The high-profile British traditionalist and conservative possesses a lamentably poor understanding of what Lord Salisbury regarded as common sense. As I have noted in this newsletter before, the die was cast for the Russo-Ukrainian War at the NATO summit in 2008. Russian President Putin, who attended the summit, stated in his address that NATO’s expansion…
There are reports today that Hamam al-Hammami, 29, the apparent Omani co-pilot being held in Abu Dhabi after the suspected hijacking on Wednesday, who attempted to down a Flydubai plane filled with predominantly Israeli citizens was radicalised while a student at Melbourne university RMIT. Buckinghamshire New University in the UK. Edmund Burke viewed radical or…
Australian authorities are investigating the links between the country and a Flydubai co-pilot who attempted to take control of a plane travelling to Israel. The co-pilot is alleged to have attacked the captain with a crash axe during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv before passengers managed to overpower him and successfully take control…
Public debate in the United Kingdom features deeply contrasting viewpoints regarding the shifting demographic, political, and social character of London. Critics and traditionalist commentators frequently express concern over what they describe as a dilution of the capital’s historic British identity. In contrast, local government officials and academic institutions emphasize the city’s role as a successful,…
The political and administrative leadership of the Knysna Local Municipality has collapsed following the arrests of former mayor Thando Matika, acting municipal manager Boy Ngubo, and acting chief financial officer Busisiwe Lubelwana on corruption charges. The South African Police Service (SAPS) Political Killings Task Team executed the arrests on Thursday, October 1, 2026, following allegations…
Tug operator Amsol said it had been in contact with the families of the three seafarers whose bodies were recovered off Mossel Bay, and of the two still missing. The five had ended up in the sea about 47 nautical miles south of Mossel Bay on Wednesday after one of them fell overboard from the…
PARIS — Spreading lawlessness disguised as student activism has pushed France into a state of heightened insecurity, forcing the closure of over 400 schools nationwide on Friday. What began under the guise of grievances over classroom conditions has rapidly mutated into coordinated “urban violence,” according to official government assessments. Security experts and right-wing political figures…
Trade union Solidarity has issued written warnings to several state-owned enterprises and municipalities not to apply the provisions of the now-invalid Public Procurement Act in their tender processes. This follows Solidarity’s recent victory in the Constitutional Court, in which the court ruled that the Act had been unlawfully enacted. The ruling means that government procurement…
Israeli Security Chiefs are increasingly treating a mid-air crisis aboard a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv as a terrorist attack, following a joint high-level situation assessment between the heads of the IDF, Shin Bet, and Mossad. [1, 2] The aircraft, which was intercepted by scrambled Israeli Air Force fighter jets, underwent a terrifying ordeal after…
PRETORIA — Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has sparked fresh debate over patriotism and accountability after publicly questioning why individuals who claim South Africa is “not a good country” choose to stay rather than leave. Speaking on the country’s collective responsibilities, Ntshavheni emphasized that all South Africans must pull together to confront ongoing socioeconomic…
