Feb 4, 2026, 9:52 p.mFeb 4, 2026, 9:54 p.m The disgraced Peter Mandelson and Prime Minister Keir Starmer (archive photo, February 2025.Image: keystone Why did British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appoint party veteran Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to the US despite his known connections to Jeffrey Epstein? Critics of the head of government are […]
Continue ReadingForeign minister Abbas Araghchi has confirmed that Iran and the US will hold nuclear talks in Oman’s capital of Muscat on Friday. His announcement on Wednesday came after hours of indications that plans for the talks might be faltering over changes in the format and content. ”I’m grateful to our Omani brothers for making all […]
Continue ReadingFeb 4, 2026, 9:22 p.mFeb 4, 2026, 9:22 p.m Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (archive photo, May 2025)Image: keystone This Friday, Iran says it wants to begin new negotiations with the USA in Oman. The nuclear talks are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. (local time) in the Omani capital Muscat, wrote Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on […]
Continue ReadingLeft-wing former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, long cast out of the party over comments on antisemitism, went on Sky News to say Starmer may even be challenged before local elections, which will be held across the U.K. in May. Others were new converts to immediate action. A fifth Labour MP, a moderate who entered parliament […]
Continue ReadingThe artist who painted the cherub has admitted it was Giorgia Meloni’s face, as the Rome church sees a steady flow of curious visitors.
Continue ReadingAn artist who restored a fresco in a church in central Rome with a likeness of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has wiped out his own artwork after it sparked outrage. The story began on Saturday when La Repubblica daily revealed that the face of a freshly-restored winged figure in the San Lorenzo in Lucina […]
Continue ReadingAccording to a Wednesday report in La Repubblica, a daily paper, the painter said he had since painted over the face on Tuesday night. “That’s what the Vatican wanted,” Valentinetti told Italian media. “Yes, it is the prime minister’s face,” he confessed, “but based on the previous painting.” POLITICO reached out to the Vatican for […]
Continue ReadingFeb 4, 2026, 8:10 p.mFeb 4, 2026, 8:10 p.m The 59-year-old was sentenced at the Alto Lee Adams Sr. US Courthouse in Fort Pierce Florida.Image: keystone According to media reports, a 59-year-old has been sentenced to life in prison for the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Judge Aileen M. Cannon also sentenced Ryan Routh to […]
Continue ReadingMaxwell in a police photo, 2022. Picture: Wikimedia The only person from sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit who is currently in prison is a woman: Ghislaine Maxwell. Feb 4, 2026, 8:10 p.mFeb 4, 2026, 8:10 p.m follow me On August 10, 2019, investment banker Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide in a New York prison cell, at […]
Continue ReadingA prosecutor ordered the arrest of a Moroccan national who was piloting the speedboat. The coast guard said a camera installed on its vessel was not active at the time of the crash. An official from Frontex, the EU’s coastguard agency, said the agency wasn’t involved in the operation. Frontex has offered a plane to […]
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