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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Daily Mail (28th March, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Farage is out of his depth on the world stage</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i Paper (23rd March, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i Paper (10th March, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i Paper (10th March, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i Paper (2nd March, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>If only our pitiful politicians had such determined faith in freedom as this brave man</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Daily Mail (10th February, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The dark Epstein drama is leading us into the abyss</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i Paper (9th February, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>America descends into darkness</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i Paper (26th January, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The toxicity of Trump&#8217;s talk on Greenland</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i Paper (16th January, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>I witnessed the Arab Spring. Dignity must beat darkness in Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i Paper (12th January, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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