Country opens doors to US troops if Russia conflict spills into Asia

Ambassador says Philippines is willing to host US forces if Ukraine crisis escalates into hot war between Washington and Moscow Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has picked a side militarily in the US-led battle with Russia over the Ukraine crisis, pledging to host American forces if requested should the conflict bubble up into a hot war…

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Brexit and Bad Faith

My long article on the Chagos Islands sat unfinished yesterday, despite my passion for the subject, as I was horribly fascinated by the Gothic twists and turns of the Brexit debates in the House of Commons. I seldom write on the subject, but some observations seem now called for. The Westminster system of handling business […]

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Red Cross calls on Russia and Ukraine to agree on civilian corridors

A second attempt to set up a humanitarian corridor allowing residents of Mariupol and Volnovakha to safely escape the fighting in Ukraine has failed, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) revealed on Sunday.

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