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What Is Behind Iran’s Mass Mobilisation Campaign?
Iran’s mass mobilisation campaign is an effort to train and organise volunteer civilians under the Basij militia, part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The campaign reflects official fears of renewed conflict with the…
Read more →What Is Behind Iran’s Mass Mobilisation Campaign?
Iran’s mass mobilisation campaign is an effort to train and organise volunteer civilians under the Basij militia, part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The campaign reflects official fears of renewed conflict with the…
Read more →Morocco’s PJD After Its 2021 Collapse: What Has the Party Learned?
Morocco’s PJD is trying to rebuild after a sharp electoral defeat. The Justice and Development Party rose to prominence after the 2011 reform movement, governed for a decade, and then fell from 125 parliamentary seats…
Read more →Grand Burstin Hotel Fire in Folkestone Treated as Suspicious
A Grand Burstin hotel fire in Folkestone forced about 280 people to evacuate overnight on Saturday, 19 September 2026. Kent police are treating the incident as suspicious while investigators work to establish how the fire…
Read more →Grand Burstin Hotel Fire in Folkestone Treated as Suspicious
A Grand Burstin hotel fire in Folkestone forced about 280 people to evacuate overnight on Saturday, 19 September 2026. Kent police are treating the incident as suspicious while investigators work to establish how the fire…
Read more →Rain Returns to England and Wales as Scorched Landscapes Begin to Turn Green
The return of rain to England and Wales is bringing visible relief after the UK’s hottest summer on record left parks, farmland and open countryside dry and brown. But the first signs of recovery do…
Read more →Burnham Hosts Ireland’s Taoiseach as He Seeks UK Exemptions from the EU’s “Made in Europe” Plan
Andy Burnham hosted Ireland’s taoiseach on 18 September 2026 as he sought exemptions for the United Kingdom from the European Union’s proposed “Made in Europe” plan, according to the supplied political coverage. The available information…
Read more →Why the Proposed F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia Is Controversial
The proposed F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia would mark a major change in US policy toward one of the world’s most advanced fighter aircraft. The Trump administration says it has approved a plan to sell…
Read more →Why the Proposed F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia Is Controversial
The proposed F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia would mark a major change in US policy toward one of the world’s most advanced fighter aircraft. The Trump administration says it has approved a plan to sell…
Read more →Saudi Arabia Dropped from World Rally Championship as South Africa Investigates Nine Women’s Deaths
Two major developments reported on 17 September 2026 concern international sport and public safety. Saudi Arabia has been dropped from the 2026 World Rally Championship calendar, while police in South Africa are investigating the deaths…
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