Month: February 2026

Our reporter Anatoly Kurmanaev looks around Caracas, Venezuela, describing how the “Free Maduro” graffiti and billboards around the city, which also appear on Delcy Rodríguez’s social media pages, help her as she balances her ties to Nicolás Maduro with her political rebranding.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article

Latest communications undermine Chomsky’s earlier claims that he primarily had financial dealings with EpsteinThe close friendship that Noam Chomsky maintained with Jeffrey Epstein continued being detailed extensively among millions of investigative records pertaining to the late convicted sex offender recently released by the US justice department, including Chomsky “fantasizing about the Caribbean island”.In Friday’s tranche of the so-called Epstein files, which built upon earlier disclosures of their close social ties, […]

Carlo Soracchi, who infiltrated anti-fascist group in early 2000s, accused of suggesting crime as he had ‘got nothing’Three anti-fascist activists have accused an undercover police officer of attempting to incite them to firebomb a shop that was said to be a front for the far right, the spycops inquiry has heard.The accusation has been levelled against Carlo Soracchi, an officer who spent six years infiltrating anti-fascist and leftwing groups. He […]

Valdis Dombrovskis says bloc is ‘ready to engage’ amid meetings with ministers including Rachel ReevesBusiness live – latest updatesThe European Commission would be “open-minded” to discussing closer trade ties with the UK, including a customs union, a senior EU official has said.The EU economy commissioner, Valdis Dombrovskis, told the BBC that the European bloc was “ready to engage with an open mind” when asked about a customs union. Continue reading...Source: […]