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Back to SearchIan Dunt's UK: can the NATO allies trust Trump?
In the wake of the US strikes on Iran, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other traditional allies are unable to offer either criticism or outright support for Trump's actions. Starmer and Trump will…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Does Israel have its own nuclear weapons?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly accused Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, presenting it as a major threat to regional and global security. At the same time, Israel …
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Why bombing Iran is popular in Israel
Whilst a growing number of Israelis want the war in Gaza to end, there is widespread support for the latest strikes on Iran.
Guest: Irris Makler, journalist, author, Jerusalem correspondentPublished on 6 months, 1 week ago
MAGA Republicans endorse Trump's Iran strikes
MAGA Republicans have put aside their staunch isolationist, anti-interventionist positions to offer their enthusiastic support for US President Donald Trump's strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. R…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Macau, the Portuguese city in southern China
Macau is best known now for its casinos, but it was the first European city in Asia, remained a Portuguese colony for 500 years, and contains many colourful and significant stories within its walls.
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
The fallacies of the global fertility crisis
In the face of falling fertility rates, the United Nations argues that the real fertility crisis the world faces is not too many babies or not enough babies but the lack of freedom women have to choo…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Kim Il-Sung, North Korea's tyrannical first leader
Kim Il-Sung is the ‘darkest figure in all of Korea’s history’ , according to Seoul-based scholar and author Fyodor Tertitskiy. With access to archives from Japan, China and Russia, biographer Tertits…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago