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Denmark / Europe / United States

Lord of misrule makes mischief

Published by The i paper (13th January, 2025) Joe Biden may still be in the White House, but even before he takes office Donald Trump is setting the global […]

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Crime / Europe / France / Policy

A woman of heroic strength and dignity

Published by The i paper (16th December, 2024) It was just another ordinary November day in the life of an ordinary retired couple in an ordinary village in […]

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Escape from Putin’s child-snatchers
Feature / Russia / Ukraine

Escape from Putin’s child-snatchers

Published by The Daily Mail (5th December, 2024)

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Europe / Georgia / Russia

How an oligarch known as ‘The Python’ who lives in a Bond-villain lair will determine the future of a vital Western ally

Published by The Daily Mail (October 24th, 2024) The scene could scarcely have been more peaceful as autumn sun beat down on the park. Elderly men chatting on a […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

We must wake up to Russia’s threat

Published by The i paper (21st October, 2024) The image is one for the history books: four ageing white men, sitting stiffly in their suits beneath a Picasso […]

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Economics / Europe / Germany / Policy / Transport

Why Germany is stuck in the slow lane

Published by UnHerd (19th October , 2024) The three-piece band was doing its best to lift spirits with relentlessly upbeat pop songs and bursts of oompah music as […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Why do we keep falling for Putin’s hollow threats?

Published by The i paper (September 16th, 2024) Vladimir Putin is a dismal leader of his country, overseeing a catastrophic military misadventure after crushing his people’s freedoms and […]

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Environment / Europe / Italy / Policy

Vital rewilding or utter insanity? Debate rages over the freed bears terrorising Italian villages

Published by The Mail on Sunday (15th September 2024) The mountain village of Caldes, surrounded by forests below the jagged peaks of the Alps, has been officially recognised […]

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Europe / Germany

Germany faces a struggle for its soul

Published by The i paper (26th August, 2024) It seems almost strange that it is less than three years since Angela Merkel retired from leading Germany and Europe. […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

The Kursk offensive shreds Putin’s delusion

Published by The i paper (19th August, 2024) In September 2021, as Russian military forces built up on Ukraine’s border before their full-scale invasion, Vladimir Putin spoke to […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Audacious strike that shows we must keep sending arms to Ukraine

Published by The Daily Mail (12th August, 2024) Surprise has always been critical in war. And once again, Ukraine has displayed it with daring – just as the […]

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Economics / Europe / Russia / Ukraine

How Ukrainians are learning to adapt to their wartime economy

Published by The i paper (6th August, 2024) Life seemed good for Vadym Liski before the arrival of war. His cardboard factory, recycling mountains of waste and employing […]

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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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