If Begum is a national security risk she should face trial in the UK. Since 9/11, governments purporting to fight terrorism have provided propaganda for al-Qaeda and Isis

This symbiotic relationship between Trump and the media means that they do less and less reporting, allowing Trump and his supporters to provide the action while they provide the talking heads who thrive on venomous confrontation

The greatest force for revolutionary change in this vast war-ravaged and misruled region is that the humiliation, misery and injustice that Ayat denounced 10 years ago is even greater today – and so is the rage they inspire

The outlook is that Britain will remain obsessed by its relations with the EU – and that those relations will generate continuous friction

This is one of the most worrying aspect of the case – the willingness of the media to stand to one side during one of the greatest attacks on press freedom in modern history

But the Balance of Power in Europe has Tipped Permanently Against It

Traditional English deference towards the powers-that-be is wearing thin but, even so, many people resist facing up to the comic opera inadequacy of British leadership at a time of such extreme national peril –  understandably so since it is a truly frightening sight

This was no longer just a 310-mile-long dividing line between the UK and the Irish Republic but the border between the UK and the EU

Assassinations are Becoming the New Norm

Eyewitness testimony lays bare the atrocities committed in territory occupied by Turkey