RussiaAnalysisWhy are ties between Russia and Israel ‘at lowest point since fall of the Soviet Union’?Pjotr SauerRussia’s pro-Palestinian stance has inflamed tensions and underscored shift in relations since invasion of Ukraine
When Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone this month to Benjamin Netanyahu, their first conversation in weeks, the two leaders found themselves in an unusual dynamic, engaging not as partners but against the backdrop of historic tensions.
Once touting their friendly relationship – Netanyahu has used billboards showing himself next to Putin during election campaigning in Israel, even last year – the events of 7 October and Russia’s pro-Palestinian stance in the aftermath have brought a decisive schism in their ties. Read More...
Crime This article is more than 2 years oldBernadette Walker: man jailed for life for murdering 17-year-oldThis article is more than 2 years oldScott Walker to serve minimum 32 years for murder of Bernadette, who called him her father and whose body has never been found
A man convicted of murdering 17-year-old Bernadette Walker, who went missing in July last year and whose body has never been found, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 32 years. Read More...
MoviesReviewThe title of Alex Gibney's Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is ironic. The perpetrators of the events leading up to the scandalous collapse of the house of cards that was America's seventh largest corporation thought themselves masters of the universe. This excellent documentary is a fascinating story of greed, criminality and self-deception that spreads out from Enron's flashy HQ in Houston to the White House and the whole financial world that was complicit in the company's activities. Read More...
