Catch up:Gaza deal “very close”; Ukraine’s big aerial attack on Russia
Qatari officials said that a ceasefire deal in Gaza was “very close” as negotiations between Israel and Hamas entered their “...
Iran is vulnerable to a Trumpian all-out economic assault
On November 25th the Elva, a tanker flagged in São Tomé and Príncipe, clandestinely picked up 2m barrels of Iranian crude off...
India’s Faustian pact with Russia is strengthening
EVER SINCE the start of the war in Ukraine, the West has tried to persuade India to distance itself from Russia. India has co...
Homelessness in England has risen by 26% in the past five years
AARON IS HAVING a bad day. It is 7pm and foggy in Manchester city centre, the temperature is just above freezing and the late...
How will calamity change Los Angeles?
“MY HUSBAND saw a glow on the hill,” explains Laurie Bilotta. She is standing in her backyard in Pasadena pointing at Eaton C...
Catch up:Biden pushes for a ceasefire in Gaza; dollar hits two-year high
Qatar presented Hamas and Israel with a proposal for a ceasefire deal in Gaza, according to Reuters. Negotiations between Isr...
Catch up:LA braces for strong winds; dollar hits two-year high
One of four fires burning in Los Angeles County was contained, according to California’s fire department. But the winds that ...
How hard is it to run the Pentagon?
“SO VAST IS the [Department of Defence] and so multifarious are its missions,” wrote Ash Carter, America’s 25th secretary of ...
The wealth whisperers who save super-rich families from themselves
Marlene Engelhorn first understood that her family was wealthy when she noticed quite how much larger their house was than th...
A big earthquake causes destruction in Tibet
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet on January 7th, killing at least 126 people. The quake’s epicentre was in Dingri coun...