian Border in Kursk Region as it Continues to Call Putin’s Bluff
The delayed and limited Russian retaliation in the Kursk offensive has strengthened Kyiv’s argument that Putin’s “red lines” are mere scare tactics designed to deter Ukraine’s allies from supporting deeper strikes into Russian territory
