In his latest move, presumed US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen a retired general, 67-year-old Lloyd Austin, as his defence secretary. Yet there’s an obstacle: according to US law, an officer must have left the...
Trump signs order giving jab priority to US citizens, Pfizer delivery falls short of nation’s needs
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at ensuring that US citizens have priority access to COVID jabs as Pfizer’s vaccine is expected to become the first to be approved for emergency use. Yet...
CrossTalk | Quarantine Edition | Fate of progressivism?
What is the fate of the progressive movement? Can it continue to co-exist with the mainstream establishment left? Is its current trajectory an electoral dead-end? And can progressives be part of a great political...
Macron: French arms sales to Egypt will not be conditional on human rights
Macron says French arms sales to Egypt will not be conditional on human rights during a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el Sisi in Paris. Here is what lies behind the trade-off.
Scotland scraps next summer’s Higher exams after COVID disruption
The Higher and Advanced Highers exams are to be cancelled in Scottish schools in 2021, it has been confirmed. Education Secretary John Swinney said the decision was based on the disruption by the pandemic and not safety...
Emily Jones’ killer jailed for life
Eltiona Skana has been sentenced to life, with a minimum of eight years after stabbing seven-year-old Emily Jones in Bolton on Mother’s Day. Her father described his daughter as “the beat of our heart, the...