Ukraine’s strategic gamble: As frustrations grow with the Biden team, could Kyiv see Trump as a better bet? Insightful analysis from Luke Coffey foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/08/tru…

The UK must now forge closer ties with the EU "For the UK, for Ukraine, for European security, and for building a bastion of decency in the world, we must urgently forge much closer ties with the EU." Mike Galsworthy European Movement UK North East Bylines northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-new…

Confirmation that Reeves has barely altered the huge tax relief for new oil and gas investment. Was 91%. Now 84%. This is totally at odds with the UK’s climate aims—a serious failure of ambition. spglobal.com/commodityinsig…

Large scale 🇷🇺 attack against Odesa 🇺🇦 last nights with residential areas obviously targeted. It’s a profound disgrace this can happen in our Europe today!

This week, unfortunately, has brought Ukraine brutal Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia. Nearly every day we face drone strikes, as well as missile strikes. In every meeting, every negotiation with partners who have air defense systems, the

Elon Musk suggests support for replacing democracy with government of ‘high-status males’ | The Independent independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

Just a reminder, Ivanishvili himself is weak and scared. Westerners in power, don’t be intimidated, we—Georgians are absolutely not. Cut his two shaky legs — money and reputation and his entire system will collapse. We will be just ready to do the rest

🇨🇳🇭🇺 A story on Chinese influence in Hungary that Orbán’s MAGA Republican friends might find intriguing. "United Front, the Chinese Communist Party’s intelligence-linked agency has been exposed for trying to influence local politics..." VSquare vsquare.org/china-ccp-unit…

48,000 of these have been empty for over six years. We need a Vacant Homes Tax with teeth that will unlock the potential of these empty homes. #GE2024

Unsurprisingly, huge demonstration today in Valencia about the official response to the awful floods. Will our response be any better when similarly severe flooding happens in the UK? And happen it will.

In the past two days of Russian assaults in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s 95th Air Assault Brigade has taken out 28 Russian vehicles and neutralised over 100 troops from Russia's 810th Marine Brigade, with around 100 more wounded. Just on 7 November, a Russian meat assault by the

Israeli attacks have killed at least 3,136 people and injured 13,979 in Lebanon, with 19 fatalities reported on Friday -- Lebanese health ministry

€400 million can be turned into 100,000 Russian casualties. That's the way to do it!

💢 Israeli jets continue bombing the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, amid escalating tensions ⤵️

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