On Tuesday, Keir Starmer dangled the prospect of recognising Palestinian statehood out as a diplomatic bargaining chip. Starmer’s crocodile tears have fooled nobody. It is actions, not words, that matter in politics.

Israel bombed Damascus after Jolani’s jihadists attacked Syria’s Druze minority. Behind Syria’s volatility lies the crimes of Western imperialism in Syria. A new civil war looms, with Turkey, Israel, and Gulf states circling.

As Donald Trump visits Scotland, dogged by questions about the Epstein files, cracks are beginning to surface in his cross-class coalition. A reckoning amongst Trump voters lies in wait as they realise he is as much a part of the establishment as everyone else they despise.