Putin’s obsession with total victory is major obstacle for Trump’s Ukraine plan: Donald Trump has already walked back on his claim that he would solve the Ukraine conflict within 24 hours of taking office. Just as he once stated that he would resolve the healthcare crisis in the US easily, then backtracked to say “nobody …
Election 2024 polls were wide of the mark on Labour’s margin of victory – this is what may have happened: The 2024 UK election campaign was dominated by discussion of the polls, from start to finish. This was partially because of the sheer volume of polls being published. We had more MRP (multi-level regression post-stratification) …
DR Congo’s election – the key to Félix Tshisekedi’s victory: On Sunday 31 December 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced the preliminary results of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential election held on 20 December. The incumbent president, Félix Tshisékédi, was declared the winner with 73.34% of the votes cast, while Moise Katumbi …
US election: how a Trump victory could embolden Russia, China and Israel: A potential second term as president for Donald Trump is likely to result in an America-first, America-alone foreign policy. The ramifications for the rest of the world could be huge, potentially endangering international security around the globe. So it’s no wonder that the …
Prince Harry and the Mirror: how court victory reopened the phone hacking scandal the British press had hoped was over: A pivotal court judgment has found evidence that “habitual” phone hacking went on at Mirror Group newspapers for years. The high court judgement from Mr Justice Fancourt left no doubt: “There is compelling evidence that …
Geert Wilders: how election victory in the Netherlands for Party for Freedom fits into a wider picture of European radical-right populism: The results of the Dutch election, in which Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom emerged as victors, have sent shockwaves through the political establishment. For the first time in Dutch history, a party of the …
Democrat failure to save US speaker hands victory to Republican right: California Republican Kevin McCarthy has become the first ever speaker of the US House of Representatives to be ejected from his position. In a 216 to 210 vote, Democrats joined with far-right Republicans to remove McCarthy from office. The “motion to vacate” the speakership, …
Caster Semenya’s legal victory is significant for human rights, but doesn’t necessarily mean she’ll be able to compete again – here’s why: Olympic athlete Caster Semenya has repeatedly come into conflict with competition rules set out by the athletics governing body, World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF). These rules require athletes like Semenya, who …
Ukraine recap: Moscow’s ‘pyrrhic victory’ in Bakhmut prompts unrest in the Russian military, but it’s all smiles for Zelensky: After the best part of a year, Russia has claimed victory in the meat-grinder that was the Battle of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s east. But the battle achieved virtually none of Russia’s original strategic objectives and came …
Ukraine recap: not a great deal to celebrate for Putin this Victory Day as Ukraine digs in for the long haul: One tank. According to press reports and news broadcasts from Moscow, a solitary T-34 dating back to the second world war was the only tank that trundled past the Russian president as he marked …
Ukraine war: drone ‘attack’ on Kremlin – logic suggests a false flag to distract Russians ahead of Victory Day on May 9: Whether the alleged drone assassination attempt on the Russian president in the Kremlin was an audacious attack by Ukraine or a clumsy attempt at a false flag operation by Moscow may never be …
Ukraine war: Russia scales back May 9 Victory Day celebrations amid fear of popular protests: Russians celebrate the end of the “great patriotic war” on May 9 each year. Victory Day, which commemorates the defeat of Nazism in Europe is the most important holiday in Russia. The public and the state come together in a …
Salman Rushdie’s Victory City review: a storyteller at the height of his powers: Victory City is an epic chronicle of the rise and fall of Vijayanagar (the capital city of the historic southern Indian Vijayanagara empire), which acquires the name “Bisnaga” through ill-fated attempts at pronunciation by a Portuguese traveller. The story unfolds as a …
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Ukraine war: reclaiming Snake Island is Kyiv’s biggest strategic victory so far – here’s why: On February 24, the first day of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops occupied Snake Island, a small but strategically important outpost in the Black Sea about 70 nautical miles south of Odessa. The 13 Ukrainian troops stationed there were …
Colombia: Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez have achieved a historic victory for the left – so who are they?: It was, said Francia Márquez Mina, a victory for “the nobodies”. Speaking in Bogota on June 19 after the results of the Colombian presidential election were announced, the newly elected vice-president struck a jubilant note after …
Ukraine war: as the conflict at sea intensifies, Russia’s prospects of victory look further off than ever: The Ukraine war is at a strategic turning point. As the Russian offensive intensifies in the Donbas without resulting in any substantial gains, western leaders warn that the war will be long, and supporting Ukraine must be sustained …
Ukraine recap: reality is beginning to rain on Putin’s Victory Parade: This time last week, the world was anxiously awaiting the annual Victory Day celebrations in Russia for a clue as to what Vladimir Putin might be planning for his war in Ukraine. Victory Day, held every year on May 9, is a commemoration of …