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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

‘Don’t let this madman force us from our homes again’

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd January, 2022) Ekaterina Pereverzeva is struggling to stop fears of war tormenting her as vast numbers of Russian forces mass across […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

‘This is our land and I’ve no other option than to fight for it’

Published by The Daily Mail (22nd January, 2022) Maksym Bilyk is a young man who thinks carefully before speaking, works with computers and has never fired a gun […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Fears and fighting spirit of nation in Kremlin crosshairs

Published by The Daily Mail (19th January, 2022) Oksana Lanskaya, a mother and successful Ukrainian food entrepreneur, admits being scared now that Russian military forces have encircled her […]

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China / Covid19 / World

Will China’s ‘Zero Covid’ crackdown ruin the Olympics?

Published by The Daily Mail (17th January, 2022) The timing could not be worse. Omicron has seeped into China on the eve of the Winter Olympics, forcing the government […]

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Politics

Why do we end up with such inadequate prime ministers?

Published by The i paper (17th January, 2022) Of course Boris Johnson should resign – and if he refuses to leave, he should be pushed out by his […]

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China / Covid19 / Health / Policy / World

So why did the science establishment try so hard to silence those who feared Covid leaked from a Chinese lab?

Published by The Daily Mail (12th January, 2022) Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the world-famous Wellcome Trust, has condemned the policy failures of politicians in the pandemic while […]

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Politics

The latest ‘Partygate’ revelations may prove too much even for the great escapologist Boris Johnson

Published by The Washington Post (11 January, 2022) The House of Commons on Tuesday was aroar with ranting and catcalling and demands that the prime minister resign, following […]

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Drugs / Policy / Politics

Starmer and the futile ‘war on drugs’

Published by The i paper (10th January, 2022) Wes Streeting, the shadow Health and Social Care Secretary, offered intriguing insights into the latest model of the Labour Party. […]

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Canada / China / Covid19 / World

Call for probe into ‘Covid’ outbreak at wuhan games 2 months before world was alerted

Published by The Mail on Sunday (9th January, 2022) A Canadian military officer who fears he was at the ‘Ground Zero’ of Covid two months before China officially […]

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Kazakhstan / World

Downfall of the gangster dictator

Published by The Daily Mail (7th January, 2022) Dictatorship was once famously compared to riding a tiger since there is such high risk of being devoured when dismounting […]

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Politics

Give honours to real heroes, not donors and cronies

Published by The Times (4th January, 2022) It seems strange that at the start of every year our political leaders showcase cronyism and elitism. Yet sure enough, the […]

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China / Europe / Lithuania / World

Democracy is under assault

Published by The i paper (3rd January, 2022) New Year is a time of hope and renewal. Yet it is hard to be optimistic about the state of […]

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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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