Published by The Daily Mail (18th July 2014) The world may have averted its gaze towards Israel and Gaza, but this week the rumbling warfare in eastern Ukraine […]
Israel, West Bank & Gaza / World
Israel sends commandos into Gaza after 50 die in air strikes
Published by The Daily Mail (17th July, 2014) Israel sent ground forces into Gaza yesterday for the first time in its latest offensive, launching an amphibious assault with […]
India / World
Divisive extremist with blood on his hands or saviour of his state?
Published by The Daily Mail (17th May, 2014) Twelve years ago, a train containing Hindu activists heading for a protest at the site of a demolished mosque was […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Spark that could ignite a tinderbox
Published by The Daily Mail (14th April, 2014) This is the long-dreaded moment. It is seven weeks since a strange struggle in the east of Europe began, with […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Russians storm Ukraine’s main naval base
Published by The Daily Mail (20th March 2014) The Russian flag was flying over Ukraine’s naval headquarters last night after it was stormed by hundreds of militiamen and […]
Europe / European Union / Russia / Ukraine
Crimea’s sham vote – and a very uneasy truce
Published by The Daily Mail (17th March, 2014) Russia and Ukraine have agreed a truce until Friday as the contested Crimea region voted in a sham referendum that […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
The shock troops sent to terrorise Putin’s opponents
Published in The Daily Mail (15th March, 2014) Stepping out of my hotel yesterday morning, I found a sinister new force patrolling the streets of Simferopol. These men wore […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Clashes in Crimea as Ukrainian PM vows ‘this is our land’
Published in The Daily Mail (10th March, 2014)* Demonstrators loyal to Ukraine were attacked with whips, baseball bats and clubs in Sevastopol yesterday as the mood in Crimea […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Ukraine’s new hero defies Russian fire
Published by The Daily Mail (5th March, 2014) They marched right up to the top of the hill and, several hours later, they marched back down again. Their mission […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Tartars in fear of brutal Russians’ return
Published by The Daily Mail (4th March, 2014) At four o’clock in the morning Zodiye Saliyeva’s mother was ordered out of her home at gun point, along with […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Standoff on frontline as ruthless Putin turns screw
Published in The Daily Mail (3rd March, 2014) In front of me, three young Ukrainian soldiers peered out nervously through the bars of the gate at their army […]
Aid / Pakistan / World
How we pour millions into foreign flood zones
Published in The Daily Mail (12th February, 2014) While thousands of frightened and furious Britons fight to defend their homes from the rising waters this week, the biggest […]