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Russia Prisoner Swap: ‘Why the UK Must do More to Help British Citizens in Trouble Overseas’
Following the largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, the UK is being urged to adopt a policy on hostage cases and establish a point of contact for families involved
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A Week After Joe Biden Stepped Aside, Here’s What the Polls Show in the Race Between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris
Polling from many different sources shows a shift towards Harris as America moves into “uncharted territory” that has “no modern historical parallel”
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‘Really, America? Trump Again?’
The former President’s path to a second term in office just got a lot tougher
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From Me, Me, Me to You, You, You: The Democrats’ Fight Back Begins
By surprising Trump and Vance with his shock exit from the presidential race, President Biden has enabled the Democratic Party to appear more fired up and enthused than the MAGA Republicans, writes Alexandra Hall Hall
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‘Biden’s Exit Is A Boon for the Young in America’s Intergenerational Political Battle for Its Democratic Soul’
America has a gerontocracy problem – in acknowledging it, President Joe Biden has shifted the political battleground against the far-right, writes Matt Gallagher
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The Presidency of Kamala Harris: The Terror that Dare Not Speak Its Name
Ahead of this week’s presidential debate, which raised serious concerns about Joe Biden, Bonnie Greer shared her thoughts on why his Vice President may not be seen as an option to succeed him
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A Tale of Two Very Different Debates: Biden and Trump’s Horror Show, Sunak and Starmer’s No Surprises
From lies, incompetence, porn, and golfing bravo in the US – to dull and boring, with a side of rude and shouty in the UK
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‘Donald Trump’s Hush Money Verdicts May Not Hurt his Presidential Run But Will Damage America’s Democracy and Image’
The former US President was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to adult actress Stormy Daniels
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‘The Joe Biden Impeachment Hearing Says Everything About Republicans and Nothing About the President’
Lev Parnas’ bombshell testimony shows the Republicans’ have ‘absolutely no evidence’ against President Joe Biden
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Does American Reluctance to Aid Ukraine Foreshadow a New Isolationism?
If recent polls show Americans are increasingly reluctant to provide military aid to Ukraine, how willing would it be to defend NATO allies from a Russian attack?
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What Do the 2024 ‘Super Tuesday’ Exit Polls Tell Us About Trump’s Chances in November?
Nikki Haley may be off the stage but what will her voters do next? Martin Burns analyses the answers US voters gave to CNN’s exit polls in three states
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‘Iran’s Hand in the Gazan War Risks Triggering A Wider Regional Conflict’
Tehran’s support for ‘wars of division’ in the Middle East is an attempt to divide the West, argues Brian Latham
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Carnage in Gaza: What Really Happened at the Al-Ahli Hospital?
Peter Oborne reports from East Jerusalem on last night’s deadly attack on an Anglican-run hospital in Gaza
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Putin’s Post-Truth Politics: The Impeachment of Biden is History Rewritten as Farce
The spurious Republican inquiry treads the same treacherous ground of Russian propaganda exposed in the impeachment of Trump
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‘Cluster Bombs and the Ethics of War Show How Difficult Decisions are Made’
Russia’s use of cluster bombs is leaving Ukraine fighting sub-optimally against a weapon it doesn’t have, writes Brian Latham
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The End of America’s Title 42: ‘Immigration Needs to be Treated as a Humanitarian Crisis Rather than a Political Football’
Under Title 42, many migrants to the US were blocked from requesting asylum at all – what lies ahead with the policy expiring?
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Biden in Northern Ireland: ‘Landmark Moment Reduced to No More than a Photo-Op by Downing Street’
The limited nature of the US President’s Northern Ireland visit stands in stark contrast to the scenes on the other side of the border, writes Emma DeSouza
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Stop the River of Iron: The American Firearms Industry Brings Death to Mexico
As the Mexican state calls for evidence on ‘private companies engaged in the firearms industry and their effects on human rights’ Iain Overton looks at the trail of carnage
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GOP Congressional Hearing Accidentally Debunks ‘Twitter Files’: Trump — Not Biden — Tried to Censor Tweets
Elon Musk’s selective leaks suggested Twitter ‘censored’ Conservatives, but evidence shows they refused to boost a right-wing disinformation campaign around Hunter Biden’s laptop
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Fist Bumping Dictators: A Fish Rots from the Head Down
CJ Werleman fears a return to cynical transactional politics in the US Democratic Party, as a leading Indian American congressman appears to move closer to Narendra Modi’s divisive Hindu nationalism
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Werleman’s Worldview: Donald Trump has Left American Democracy in Limbo
The decision to prosecute the former President, or to absolve his crimes, will shape US politics for generations, says CJ Werleman
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Lessons from American Progressives: Ro Khanna, Sanders Presidential Campaigner with a Broader Reach
Larry Cohen profiles the US Democratic Representative for California who, despite representing arguably the wealthiest place on Earth, is focused on appealing to working America
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Werleman’s Worldview: The Nuclear Threats to America and Biden’s Presidency
Vladimir Putin’s military threats are looming over the upcoming US midterm elections, says CJ Werleman
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Conservative MP Takes £22,000 Second Job For American Group Linked to Anti-Abortion Campaigns
The backlash over the secondary employment of MPs rolls on, as Sam Bright and Sian Norris reveal the lucrative role of one backbench Conservative
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COP26: Soaring Rhetoric But Few Commitments
Mike Buckley considers what needs to be done to turn the positive rhetoric of the first week at COP26 into agreement and action
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Can Biden Face Down the Agribusiness Industry which Drives Climate Change?
Unless the US President’s ‘Green New Deal’ deals with the stranglehold that big business has on food production, his climate emission targets aren’t going to be met
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The Afghanistan War is Not Over Until the US Legacy of Impunity Ends
With the killing of civilians by an airstrike two days before its forces left, the US exits Afghanistan in the same way it entered it: with zero accountability or resolution of the ‘Forever War’
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The Return of the Taliban: The End of the US Empire?
Before 9/11, Nafeez Ahmed warned of an impending invasion of Afghanistan to control a strategic pipeline. 20 years on, the return of the Taliban is the predictable legacy of America’s failed strategy
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Is President Biden Just an Interregnum Before a Bigger Storm?
With the Republican Party now wedded firmly to the ‘Big Lie’ about the last election, CJ Werleman fears the worst is yet to come with a Trump 2.0
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Between the Lines of the Biden – Putin Summit
US President Joe Biden and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meet for talks at the Villa La Grange in Geneva. Photo:: ITAR-TASS News Agency / Alamy Stock Photo
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The UK’s Misrule-Based International Disorder
The G7 summit further wrenched Britain away from our liberal democratic allies, says Mike Buckley
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Biden Government and Chevron Colluding in Israel’s ‘Pillage’ of Gaza’s Gas Resources
Nafeez Ahmed looks at the evidence the current conflict not only suits extremists on both sides, but also hides a deal to monopolise natural resources
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The Murdered and the Martyred: Armenia’s Political And Spiritual Crisis
Six months after losing the Nagorno-Karabakh war, Armenia is a nation in crisis. With the US recognition of the Genocide, Tom Mutch asks whether they can begin to heal
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The Israeli Government’s Actions in Gaza and Jerusalem Test Joe Biden’s Legacy
The escalating conflict between Israeli forces, Palestinians and now Israeli Arabs makes the US President’s ‘bothsiderism’ increasingly untenable, says Jonathan Fenton Harvey
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The 1945 Moment: Boris Johnson Should Follow Biden, Not Cameron and Osborne
Austerity failed Britain during the COVID-19 crisis, but the Government has not yet signalled a bold new vision for the UK’s economy, says Jonathan Portes
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Joe Biden is Done with the Middle East
CJ Werleman explains why the new US President is pivoting his foreign policy toward the challenge of China
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IWD 2021: Radical Feminists and Radical Right Form Unlikely Alliance on International Women’s Day
A protest march to Washington D.C. will bring together radical feminists and activists linked to anti-abortion groups in protest of LGBTIQ rights, reports Sian Norris
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Second Impeachment: American Kompromat Author – ‘We Have to Prosecute Trump To the Fullest Extent of the Law’
As Donald Trump faces an unprecedented second Senate trial, journalist Craig Unger tells Heidi Siegmund Cuda that the most terrifying aspect of modern America is the things that are still legal
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Johnson’s ‘Woke’ Rambling Reveals his Alt-Right Alliance with Trump’s Culture Wars
A simple question about Joe Biden put to the Prime Minister exposed the deep and historic ties of his Vote Leave regime with the ethos of the former US President – the last thing Johnson wants to confront, argues Hardeep Matharu
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Biden Must Wage a Civil War Against Social Media Companies, On Behalf of American Democracy
To achieve the unity he promises, the new President must take on the online platforms that are radicalising the US, argues Sam Bright
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Trump’s Toxic Legacy Leaves Americans Searching for a Way to Unite
CJ Werleman looks at the challenges ahead for America as Donald Trump’s legacy continues to sow division and hatred
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Nightmares and Realities: Trump’s Big Lie and How America Escaped Tyranny
With Joe Biden inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States, Peter Jukes reflects on the trauma of the past four years and how Donald Trump has reminded us of a crucial lesson from history
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Joe Biden’s First Task: Understanding His Enemies
The Russian threat has not dissipated now that Donald Trump has left the White House, says Paul Niland
