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Covid19

World’s top medical journal finally says Covid could have come from lab leak

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th September, 2022) THE world’s leading medical journal has conceded that the Covid pandemic could have been sparked by a laboratory leak […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Dangerous moments for the killer in the Kremlin

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th September, 2022) Vladimir Putin built his dictatorship on two core foundations: ruthless control of his nation, whether fleecing its wealth with […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Ukraine captures key towns as Putin’s forces hit by lightening advance

Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th September, 2022) UKRAINE has made stunning advances in a rapid counter-offensive that has caught the Kremlin by surprise, with intelligence experts […]

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China / World

Hit China’s rich and powerful with sanctions – just like the Putin oligarchs

Published by The Mail on Sunday (4th September, 2022) According to the Chinese government, the primary human right is to have an enjoyable life – and nowhere demonstrates […]

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China / Economics / Taiwan / Technology / World

Why we should all pray China does not invade Taiwan

Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th August, 2022) The fertile fields surrounding Tainan, the former capital of Taiwan famed for its fireflies, food and hundreds of historic […]

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Estonia / Europe / Technology

Is this the way to stop Britain being strangled by red tape?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th August, 2022) Across the world, there is deep disenchantment with governments, whether they are democracies marooned in political ineptitude or corrupt […]

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Europe / Russia

Traumatised mums say their sons who refuse to fight for Kremlin held in torture pits

Published by The Mail on Sunday (31st July, 2022) MAKSIM Kochetkov is being held captive in a penal colony 6,000 miles from his home on an island near […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Conscripts given call-up papers on the beaches of Ukraine as losses mount

Published by The Mail on Sunday (10th July, 2022) Like many of his male friends, Serhiy no longer leaves his home in western Ukraine for fear of being […]

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Europe / Ukraine

Fear for ex-British soldier captured by Russian forces after steel plant surrender

Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th June, 2022) A former British soldier has disappeared after being captured by pro-Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine. Combat medic John […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

The sweet smell of liberation as Ukraine pushes back and people emerge from bunkers

Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd May, 2022) Tamara was sitting on a bench outside, warming herself in the sun after a cold night sleeping in a […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Putin’s executioners shot these three brothers in the head and buried them. Miraculously, one dug himself out and lived to tell the tale

Published by The Mail on Sunday (15th May, 2022) As Mykola Kulichenko stumbled out of the Russian military jeep, his body aching from another beating after three days […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Is this depravity intrinsic to war, to Russians – or to all humanity once its veneer of civilisation is stripped away?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (10th April, 2022) On the right bank of Kyiv, close to the city centre, lies a peaceful park bisected by a busy road. […]

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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