Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
V-Force: Britain’s Nuclear Bombers
The Critic
·
August 27, 2025
This article is taken from the August-September 2025 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £25. I once spent a glorious summer afternoon in a Lincolnshire field sentried with...
Hazel Fox KC, expert on international law
The Times
·
When the question of whether General Pinochet, the Chilean dictator, should be granted diplomatic immunity came before the British courts, legal eyes turned to Hazel Fox, whose name was once described as “synonymous with the law of state...
The Deployment of Art by Clare Carolin: A scathing critique of official British versions of the Troubles
The Irish Times
·
The Deployment of Art: The Imperial War Museum’s Artistic Records Committee Author: Clare Carolin ISBN-13: 978-1032209388 Publisher: Routledge Guideline Price: £145 Within weeks of the Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry in January 1972 by British...
Given scarce resources, Darwin Plus is contacting directly on Round 13 shortlisted projects
MercoPress
·
Sunday, August 24th 2025 - 09:57 UTC Darwin Plus, under ODA has benefited and included the Falkland Islands with 43 programs, helping with resources to manage them The UK government Darwin Plus grants scheme helps deliver long-term strategic...
Australia tops new list of most expensive passports in the world - but here's the list of countries it will get you into without a visa
Daily Mail
·
August 24, 2025
By NICHOLAS WILSON, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 | Updated: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 The Australian passport has been revealed as the most expensive in the world for the second year in a row, but research suggests...
The wonderful world of Prince Andrew
New Statesman
·
August 26, 2025
Prince Andrew must be dead already. Biographies about breathing men have an inconclusive, interim quality. There are years to be lived: decisions to be made; books to be written; marriages to end; wars to be fought. The biographer whose subject is...
What It's Like to Be an Expedition Leader on the World's Most Remote Cruises
Conde Nast Traveler
·
August 26, 2025
This article is part of Crews on Cruise, a bimonthly column spotlighting the people who work behind the scenes of the world’s most memorable voyages—from bartenders and entertainers to ship captains and expedition leaders. Seb Coulthard’s thirst...
Asylum policy and Farage’s deportation pledge
The Times
·
Sir, The establishment of a commission of “independent adjudicators” to decide asylum appeals (report, Aug 24) has panic written all over it. The government has at last realised the folly of having first tier judges whose requirement is but five...
Thetis – Mysteriously lost in 1901 by Patrick Watts
Penguin News
·
August 19, 2025
Invariably there has been ships that have, from the day of their launching, had ‘bad luck’ associated with them and a Falklands ship named the Thetis could most probably be added to this category. Built in Dundee in 1893 at the specific request of...
Argentine scientists lead oceanographic expedition in the S. Atlantic
United Press International (UPI)
·
Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Argentine scientists have identified about 40 marine species -- many previously unknown to science -- while leading one of the most significant oceanographic expeditions in the South Atlantic. Aboard the research vessel Falkor...
NATO’s New Ally? Argentina And UK Secret Military Ties To Counter China In The South Atlantic
SouthFront
·
August 17, 2025
Support SouthFront Click to see the full-size image Written by Uriel Araujo, Anthropology PhD, is a social scientist specializing in ethnic and religious conflicts, with extensive research on geopolitical dynamics and cultural interactions The...
Mumbai News: BMC Warns Against Crowding On 12 Unsafe Bridges During Ganeshotsav 2025, Issues Strict Restrictions
Free Press Journal
·
BMC issues fresh advisory warning devotees to avoid crowding on 12 unsafe bridges during Ganeshotsav | File Photo Mumbai: For the sixth year in a row, the BMC has warned against crowding on 12 structurally unsafe bridges during Ganeshotsav...
British man’s bones found in glacier 65 years after Antarctica fall
Yahoo News
·
Researcher Dennis Bell, who was on a two-year assignment in AntarcticaA British man’s bones have been found in an Antarctic glacier 65 years after he died. Dennis Bell was 25 years old when he fell through a crevice while working for what became...
Breaking News: New Sky Sabre missile fires in UK for first time as British Army boosts air defense shield
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
·
On August 22, 2025, the British Army announced that British forces have completed the first-ever live-fire test of the Sky Sabre air defense missile system on UK soil, marking a major advancement in the country’s ground-based air defense...
Former Farage adviser claims Britain should not have fought in WW2
The Independent
·
August 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Forging Sea Power Anew: The Merchant Marine Academy and America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
The Diplomat
·
August 22, 2025
One of the driving points of political debate in the United States over the past 20 years has harkened back to “what would the founders say” about a particular issue. Like the American founders, today’s policymakers in the United States also face...
UK fills air defence gap with six new Land Ceptor systems
Army Technology
·
August 22, 2025
The UK will double the number of deployable air and missile defence units on British soil through a new, three-year contract with Europe’s leading complex weapons builder MBDA. ‘Land Ceptor’ is a missile launcher that can be used on its own or as...
UK patches air defense with 6 extra Land Ceptor missile launchers
The Register
·
Britain's threadbare defenses are getting a small boost. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) just announced that it's purchasing six new Land Ceptor anti-aircraft missile systems. The £118 million ($158 million) purchase will double the number of...
Good Finds: Yamaha Jet Ski Boats, The North Face x Aime Leon Dore Collab, & Plenty More
Boss Hunting
·
August 22, 2025
Every week, Boss Hunting’s editors spend far too much time scouring the web: in search of the coolest gear, food & drink deals, and destinations worth trekking to across the globe. In this week’s edition of Good Finds, we’ve got the Yamaha...
The tiny village once named ‘most picturesque’ in Scotland that’s even featured in famous TV show
The Scottish Sun
·
August 21, 2025
A QUAINT Scottish village once crowned the 'most picturesque' in the country is the perfect staycation destination - and it’s even featured in a hit TV show. With a stunning royal palace and scenic walking trails that date back to the Victorian...