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UK reveals plan to prepare Armed Forces for war
Having secured an additional £15 billion for the budget, the Ministry of Defence has released the Defence Investment Plan (DIP). Originally planned to be released last Autumn as a complement to the Strategic Defence Review, the DIP has been criticised for falling short of its goal to equip the UK Armed Forces for the wars of the future.
After coming into Government, Labour commissioned the Strategic Defence Review, a document written by academics and experts...
DSA candidate Melat Kiros unseats 30-year incumbent in Colorado primary
Melat Kiros, the socialist candidate for Colorado House 1 has succeeded the 30-year incumbent in the Democratic Primary on...
A new era for the Middle East?
After months of fighting across the region, the United States and Iran appear to be nearing an agreement to...
Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister following pressure from party colleagues
By Ross Munro and Hannah Fortune
Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Prime Minister and Leader of the...
Fans and Footballers face trouble getting to the world cup
The decision for the United States to be the main host for the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside Canada...
Tracking the Midterms: Michigan
Michigan hosts an important US Senate race this election cycle - and has potential to sway control of Congress....
Israel advances as fighting continues in southern Lebanon
Talks
Over the weekend, Israel struck an alleged Hezbollah site in southern Beirut, Lebanon. These were met with retaliatory strikes...
The international weaponisation of a British tragedy
By Scott Raffan
On the third of December last year, a first-year Southampton university student by the name of Henry...
Zelenskyy indicates readiness to return to negotiating table
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sent an open letter to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, inviting the Russian side...
“We have just had a little taste of what the Palestinians go through every day”
Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla have been released from Israel after being intercepted on the way to Gaza....
“Even though I’m far from Ukraine, I still feel everything that happens there”
Sofiia, soon to take on the role as UoA Ukrainian Society president, is a third year computer science student....
UK reveals Russian submarine surveillance operation in the North Atlantic
During a press conference in April 2026, UK Defence Secretary John Healey announced the UK Armed Forces had monitored...
Viktor Orbán faces landslide defeat
After a controversial 16 years as prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán conceded defeat on April 13th 2026.
Orbán was...
Beyond borders reporting under threat
By Niharikaa Singh
The release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson after her abduction in Iraq has drawn attention to a...
Kirsty Blackman MP rails against UK government ban on student visas for four countries
By Fred Byrne and Emily Reid
An Aberdeen politician has spoken out against the UK government’s ban on student visas...
Hidden in plain sight
The city of Aberdeen has a long and torrid history of involvement in the Atlantic Slave Trade. This was...
President delivers State of the Union amid historic low approval rating
The Capitol building in Washington D.C. was the host of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union (SOTU) on...
“We just want a future for other generations”
Following the protests in Iran this January, I had the opportunity to speak with an Iranian man who now...
US-Iran talks continue despite regional military build-up
Not a year after President Donald Trump launched airstrikes against Iran, the prospect of further conflict between the two...
More questions than answers after recent release of Epstein files
By Scott Raffan
On 30th January, the US Department of Justice released another 3 million pages about the activities of...
Musk’s X faces police raids, investigations in France, UK
By Spiro Kass
French law enforcement authorities raided the offices of social media company X, which was taken over by...
Unfinished Bridge Collapse in China Kills Five
By Zyna Khwaja
Five people were killed after the collapse of a railway bridge undergoing construction on Monday in Eastern...
Washington Post cuts one-third of staff
The Washington Post has cut a third of its staff, citing a “broad strategic reset.” These cuts come after...
War in Ukraine now longer than Soviet fight against Nazi Germany
While significant international attention over recent weeks has turned to events in Greenland, Venezuela and Iran, the conflict in...
New Zealand general election – who’s, who?
Disclaimer: the writer of this article is a current member of the New Zealand Labour Party and was a...