New Year’s Day, under normal circumstances, is meant to be a celebration of the year to follow, ushered in with spectacular fireworks displays…
On 26 December 2025, Israel became the first UN member state to officially recognise the Republic of Somaliland since the latter entity unilaterally…
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An Animal Welfare Strategy for England: New Measures to Improve the Lives of Domesticated and Wild Animals
Emma Reynolds, Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, launched the UK Government’s ‘Animal Welfare Strategy for England’ on 22 December…
Donald Trump came well-prepared for his second term as President, having waited impatiently in the wings for his expected electoral victory, to be…
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Chile: A Sharp Turn to the Right Under José Antonio Kast, An Admirer of General Augusto Pinochet
José Antonio Kast, the ultraconservative leader of the Republican Party (Partido Republicano), won Chile’s presidential election runoff on 14 December 2025 with 58.16%…
Hanukkah, the annual eight-day “Festival of Lights”, commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE after Jewish resistance fighters,…
President Trump has recently restated his profound dislike of Somalis living in America, particularly those residing in the state of Minnesota, on numerous…
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has recently set aside the relatively modest sum of £820 million in her Autumn 2025 Budget to fully…
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The Presidential Election in Honduras, and American Intervention to Influence the Outcome
Over six million voters in the Central American republic of Honduras made their way to polling stations across the country between 7 AM…
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The Autumn Budget of 2025: Broken Promises, Higher Welfare Spending, and Slower Economic Growth
On the wintry Wednesday afternoon of 26 November 2025, following months of stage-managed informal leaks, press briefings, mixed messages, and several U-turns, the…