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During Tony Blair’s time in office, Downing Street allegedly ordered former defence secretary Geoff Hoon to burn a secret memo that questioned the legality of the 2003 Iraq invasion. Hoon makes the bombshell claim in a new memoir. In disclosures that have boosted ongoing attempts to strip the former prime …

German authorities are investigating after Health Minister Karl Lauterbach’s local constituency office in Cologne was vandalized on New Year’s Eve. He attributed the attack to radicalized Covid deniers and anti-vaxxers. While state police have asked for witnesses to come forward, Lauterbach told the dpa news agency on Saturday that he …

Proposals by the European Commission to label some natural gas and nuclear energy projects as ‘green’ have been heavily criticized in Germany. The country’s environment minister called them “absolutely wrong.” The draft regulation, which may be officially proposed later this month, suggests labeling natural gas as ‘transitional energy’ if it produces …

Brussels should put politics aside when faced with crucial issues such as vaccination uptake and energy supplies, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RT, calling for “better cooperation” with the East. Speaking to RT on Friday, Szijjarto said the EU should work with the likes of Hungary and Russia to …

Israel’s minister of public security recently invoked the fury of right-wingers after he vowed to fight “settler violence.” The news was announced by the official in a Twitter post on Monday.  From now on, Omer Barlev will be under 24/7 protection due to threats he has faced, he said. “Following …

The PM left a cabinet meeting in the Golan Heights after it was revealed that his 14-year-old daughter had tested positive for Covid on Sunday, Israeli media reported, citing the prime minister’s office. Bennett tested negative on Sunday morning via a rapid antigen test, but had to self-isolate at home, …

Speaking as part of an exclusive interview with RT on Wednesday, Sergey Lavrov said that Russia is facing a series of challenges on the world stage, both in terms of a growing standoff over Ukraine and in relations with other states. Freedom of Press According to the country’s top diplomat, …

Speaking at a meeting of top military officials on Tuesday, Sergey Shoigu said that trials of the Zircon missile are now finishing up, and that they will begin to be shipped to the military in 2022. He reported that the country would be investing 258 billion rubles ($3.5 billion) into …

“It’s a fact [that Ukraine is] not a member of NATO, so it is highly unlikely that anyone is going to send troops into Ukraine to challenge Russia,” Wallace told The Spectator during a pre-Christmas TV special on Thursday. “We shouldn’t kid people … that we would.” “The Ukrainians are aware of …

The resignation was first reported by the Mail on Sunday, which wrote about Frost’s growing disillusionment with the government’s economic policies in recent months. In his farewell letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Frost said he initially planned to step down in January to ensure a smooth transition, but decided …