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The Aftershock of Anxiety: A Nation Holds Its Breath

The ground in the Philippines has not stopped moving. Days after the initial quake, hundreds of aftershocks rattle already fragile nerves. Officials warn the death toll will climb, but the true toll i...

Clara Whitby2 MIN READ
The Aftershock of Anxiety: A Nation Holds Its Breath

Drone Attacks on St Petersburg Overshadow Russian Economic Forum: Britain’s Defence Strategy Vindicated

The annual St Petersburg International Economic Forum was meant to project an image of stability and growth, a stage for...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
Drone Attacks on St Petersburg Overshadow Russian Economic Forum: Britain’s Defence Strategy Vindicated

The Children of Somalia’s Shadow War: ‘Kill or Be Killed’

In a cramped courtroom in The Hague, the voice that spoke belonged to a young man who had once been a boy. His testimony...

Clara Whitby · 2 MIN READ
The Children of Somalia’s Shadow War: ‘Kill or Be Killed’
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Xi's North Korea Gambit: A Handshake That Shifts the World

The news landed like a seismic tremor in diplomatic circles. President Xi Jinping is to make a rare visit to Pyongyang, ...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
Xi's North Korea Gambit: A Handshake That Shifts the World

A New Union Jack? How British Diplomacy Might Ease the World Cup Divide Between America, Mexico and Canada

The football World Cup is meant to bring nations together. But as the 2026 tournament approaches, co-hosts United States...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
A New Union Jack? How British Diplomacy Might Ease the World Cup Divide Between America, Mexico and Canada

The Norwegian Teenager, the UK Courts and a Very Modern Kind of Terror

When the news broke that a 16-year-old Norwegian boy had been arrested in the UK on suspicion of plotting a hit, the ini...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
The Norwegian Teenager, the UK Courts and a Very Modern Kind of Terror

A Fragile Calm: Partial Truce Holds as Strikes Hit Southern Lebanon

In a region more accustomed to the roar of jets than the murmur of diplomacy, a tentative pause has taken hold. A partia...

Clara Whitby · 2 MIN READ
A Fragile Calm: Partial Truce Holds as Strikes Hit Southern Lebanon

Milan's Bull Mosaic: Italians Unmoved as Culture War Intensifies

At first glance, it seemed a minor triumph of patrimony: the delicate restoration of Milan's Roman bull mosaic, uncovere...

Clara Whitby · 2 MIN READ
Milan's Bull Mosaic: Italians Unmoved as Culture War Intensifies

Congo's Ebola Fight: A War within a War

In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where gunfire punctuates the silence and the jungle swallows...

Clara Whitby · 2 MIN READ
Congo's Ebola Fight: A War within a War

Words to Divide: British Researchers Document the Mechanism of Trump's Misinformation Machine

There is a certain rhythm to a Trump post. The capitalised punchlines. The abrupt truths. The casual cruelty. But behind...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
Words to Divide: British Researchers Document the Mechanism of Trump's Misinformation Machine

The Burning Desks of Nairobi: What Kenya’s School Arson Tells Us About a Generation’s Rage

When the first plumes of smoke rose over the gates of Endarasha Primary School, you might have assumed it was a kitchen ...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
The Burning Desks of Nairobi: What Kenya’s School Arson Tells Us About a Generation’s Rage

The Poison Seller: A Global Web of Death Unravelled

The man who called himself ‘The Poison Seller’ sat in a London courtroom this week and admitted to something chilling: h...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
The Poison Seller: A Global Web of Death Unravelled

Hollywood Actor’s Manosphere ‘Messiah’ Tour Sparks Radicalisation Fears in UK

The entrance of a prominent Hollywood actor into the manosphere has cultural commentators warning of a new wave of radic...

Sarah Jenkins · 2 MIN READ
Hollywood Actor’s Manosphere ‘Messiah’ Tour Sparks Radicalisation Fears in UK

The Great Musical Reversal: How an Irish Actor Schooled Paul McCartney on His Own Art

Let us pause to savour this delicious irony. Paul McCartney, the man who wrote 'Yesterday' in a dream and composed the b...

Arthur Penhaligon · 3 MIN READ
The Great Musical Reversal: How an Irish Actor Schooled Paul McCartney on His Own Art

The Unseen Toll: How Ebola is Crushing Congo's People

The World Health Organisation has issued a stark warning: the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a catastrophic coll...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
The Unseen Toll: How Ebola is Crushing Congo's People

The Eagle's Cage: White House Installs UFC Octagon for America's 250th — A Symbol of Strain in UK Relations

Observers of the special relationship have noted a curious addition to the White House lawn: a full-sized UFC octagon, i...

Clara Whitby · 2 MIN READ
The Eagle's Cage: White House Installs UFC Octagon for America's 250th — A Symbol of Strain in UK Relations

Putin's Revenge and the Human Cost of Escalation

The news lands like a stone in a still pond. Putin vows revenge after a strike on a student dormitory in Luhansk. The UK...

Clara Whitby · 2 MIN READ
Putin's Revenge and the Human Cost of Escalation

Orbs Over America: The Unsettling New Normal of Aerial Encounters

The United States government has released a raft of new UFO sighting reports, and the language is decidedly more mundane...

Clara Whitby · 2 MIN READ
Orbs Over America: The Unsettling New Normal of Aerial Encounters

F1 Legend Alain Prost Injured in Home Invasion: A Champion's Sanctuary Violated

In the quiet suburbs of the French Riviera, where the Mediterranean light filters through shuttered windows, a different...

Clara Whitby · 2 MIN READ
F1 Legend Alain Prost Injured in Home Invasion: A Champion's Sanctuary Violated

The Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s Bluff or the World’s Next Crisis?

For the first time in years, the global oil market is holding its breath over a narrow stretch of water. Iran has escala...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
The Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s Bluff or the World’s Next Crisis?

Trump’s $1.7bn Olive Branch: Generosity or Geo-Political Chess?

The news landed with the peculiar thud of a cheque book dropped on a mahogany table. Donald Trump, the man who has spent...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
Trump’s $1.7bn Olive Branch: Generosity or Geo-Political Chess?

The Ebola conundrum: why the world keeps failing to contain a known threat

The World Health Organisation is asking an uncomfortable question: why is Ebola still so difficult to stop? This week, a...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
The Ebola conundrum: why the world keeps failing to contain a known threat

Taipei Defies Trump Warning as British Diplomats Rally Behind Island's Sovereignty

The Taiwanese president has dismissed a stark warning from Donald Trump with the kind of steely calm that suggests she h...

Clara Whitby · 2 MIN READ
Taipei Defies Trump Warning as British Diplomats Rally Behind Island's Sovereignty

Nigeria kidnappings: 50 taken, toddlers included, as UK funds Sahel counter-terror

In a stark reminder of the human cost of the Sahel’s security crisis, armed groups have abducted at least 50 people in N...

Clara Whitby · 2 MIN READ
Nigeria kidnappings: 50 taken, toddlers included, as UK funds Sahel counter-terror

Toddlers Among 50-Plus Schoolchildren Kidnapped in Nigeria, British Consular Team Mobilised

In a stark reminder of the precariousness of life in parts of northern Nigeria, a new abduction has struck at the heart ...

Clara Whitby · 2 MIN READ
Toddlers Among 50-Plus Schoolchildren Kidnapped in Nigeria, British Consular Team Mobilised

Taiwan's Defiant Declaration: A Nation's Pulse and the Whisper of War

On a grey morning in Taipei, the air was thick not with smog but with something far more volatile: defiance. President L...

Clara Whitby · 2 MIN READ
Taiwan's Defiant Declaration: A Nation's Pulse and the Whisper of War

The Human Toll of Bangkok's Bus Crash: A Cultural Reckoning

The number of dead in Monday's horrific bus crash near Bangkok has risen to eight, with a British safety expert now lead...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
The Human Toll of Bangkok's Bus Crash: A Cultural Reckoning

The Gathering Storm: Palestinian Leaders Meet as Public Anger Boils Over

It was a scene thick with symbolism and strained smiles. In Ramallah, under the grey West Bank sky, Palestinian leaders ...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
The Gathering Storm: Palestinian Leaders Meet as Public Anger Boils Over