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UK Growth Slows to 0.1% in Q4 2025 as Reeves Defends £26 Billion Tax Plan Amid Leadership Turmoil
The U.K. economy expanded just 0.1% in the final quarter of 2025, undershooting expectations and intensifying scrutiny of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves, whose £26 billion tax package was intended to stabilize public finances and restore investor confidence. 
The U.K. economy expanded just 0.1% in the final quarter of 2025, undershooting expectations and intensifying scrutiny of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves, whose £26 billion tax package was intended to stabilize public finances and restore investor confidence. -
Putin’s ‘Vampire Ball’ Remark Resurfaces Online as Epstein Files Reignite Elite Accountability Debate
The latest release of U.S. court documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein has spilled far beyond legal circles, triggering a surge of online commentary that now includes revived remarks attributed to Vladimir Putin. As Epstein-related headlines circulate again, social media users are pairing them with old clips and translations of Putin's speeches, presenting them as commentary on Western power, elite behavior and moral decay. 
The latest release of U.S. court documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein has spilled far beyond legal circles, triggering a surge of online commentary that now includes revived remarks attributed to Vladimir Putin. As Epstein-related headlines circulate again, social media users are pairing them with old clips and translations of Putin's speeches, presenting them as commentary on Western power, elite behavior and moral decay. -
Starmer Says He Was Misled on Mandelson’s Epstein Ties, Citing ‘Depth and Darkness’ of Relationship
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was misled about the extent of Peter Mandelson's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, apologizing publicly for approving Mandelson's appointment and acknowledging what he described as "the depth and the darkness" of the relationship as it became clearer to his government. 
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was misled about the extent of Peter Mandelson's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, apologizing publicly for approving Mandelson's appointment and acknowledging what he described as "the depth and the darkness" of the relationship as it became clearer to his government. -
Russia Issues Fresh Nuclear Warning as Medvedev Says Moscow ‘Will Not Hesitate’ if State Is Threatened
Russia sharpened its nuclear rhetoric toward Britain this week as Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, warned that Moscow would deploy atomic weapons without hesitation if the survival of the state were at stake. The remarks, delivered to the state-aligned news agency TASS, underscore the Kremlin's renewed reliance on nuclear signaling as the war in Ukraine grinds on and diplomatic ties with the West deteriorate. 
Russia sharpened its nuclear rhetoric toward Britain this week as Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, warned that Moscow would deploy atomic weapons without hesitation if the survival of the state were at stake. The remarks, delivered to the state-aligned news agency TASS, underscore the Kremlin's renewed reliance on nuclear signaling as the war in Ukraine grinds on and diplomatic ties with the West deteriorate. -
UK Defence Alarm: Civitas Report Warns Trump’s ‘America First’ Ends NATO Certainty
A major new report is forcing British defence planners to confront a once-unthinkable scenario: a future in which the United States may no longer be relied upon to defend the United Kingdom in a major conflict. The study, released on Jan. 27, 2026, argues that President Donald Trump's "America First" doctrine has eroded the postwar security assumptions underpinning British strategy, leaving the UK exposed as tensions with Russia intensify. 
A major new report is forcing British defence planners to confront a once-unthinkable scenario: a future in which the United States may no longer be relied upon to defend the United Kingdom in a major conflict. The study, released on Jan. 27, 2026, argues that President Donald Trump's "America First" doctrine has eroded the postwar security assumptions underpinning British strategy, leaving the UK exposed as tensions with Russia intensify. -
UK Pushes Back After Trump Questions NATO Role, Citing 457 British Troops Killed in Afghanistan
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sharply rejected comments by Donald Trump suggesting that NATO allies "stayed a little off the front lines" during the war in Afghanistan, triggering a rare moment of cross-party unity in Britain and a wave of anger from veterans who served alongside U.S. forces. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sharply rejected comments by Donald Trump suggesting that NATO allies "stayed a little off the front lines" during the war in Afghanistan, triggering a rare moment of cross-party unity in Britain and a wave of anger from veterans who served alongside U.S. forces. -
Iran Pushes Ahead With Executions as Trump Warns of ‘Very Strong’ U.S. Action
Iran pressed forward with executions and mass arrests this week, openly defying a warning from Donald Trump as protests spread across multiple cities and reports of widespread killings mounted. The crackdown, which includes the planned crane hanging of a young shopkeeper, has drawn condemnation from the United Nations and human-rights monitors and raised the risk of escalation between Tehran and Washington. 
Iran pressed forward with executions and mass arrests this week, openly defying a warning from Donald Trump as protests spread across multiple cities and reports of widespread killings mounted. The crackdown, which includes the planned crane hanging of a young shopkeeper, has drawn condemnation from the United Nations and human-rights monitors and raised the risk of escalation between Tehran and Washington. -
UK Weighs Special Forces Seizures of Russian Shadow Fleet as Sanctions Pressure Intensifies
British defence planners are preparing options that would allow elite UK forces to board and seize Russian oil tankers operating as part of Moscow's so-called shadow fleet, a move that would mark a significant escalation in the enforcement of sanctions against the Kremlin and carry implications for global shipping and energy markets. 
British defence planners are preparing options that would allow elite UK forces to board and seize Russian oil tankers operating as part of Moscow's so-called shadow fleet, a move that would mark a significant escalation in the enforcement of sanctions against the Kremlin and carry implications for global shipping and energy markets. -
Iran Warns Trump of ‘Immediate Revenge’ as Protest Death Toll Tops 500 Nationwide
Iran has issued an explicit warning of retaliation against the United States as nationwide protests have left more than 500 people dead, sharply escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington and raising fears of a wider regional confrontation involving Israel and U.S. forces. 
Iran has issued an explicit warning of retaliation against the United States as nationwide protests have left more than 500 people dead, sharply escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington and raising fears of a wider regional confrontation involving Israel and U.S. forces. -
Kremlin Allies Threaten Expanded Violence as Moscow Claims CIA-Linked Strike, West Pushes Back
Escalating rhetoric from Moscow following an alleged drone incident near one of President Vladimir Putin's residences has intensified fears of further military escalation in Ukraine, as senior Kremlin allies publicly threatened expanded violence while Western officials dismissed the episode as disinformation. Escalating rhetoric from Moscow following an alleged drone incident near one of President Vladimir Putin's residences has intensified fears of further military escalation in Ukraine, as senior Kremlin allies publicly threatened expanded violence while Western officials dismissed the episode as disinformation.
