Best London Hotels with Bathroom Doors Feature photo by Charles Postiaux on Unsplash If you want to pee like the King of England, you need to pee with a bathroom door. Visiting London should be on everyone’s bucket list, …

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Trump likes making deals. There are definitely deals to be done here, but this time it might be the Europeans arriving with the list of demands.

Fully agree! And NATO has never meant allies are committed to follow each other into wars beyond NATO territory. Eisenhower refused to support Eden over Suez. Wilson said no to LBJ over Vietnam. It’s a case by case decision depending how each sees its national interest. Tho that’s not Trump’s world.

Stockton veteran rowers show 'we're not dead yet' with victories A Stockton crew in their 80s is beating rival teams 30 years younger than them.

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Soldier from Minnesota killed in Kuwait Sgt. First Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, was killed during a drone strike in Port Shuabia, Kuwait on Sunday.

Archie and I are so sorry for the tragic loss and ultimate sacrifice of Minnesota’s Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor in service of our country.

We offer all our compassion to Nicole’s family and loved ones, and pledge our support at this heartbreaking time.

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

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J’ai fait un arrêt au restaurant Continental Seafood, un incontournable ici, à Richmond, pour célébrer le Nouvel An lunaire avec la communauté.

Farage's claims here are straightforward lies (and it's about time the media/press said so)

The correct figures are 160K (0.3%) and 900K (1.5%)

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The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.

It leads on "sharply contested narratives"

It has a dramatic skew to the US government

It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue

A story about how celebrations of Timket, an Ethiopian Orthodox festival, have been muted in Minnesota due to ongoing immigration enforcement. Ethiopian and Eritrean families are choosing to stay at home rather than risk going to church.

A photograph of high priests conducting a Timket festival in Batu, Ethiopia.

A tale of two Timkets. In @thecontinent.org this week.

Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.

In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.

He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.

At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.

Wael died on Friday at age 30.

ICE caused his death.

They didn’t get to say goodbye.

You what?

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell YouTube video by Federal Reserve

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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US intentions towards Greenland threaten NATO’s future. But European countries are not helpless US threats to annex Greenland following the attack on Venezuela should be taken seriously. European countries have important leverage they should be prepared to use.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said that an attack on Greenland would end NATO. This is not an exaggeration.

Time of Receipt: 20:59 GMT on 06 January 2026 "President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it's vital to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region. The President and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course, utilizing the U.S. Military is always an option at the Commander in Chief's disposal." - Karoline Leavitt

Full White House statement to the BBC:

🇫🇷 Foreign minister Barrot: “the military operation leading to Maduro’s capture violates the principle of non use of force which is the basis of international law”.

Altarpiece at Christ’s Chapel Dulwich after midnight service at Christmas.

Merry Christmas from Christ’s Chapel, Dulwich.

As the piece reflects, this has been a year when those with the most vocal anti-asylum views were visible & vocal. Thousands of those v sympathetic to asylum seekers & refugees are part of a quiet movement seeking to play a practical part in welcoming asylum seekers & refugees around the country

A sixth of public - 10 million - report being very sympathetic to people crossing the Channel in boats. Up to half have a fair amount of sympathy. A broad majority want to play our part protecting refugees in a better managed way. Contact between refugees & local people should be part of that

Wonderful article, just lovely.

Pitch perfect, sadly.

We are nearing the darkest day of all. No, we are not referring to the state of the English Test team, but rather the lack of daylight in Iceland. On 21st December, the sun will rise at 11:22 and set at 15:29. Then, everything gets brighter, and our cricket season begins in May.

Can't think of a stronger endorsement for Erasmus.

Morning.

Utter guff from the Home Office discussing claiming asylum. “We have become the destination of choice in Europe”.
I mean, that country would be at the top of the graph. *checks graph* Oh!
More Farage is right, don’t vote Farage!
No.
Farage is a lying racist with no concern for the UK.

“If [economic] growth was actually your priority, you would not be doing this,” said Jonathan Portes, a professor at King’s College London.

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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?