Pakistan and India could be on the brink of war. A war that, if fully embarked on, could have dire repercussions globally. The last time the two countries were this close to war was in 2019: a series of somewhat
In the immediate aftermath of the death of Pope Francis, fake videos were circulating on social media. Or, we should say, re-circulating – as this particular item of fakery had already been circulated several years ago: and was quickly debunked.
It hasn’t happened, has it? Contrary to Donald Trump‘s carefully managed image as the great
As financial markets were rattled and panic spread early this week, the architect of the
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That seems to be the reflexive, go-to policy. And of multiple governments. The US is bombing Yemen currently. Britain and America were
So… the long anticipated and much hyped ‘JFK files’ document dump. Some 80,000 pages of files have been made public, as per
At about 8:30 pm on March 8th 2025, unidentified agents seized a student from the lobby of his apartment building in Columbia
The latest reports from Syria are horrifying. In the few months following the collapse of the Assad government, international coverage of Syria
There’s no question that the Ukraine situation is a quagmire. And the series of arrangements, miscalculations, provocations and maneuvers that have led
On October 19th 2011, a convoy of cars left the city of Sirte, carrying Libya’s beleaguered figurehead Muammar Gaddafi. On October 21st, an American/CIA drone (being operated from Las Vegas) spots the convoy and alerts NATO bombers, which immediately begin bombing the vehicles.
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I’ve been fascinated by historic letters and correspondence for some time; and I wrote a post covering some of this a while ago. Letters, particularly communications never meant for public consumption, provide a fascinating insight into significant historic or cultural events, times or figures. They also can help to humanise
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The last couple of days have seen a resurgence in the popular interest surrounding the 125-year mystery of Jack the Ripper. This being in the wake of amateur investigator Russell Edwards declaring he has decisively exposed the identity of the infamous serial killer. Websites and newspapers in the passed two
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As a few days ago marked the fifth anniversary of
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Leaving Neverland is a very difficult thing to react to.
It was really sad hearing the news that legendary filmmaker
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Whilst the Star Trek franchise is generally as mainstream as
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Billy Corgan is definitely one of those guys who has
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In September, a 20th anniversary edition of In Utero is
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