He was shot down four times, walked for days with shrapnel in his leg and partly survived the war on a diet of boiled MICE: Our final interview with 'Last of The Few' Paddy Hemingway reveals his generation's unbreakable courage

found 2025 › Mar › 18 (Tue) @ 06:57 UTC

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John Allman Hemingway might never have joined the RAF, were it not for a newspaper advertisement. He was a citizen of the Republic of Ireland which was neutral in the war.

Ukraine war live: Putin response to peace plan ‘not good enough’, says UK, as international militaries prepare to meet in London

found 2025 › Mar › 15 (Sat) @ 14:22 UTC

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Representatives from numerous international militaries will meet in London on Thursday, says UK prime minister

Few resonant phrases are repeated in politics without a deliberate reason, and Keir Starm…

Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest could be telling blow in the Philippines’ dynastic feud

found 2025 › Mar › 12 (Wed) @ 20:21 UTC

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Former president was surrendered to The Hague amid a row between his family and that of the current president

Few expected things to move so quickly. Supporters of the Philippines’ former president Ro…

MATT BARLOW: How former Leeds star Raphinha has seen off the rise of Lamine Yamal to take LaLiga and the Champions League by storm and become a Ballon d'Or candidate

found 2025 › Mar › 10 (Mon) @ 07:09 UTC

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MATT BARLOW: Few had it down as a good development for Raphinha when Lamine Yamal burst from Barcelona's youth ranks to make the position on the right wing his own.

Trump is the most lawless president in American history | Robert Reich

found 2025 › Feb › 12 (Wed) @ 20:09 UTC

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If Trump simply ignores the high court, is that the end of law?

He is the most lawless president in American history.

As Donald Trump’s law-breaking continues, America’s last defense is the federal cou…

What is motivating Trump’s reckless trade war? | Robert Reich

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 17:50 UTC

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The point is the show the world – not just Canada and Mexico – that he’s willing to mete out big punishments

Trump has struck last-minute deals with the leaders of Mexico and Canada to postpone for 30…

Trump unleashed chaos by freezing and unfreezing $3tn in federal grants and loans. Why? | Robert Reich

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 12:08 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

These new initiatives are not about shrinking the size of the federal government. They’re about centralizing control in Trump’s hands

Chaos on a huge scale.

On Wednesday, Trump rescinded an order he ha…

Here’s how Trump’s vengeance machine works | Robert Reich

found 2025 › Jan › 27 (Mon) @ 14:26 UTC

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Trump’s vengeance machine isn’t only about retribution. It’s also intended to intimidate Trump critics

Trump’s vengeance machine is even more dangerous than it was before.

The Biden administration had …

Yes, Trump is back. Yet I remain hopeful about America | Robert Reich

found 2025 › Jan › 20 (Mon) @ 15:17 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Even before Trump, we were on the way to losing our democracy – but we did not pay attention. Now, we have no choice but to attend to it

If you’re feeling despair over Trump’s second regime, which beg…