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The existential crisis that recently engulfed the British Labour Party has intensified over the past week, and it is now clear that the party is facing political extinction. By Graham Hryce, an Australian journalist and former media lawyer, whose work has been published in The Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the Sunday Mail, the Spectator and Quadrant. · Two weeks ago, British voters showed their contempt for Labour, after…

‘The Depression of the1930s: We were in bread lines, begging for work. Is it worth repeating that to defend Bibi?’ – former British Parliament member George Galloway. · On the latest episode of ‘Sanchez Effect’ legendary political figure George Galloway issues a chilling warning about escalating Middle East tensions, predicting an immediate global economic depression if Iran is driven to shut down critical maritime trade routes. Forget 10…

On May 20, 2019, Ukrainians were cheering the inauguration of Vladimir Zelensky, a political outsider who won the presidential election in a landslide on a promise to chart a path different from previous national leaders, who had been elitist, corrupt and divisive. Zelensky promised sweeping changes, which he vowed to bring at the possible cost of his political career. In practice, he is now clinging to power under martial law, as his closest…

Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has called for the United States to immediately end all aid and special arrangements with Israel, arguing that Washington's relationship with the country is damaging America's international standing. The comments were made during an interview with Israeli Channel 13. · Carlson said: · "I think we should stop all aid to Israel, all special deals for Israel. Tomorrow." · He also argued that the United…

Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China came only days after Donald Trump's own high-profile meetings in Beijing, leading some analysts to suggest a new “great triangle” is forming among the world's largest powers. By Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club. · However,…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has summoned Israel’s ambassador in Rome after condemning the treatment of pro-Palestinian activists detained during Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. In a sharply worded statement on Wednesday, Meloni described footage showing Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting the detainees as “unacceptable.” · "It is inadmissible that these demonstrators, including many Italian…

Former Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller has accused senior European Union figures of causing what he described as “unimaginable damage” to the European project, directing criticism at European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Miller, who oversaw Poland's accession to the European Union in 2004, made the remarks following a ceremony in Strasbourg where Merkel received the newly created…

President Donald Trump and pro-Israel groups have helped unseat Representative Thomas Massie, a hardline conservative who broke with the president over Israel, Iran, and the Epstein files, in what became the most expensive US House primary in history. Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy SEAL and farmer who previously ran unsuccessfully for the Kentucky state Senate in 2024, defeated Massie after pro-Israel groups poured more than $10 million into…

The interesting thing this week is that after what felt like a very slow start to May, we're now starting to see the shipping picture fill out quite a bit. Earlier in the month there were days where you could look across the schedules and there was practically nothing new to report. That naturally raises eyebrows because people start asking whether supply issues are developing behind the scenes. But looking at where we sit now, the overall…

President Putin and Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, sign a series of bilateral documents, including an objection to 'forcing sovereign states to renounce neutrality', adding that hegemony must be eliminated. · Despite outside pressures the links between Russia and China are strong and the two countries are working hand in hand to counter global coercion. An Iranian MP lashes out at what he calls Donald Trump’s ‘unbalanced character’, saying the US…