INSANE: 68 - The Real Truth

Lindsey Graham’s hawkish ideology leaves a legacy of destruction

Mourn him if you wish, but let’s be honest about what he promoted. The longer this thinking lives on, the more peril we will all face

The Guardian - US · Jul 14

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is dead. How long will ICE be allowed to hide its face?

A government that demands instant obedience while concealing its identity cannot expect trust – or escape responsibility for the consequences

The Guardian - US · Jul 14

David Lammy’s proposed cohabitation law would be bad for couples – and worse for some women

The government’s worthy attempt to give cohabiting partners marriage-like rights fails to protect women who have chosen financial independence, says Ruth Deech

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14

Voices: Shabir Ahmed is a depressing symbol of this country’s many grooming gang failures

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The fact that the home secretary is forced to change the laws to deport a convicted child rapist shows how grossly unsatisfactory the justice system has proved in this case

The Independent UK · Jul 13

Willing to pay: Europe faces the bill for backing Ukraine without the US

Forget last week's Nato summit, where Donald Trump put the alliance through another rollercoaster. It's Bastille Day in Paris, with the “Coalition of the willing” – Nato minus the United States – gathering for a more measured summit on the eve of the traditional military parade down the Champs-Élysées, where…

France 24 · Jul 13

How small-town India is powering the next startup revolution

India's startup revolution is spreading beyond metros, with young innovators from tier-2 and tier-3 cities building scalable solutions. Better digital access and support are turning local ideas into global ventures.

The Economic Times · Jul 13

Will Thailand succeed in joining OECD?

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has set a bold target of 2028 for Thailand to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

Fix fire safety failures

It is shocking that 17 years after the tragedy at Santika Pub in Bangkok's Sukhumvit area in 2009, and three years after the Mountain B fire in Chon Buri's Sattahip district in 2022, a similar fatal fire has struck a local brewery in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

Indonesia pulling Thai investors

At a time when some international investors are pausing or reassessing their exposure to emerging markets amid global uncertainty and market volatility, Thai investors continue to recognise significant long-term opportunities in Indonesia. This confidence was reinforced by the positive tone of the speakers at the Indonesia Investment & Trade Forum…

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

It's a shame the US and Iran can't both lose

The last time oil tankers were being shot up in the Persian Gulf, back in the 1980s, it was Saddam Hussein's brutal tyranny in Iraq versus Ayatollah Khomeini's revolutionary Islamist regime in Iran, and people used to say, "It's a shame that both sides can't lose."

Bangkok Post · Jul 13