The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 2 February – Sunday 9 February: On Sunday, Greek authorities advised residents and hotels on the island of Santorini to drain their swimming pools over concerns that…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 26 January – Sunday 2 February: On Sunday night, Swedish prosecutors announced they had launched an investigation into suspected sabotage of an underwater fibre optic cable connecting…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Early on Sunday, South Korea’s impeached President, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested by South Korean authorities inside his presidential compound in Seoul. He faces possible imprisonment over…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 12 January – Sunday 19 January: On Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden gave his final address from the State Department on the standing of American foreign policy…
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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…
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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…
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…
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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 Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The biggest political shock of the decade came on Friday when Floyd Shivambu, deputy leader of the EFF since its inception and author of its 7…
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…