Our obligation to the memory of the victims of 9/11
Have we learned from 9/11? From my own experience reporting sporadically across the region for over three decades, my fear is that we have not.
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Have we learned from 9/11? From my own experience reporting sporadically across the region for over three decades, my fear is that we have not.
French President Francois Hollande describes the fighting in eastern Ukraine as “grave” as he announces that two helicopter carriers will not be delivered to Russia next month.
Ukraine’s president accuses Russia of launching a “direct and open aggression” against the country after government forces suffered major reverses against the rebels.
Alex Salmond has privately told the boss of the energy firm EDF not to worry about future of its nuclear power stations, despite SNP pledge to phase them out.
It’s hard to believe that at some point in the next year or two, Lord Rennard won’t try to slip back into at least one of his old roles, despite the assurances of the top brass.
This year’s Worldcon is the biggest ever, with 10,000 sci-fi fans coming to London. But with shows like Game of Thrones getting cult status (and investment to match) geeks are coming in from the cold.
I don’t have any answers, but anybody who thinks there can be anything “permanent” in the disorder thus created is crazy.
The Daily Mail says Baroness Warsi “flounced” out of government over Gaza. Sexist? Don’t be silly! From William the Conquerer to Putin, some of the most “macho” men have a grand history of flouncing.
A letter from a Tory MP to the foreign secretary, seen by Channel 4 News, shows the first signs of serious unease emerging in Conservative ranks about the government’s stance on the conflict in Gaza.
I’ve just been to the UNRWA school in Jabalia, where 15 people were killed by what appears to be an Israeli shell as they were sheltering in a classroom.
The fact that a Cobra meeting is being held on Wednesday is the reason the deadly disease is unlikely to take hold in the UK. It also explains why it has spread so fast in west Africa.
Some Gazans are tweeting that this was the worst night of bombardment that the city and the Strip have ever witnessed. This is what it felt like to be under sustained bombardment.
Tony Blair was in London today, addressing the Progress think tank 20 years after he became Labour leader. But weren’t there more pressing concerns in the Middle East?
It was certainly clear when I met former Malaysia Airlines executive Abudul Aziz that he loves the company – it was equally clear that he is worried about it after the downing of flight MH17, the company’s second tragic loss in a matter of months.
I understand word has gone out to Mrs Gove to stop hitting the tweet button after a series of messages blurted out on Wednesday. They threatened to undermine the coordinated Gove/Cameron operation to minimise his pain at the reshuffle. They may have been triggered by the late realisation in the Gove household that the office of…