34 h. ago MARK ALMOND: Critics may dismiss Trump as vain but they miss how he manages to bend foes

MARK ALMOND: Donald Trump is the most revolutionary President in US history. Because of his rhetoric about 'making America great again', many people think he is backward-looking.

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1 week ago Farage refuses to criticise Trump over paracetamol despite health experts dismissing autism claims

Reform UK leader says he has ‘no idea’ if US president is right to tell women to avoid drug during pregnancyUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has refused to criticise Donald Trump’s claims that paracetamol, sold in the US as Tylenol, could cause autism, insisting “science is never settled” and he would never “side with” medical experts.The Reform UK leader said he had “no idea” if the US president was right to tell pregnant women to avoid taking acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol and paracetamol, and suggesting that those who could not “tough it out” should limit their intake. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Voices: Nato’s new red lines could turn Ukraine into a no man’s land

After provocative incursions over Poland and Romania by Russian drones, Nato’s response – to deploy military equipment along its eastern flank – might actually suit Vladimir Putin, says Mark Almond

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3 w. ago MARK ALMOND: Putin was testing the West's resolve with his drone incursion in Poland

Are we teetering on the edge of World War Three after the brazen incursion by Russia's drones into our ally Poland's airspace?

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3 w. ago Make no mistake, this was no 'accident'. It's Putin testing Nato's resolve: MARK ALMOND

Until today, the consensus was clear. Small, militarily weak nations on Russia's border looked its most likely next targets. Poland, by contrast, seemed a far tougher prospect.

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3 w. ago Israel missed its enemies but assassinated relations with Arab neighbours: MARK ALMOND

Yesterday's air strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar was a rarity - the first time in recent years that one of Israel 's dramatic attacks on its regional enemies has failed to achieve its planned result

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