Month: November 2019

Drug trafficking in and out of Venezuela has surged by 50 per cent in the past year aided by the illegitimate regime of Nicolás Maduro, according to a US military commander. The breakdown of government and society has created a vacuum of lawlessness. Smugglers are operating with impunity “in cahoots” with the regime, creating a…

Manuel Oliver, who lost his son, Joaquin, in the 2018 school shooting, is raising awareness and building on his ‘art activism’ with Guac: My Son, My Hero There is a single, powerful moment in Manuel Oliver’s stage show that captures the purpose of a work he never wanted to write. An alarm clock rings, signalling that 15…

When Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton by fewer than 113,000 of the 9.4m votes cast in Florida’s 2016 presidential election, it came as little surprise in a state accustomed to razor-thin margins. Memories of the 2000 cliffhanger and Bush’s 537-vote victory over Al Gore were still fresh, after all. But when lightning struck again in the 2018…

Labour has called for the Duke of York to give evidence to US investigators over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Barry Gardiner, the shadow trade secretary, said testifying under oath was “the right thing to do”, while another Labour frontbencher called Prince Andrew “a disgrace” for lacking empathy for Epstein’s victims.…