British Steel crisis derails China’s tariff-bypass strategy
A Chinese steelmaker’s attempt to use British Steel as a foothold in Western markets has turned into a political dispute
Iran: Trump a ‘supreme war criminal’ if he executes strike threat
Iranian officials on Monday warned US President Donald Trump that his name will be “etched in history as a supreme war criminal” if he
What would Winston Churchill make of war with Iran?
When Donald Trump criticised Keir Starmer for failing to sufficiently support American and Israeli operations against Iran, he did so with a historical flourish. “This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with,” he complained. The implication was clear: Churchill would have stood shoulder to shoulder with Washington in a confrontation with Tehran. The remark […]
The legendary cyberpunk anime ‘Akira’ demands a rewatch
The classic 1988 anime Akira returns to UK, Irish, French and Spanish cinema screens on April 17, with Australia and New Zealand following in early May.
‘Soccer’ is a fine term for the beautiful game – don’t let any ‘football’ snob or president tell you otherwise this World Cup
‘Soccer’ originated as a slang term in the 1880s and continues to be used around the world today. So why are some people squeamish about the term?
CDC Didn’t Tell New York About Resident on Hantavirus-Plagued Cruise
There’s no indication that the New Yorker was returning to the U.S. But public health experts said the city and state still should have been informed.
Stalemate in Gaza Could Lead to Confrontation or a Continued Fragile Status Quo
The current status quo, in which Israel remains in control of much of Gaza with Hamas still in power, makes a future conflict between the two imminent A fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel hangs in the balance in Gaza, after Israel killed Hamas’ top military leader on Friday. The assassination of Izz al-Din al-Haddad […]
Beyond Oil and Power: How Trump Frames the Iran War as a Spiritual Battle
Religious language aimed at both American supporters and Iranian audiences has become a central feature of the US president’s public posture America and Iran have put a temporary ceasefire in place as they assess next steps in what some scholars describe as a holy war between Iran’s radical, messianic jihadist regime and Western powers. President […]
What awaits Iraq’s militias under Tom Barrack?
It won’t take long to understand what lies ahead for Iraq—and for the Iran‑aligned militias—after President Donald Trump appointed Tom Barrack as his Special Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq. All one needs is the paragraph Barrack published just hours after the announcement. He wrote that “the balance of power around which the United States […]
Israel’s nuclear bomb is the threat that dare not speak its name
The skies over Tehran and Natanz may still carry the lingering haze of joint US-Israeli bombing operations. Yet the world, filtered through the dominant
