The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 5 January – Sunday 12 January: On Sunday, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said he would meet with the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Herbert Kickl…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 29 December – Sunday 5 January: On Sunday, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Russia had tried to “hush up” the unintentional shooting down of an Azerbaijani passenger…
‘An Expert on Africa’
Duncan Clarke When asked to join the Spiegel Tent ‘Discourse on Africa’ in August 2012 at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, to speak about my book, Africa’s Future: Darkness to…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 15 December – Sunday 22 December: On Sunday, Israel’s government approved an $11 million plan to double the population of Israeli settlers in the Golan Heights to…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 18 August – Sunday 25 August: On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 11 August – Sunday 18 August: On Sunday, two days after they began, Iran’s official news agency announced military drills held by the Revolutionary Guards Corps in…
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Adrian Olivier, Sunday 4 August – Sunday 11 August On Sunday, Jordan’s foreign minister met Iran’s acting foreign minister in Tehran. Ayman Safadi is the first senior Jordanian official to…
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Adrian Olivier, Sunday 28 July – Sunday 4 August: On Monday, Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in Venezuela’s presidential election on Sunday, securing a third six-year term in a result that…
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Adrian Olivier, Sunday 21 July – Sunday 28 July: On Sunday, Russia said its warplanes prevented two bomber aircraft belonging to the United States from crossing its border over the…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 14 July – Sunday 21 July: On Monday, Donald Trump picked Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate. Trump made the announcement on his social…