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Europe / Feature / Russia / Ukraine

Boxed in and snarling back – but this is Putin’s admission that his war is an astonishing blunder

Published by The Daily Mail (21st September, 2022) Vladimir Putin likes to tell a story about the lesson he learned as a child from a cornered rat that […]

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Politics

A prime minister unlike any other

Published by The i paper (19th September, 2022) As she waited for her accession to the political crown, Liz Truss briefed that she would hit the ground running […]

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Covid19

World’s top medical journal finally says Covid could have come from lab leak

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th September, 2022) THE world’s leading medical journal has conceded that the Covid pandemic could have been sparked by a laboratory leak […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Dangerous moments for the killer in the Kremlin

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th September, 2022) Vladimir Putin built his dictatorship on two core foundations: ruthless control of his nation, whether fleecing its wealth with […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

This is no time for complacency

Published by The i paper (12th September, 2022) I first met Maria Avdeeva, an expert in cyber-security, in early February when we had a coffee in a chic […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Ukraine captures key towns as Putin’s forces hit by lightening advance

Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th September, 2022) UKRAINE has made stunning advances in a rapid counter-offensive that has caught the Kremlin by surprise, with intelligence experts […]

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Politics

Prepare for fine words followed by the shortest honeymoon in political history

Published by The i paper (5th September, 2022) Let us start with some good news. Boris Johnson will cease soon to be our prime minister. Britain will be […]

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China / World

Hit China’s rich and powerful with sanctions – just like the Putin oligarchs

Published by The Mail on Sunday (4th September, 2022) According to the Chinese government, the primary human right is to have an enjoyable life – and nowhere demonstrates […]

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Aid

Even champions of foreign aid admit handouts are ‘pointless’ so why keep pumping in billions?

Published by The Sun (August 31st, 2022) Rory Stewart is an engaging fellow who admits he was never cut out for life as a politician. “It brings out […]

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China / Taiwan / World

Give Taiwan the same support as Ukraine

Published by The i paper (29th August, 2022) Three months into the pandemic, a senior official at the World Health Organisation was asked on video link by a […]

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China / Economics / Taiwan / Technology / World

Why we should all pray China does not invade Taiwan

Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th August, 2022) The fertile fields surrounding Tainan, the former capital of Taiwan famed for its fireflies, food and hundreds of historic […]

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China / Taiwan / World

Facing down the Dragon in ‘the most dangerous place on Earth’

Published by The Daily Mail (23rd August, 2022) Kneeling on the floor, Kate Wang pressed a bandage to stem the flow of blood from a nasty-looking wound, while […]

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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