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When it comes to the Malvinas Islands, a name is more than just a name to Argentinians
When the Argentinian science fiction comic series “The Eternaut” first became available on the streaming service Netflix, translator Daiana Estefanía Díaz published an explanation on her LinkedIn page for why people around the world would read and...

Inquest held for 'fantastic father' and washing machine runner
Martin Reale, who was the charity lead of SSNAP, Supporting Sick Newborns and their Parents, died at his home address on March 9. An inquest into his death held at Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court on Monday, June 30, concluded the charity hero and...

5 Fighter Jets That Have Never Been Shot Down In Aerial Combat
Fighter jets have been around for decades, having first taken to the skies via the Messerschmitt Me 262 during World War II. Since the conflict ended, almost every nation shifted to jet technology for its fighter aircraft. As of 2025, there have...

Confusing God and government
Rev. Jeremiah Wright speaks at the National Baptist Convention at the Broward Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale on June 16, 2011. CAREY WAGNER/ SUN SENTINEL/TNS “Confusing God and Government.’’ That was the actual name of a sermon by Trinity...

Royal Navy 'shambles' leaves British fleet vulnerable as no attack submarines currently on patrol
The Royal Navy has been left without any submarines at sea to defend its surface fleet leaving a veteran to warn that "the one thing the Russians and Chinese really fear". It comes as HMS Anson returned to its Scottish base last Friday, leaving no...

The Navy is spending $1.1 billion on the most successful air-to-air missile in the world
Get We Are The Mighty’s Weekly Newsletter Military culture and entertainment direct to your inbox with zero chance of a ‘Reply All’ incident Raytheon announced in June 2025 that it was awarded a $1.1 billion contract by the U.S. Navy to produce...

This S-2 Tracker Is The Last Of Its Kind In Military Use
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The Argentine Navy has brought back to service an example of the classic Cold War-era Grumman S-2 Tracker...

'A triumph': Baroness Blackstone reviews 'Shifty'
'Shifty,' episode 1: 'The Land of Make Believe' | Image courtesy of BBC Pictures’ Digital Picture Service 3 min read21 July Looking for a summer recess watch? Waste no time and go straight to Adam Curtis’ documentary series It is not often...

Is War Ever Really Worth It?
“Adults in a Room” is a series in collaboration with The Stimson Center’s Reimagining US Grand Strategy program. The series stems from the group’s monthly networking events that call on analysts to gather virtually and hash out a salient topic. It...

Darwin-inspired global voyage ends in Falmouth
ShareSave The ship was welcomed into Port Pendennis Marina after clocking up 43,000 nautical miles A global voyage inspired by Charles Darwin's journey aboard HMS Beagle has finished in Cornwall. Dutch tall ship, Oosterschelde, sailed into...

Family tragedy, the repression of Argentina’s military dictatorship and the delicate legacy hidden in ‘The Eternaut’
In secret, from phone booths, at the age of 58, screenwriter Héctor Germán Oesterheld — one of Latin America’s most famous creators thanks to (among other comics) El eternauta (The Eternaut) — dictated the installments of El eternauta II, so that...

How Sir Tim Laurence was an unintended victim of Prince Andrew’s downfall
When the late Queen Elizabeth II turned her mind to marking two milestone birthdays in 2020, she reportedly intended to bestow on them both a significant naval honour. Her second son, the Duke of York, was due to turn 60 in February, and her...

The clever way Magellanic penguins ride—and adjust to—ocean currents
Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) looking to save some energy on their 1,200-mile-long journeys may have tapped into using one of the ocean’s most dynamic forces for help. The sea birds can sense shifts in currents and use it to...

Norman Tebbit: Action man
The remorseless march of the machines is preoccupying writers, who fear being rendered obsolete. This has caused me to do two things: firstly, to explore creative writing, which I hope will continue to require human input, and secondly to pay more...

One of the most splendid sights in nature is also one of the stinkiest
My first encounter with the stench is on Cuverville Island, which has two colonies of gentoo penguins and a well-tramped trail along which individuals march between them. The ice-encrusted setting is magnificently scenic, but penguins sit...

AI 'changes the face of warfare' Chichester Probus Club members hear
Great Britain was in a grey war with Russia and Putin could not be allowed to win, Chichester Probus Club was told at its monthly lunch meeting at Crouchers (July17). The speaker was Prof Peter Varnish, founder and chief executive of Geopolitical...

Chris Hedges Report: War & Iran
Former British diplomat Alastair Crooke assesses the current situation in the Middle East and what can be expected in the coming weeks or months. By Chris Hedges The Chris Hedges Report Following attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States,...

The times Queen Elizabeth and King Charles visited Oxfordshire
The monarch landed at Blenheim Palace by helicopter a year-and-a-day ago on July 18, for a European summit with 45 leaders. He was heard saying he “feels sorry” for Gareth Southgate as he commended the former England manager for doing a “brilliant...

The gross incompetence of the Afghan leak knows no end
The blame game from the Afghan data leak disaster was in full flow at Westminster on Wednesday. The charge list is horrific: thousands of lives at risk from the Taliban in Afghanistan, a country the West already abandoned to medieval misogynists....

The Tony Blair Institute’s filthy role in planning the ethnic cleansing and “reconstruction” of Gaza
Earlier this month, the Financial Times revealed that two staff members from the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) took part in discussions with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) about plans to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza and build a “Trump...