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Politics / United States

A farce that shows the problems for the left in fighting populism

Published by The i Paper (13th July, 2026)

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Inside the scam compounds run by Chinese gangs: Imprisoned ‘workers’ face horrific torture including being chained to a tiger’s cage, beaten with metal pipes and threatened with huge pythons
Crime / Technology / Thailand

Inside the scam compounds run by Chinese gangs: Imprisoned ‘workers’ face horrific torture including being chained to a tiger’s cage, beaten with metal pipes and threatened with huge pythons

Published by The Daily Mail (4th July, 2026)

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Meet the Passport Bros, fleeing abroad for fresh starts and ‘traditional’ women
Thailand / Travel

Meet the Passport Bros, fleeing abroad for fresh starts and ‘traditional’ women

Published by The Daily Mail (27th June, 2026)

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United States

Trump’s sordid regime has hit a new low

Published by The i Paper (8th June, 2026)

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Israel, West Bank & Gaza

This hideous conflict exposes something frightening about Britain

Published by The i Paper (1st June 2026)

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Mother of all gender wars
South Korea

Mother of all gender wars

Published by The Daily Mail (25th April, 2026)

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Iran / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / United States

Netanyahu makes the world less safe

Published by The i Paper (13th April, 2026)

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How Dubai became a ghost town
Iran / United Arab Emirates / World

How Dubai became a ghost town

Published by The Daily Mail (11th April, 2026) The Burj Al Arab hotel, built on a man-made island jutting into the Persian Gulf, is famous around the world […]

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Groomed for power: the first Gen Alpha dictator
North Korea

Groomed for power: the first Gen Alpha dictator

Published by The Daily Mail (28th March, 2026)

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Iran / Politics / Russia

Farage is out of his depth on the world stage

Published by The i Paper (23rd March, 2026)

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Travel / United States

No moral person should go on holiday to the USA

Published by The i Paper (10th March, 2026)

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Defence / Iran / United States

US failed to learn first lesson of modern warfare

Published by The i Paper (10th March, 2026)

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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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