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Europe / Russia

Gunned down in a gangster state

Published by The Mail on Sunday (1st March, 2015) Boris Nemtsov knew he might one day be silenced. Now the shocking picture of his body prostrate in the […]

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Lebanon / World

Bride of ISIS – the ultimate female jihadist icon

Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd February, 2015) For radicalised Muslim women in Britain and beyond who seek to marry into the blood-stained ranks of Islamic State, […]

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Africa / Aid / Ethiopia / Politics

Diplomats clash over death row Briton

Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th January, 2015) An explosive row has erupted between diplomats and Ministers over their reluctance to help a British man on death […]

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Europe / European Union / Switzerland

Why the shocking price of Swiss cheese and skiing means the euro is heading for disaster

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th January, 2015) Yesterday, in a McDonald’s in Switzerland, I saw people paying nearly £8 for a Big Mac and fries. For […]

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Politics

Has ‘Teflon Nigel’ become unstuck at last?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (21st December, 2014) Nigel Farage is a cheerful fellow, the sort who no doubt enjoys the festive season, cracking jokes at parties with […]

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Aid / Iran / Pakistan / World

Foreign aid millions helped Iran hang 3000 people – including women and children

Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th December, 2014) British aid has assisted the brutal execution of nearly 3,000 people accused of drug smuggling in Iran, according to […]

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Pakistan / Politics

‘I was waterboarded by British special forces’

Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th December, 2014) A Pakistani man suing the Government for damages has detailed a horrific catalogue of abuse and torture he claims […]

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Africa / Libya / Politics

I’ll reveal how MI6 gave me to Gaddafi’s thugs

Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th December, 2014) A Libyan dissident kidnapped by US forces with the help of MI6 and delivered, along with his pregnant wife, […]

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Europe / European Union

Sunk by the EU quotacrats

Published by The Mail on Sunday (30th November, 2014) The rusting stern of the Cornelis Vrolijk towers over the quayside in Ijmuiden, an immense port near Amsterdam. She is […]

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Africa / Zimbabwe

Is ‘Gucci Grace’ about to become the world’s first female dictator?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (16th November, 2014) Grace Mugabe has been called many things since the moment when, barely out of her teens, she caught the […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

Fascists, felons and fanatical fools: ugly truth about Farage’s friends in Brussels

Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd November, 2014) Eleonora Bechis does not hold Nigel Farage in high regard. She calls him ‘a misogynist, homophobe and xenophobe,’ adding that […]

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Syria / Turkey / World

They brainwashed our boys and made them watch beheading videos

Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th October, 2014) Hamid’s son had been missing for a week, seized by Islamic State gunmen along with 148 other schoolchildren, when […]

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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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