Dennis Ross: Donald Trump has an opportunity to remake the Middle East, but will he take it?

Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian general and military theorist, famously noted that war is an instrument, not an end in itself. Only in circumstances in which one is fighting a war of survival can military means be said to overshadow political considerations.

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‘No current prospect& of Madeleine McCann suspect facing charges, says German prosecutor

There is currently no prospect of the suspect in Madeleine McCann&s disappearance facing charges, the German prosecutor investigating him has admitted.

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Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn was behind Gerry Adams compensation decision, says No 10

Hilary Benn was behind the decision to pave the way for Gerry Adams to claim compensation, No 10 Downing Street has said.

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Russia and Iran forge closer alliance by signing strategic partnership that is likely to worry the West

Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian deepened military ties between their countries yesterday by signing a 20-year strategic partnership that is likely to worry the West.

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Labour minister Lisa Nandy denies Elon Musk forced U-turn on investigating grooming gang abuse

UK culture minister Lisa Nandy has rejected claims that Elon Musk&s slew of social media posts about grooming gangs pushed the government into a climbdown on the scandal.

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Joe Biden sets record for commuted jail sentences & and more may come before Trump takes office

US president Joe Biden announced yesterday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offences, using his final days in office on clemency actions to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh.

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