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👉 Listen to Politics At Jack And Sam’s on your podcast app👈 On this special episode, Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard preview the year ahead in politics.They predict what Nigel Farage will be up to in 2025, weigh up whether things could look better for the economy and discuss what Kemi Badenoch has up her sleeve.Plus, how will the UK government handle the return of President Trump?You can send a WhatsApp to Jack and Sam on 07511 867 633 or email them: [email protected]

Once more valuable than gold, frankincense is indelibly linked to Oman. Mention frankincense, and it’s hard not to instantaneously think of Christmas.Cited in the story of the birth of Christ in the Bible’s Book of Matthew, it was one of the precious gifts (alongside gold and myrrh) given to the baby Jesus by the three wise men.But there’s more to this ancient, aromatic tree resin than its Biblical association. This becomes immediately clear on my first trip to the Sultanate of Oman, the epicentre of frankincense.Exploring Salalah: The land of frankincenseThe mystical, rich scent of frankincense (known locally as luban)…

Dolan also created Cablevision and the AMC Network, and later owned Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall. Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent US media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at age 98.A statement issued Saturday by his family said Dolan died of natural causes, Newsday reported.“It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved father and patriarch, Charles Dolan, the visionary founder of HBO and Cablevision,” the statement said.Dolan’s legacy in cable broadcasting includes the 1972 launch of Home Box Office, later known…

A turbulent year has seen voters send a shockwave. Who used it best to secure influence in Europe? 2024 saw multiple political shockwaves: that some EU leaders rode, and others were submerged by. Elections from Paris to Bucharest, an ongoing war, an economy that continues to disappoint, and a shock victory by Donald Trump in US elections are all causing an extended political headache.Some politicians managed to use that to their advantage, and wield influence over the Brussels machine – while others were left floundering. Euronews looks at the winners and losers from a turbulent year.1. THE WINNERSDonald TuskThe pushback Poland, long…

Europe is in for a turbulent time. The reelection of Donald Trump as U.S. president is yet another shock, after the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine. His policies toward NATO and tariffs will cause more instability in a continent where the political and policy establishment is already staggering. As the new power balance reasserts itself, expect new poles of influence to emerge. We asked a group of top thinkers — historians and political scientists with specialties ranging from the medieval period to the present day — to share their predictions for what those might be. Desmond Dinan: The…

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Scientists, assisted with millions in government funding, are about to embark on a mission to set up an “early warning system” for two so-called climate change ‘tipping points’: critical thresholds which, if breached, could plunge Britain and much of the world into a new reality of extreme weather and food insecurity. The £81 million, multi-year scheme could deploy robots — dubbed WALL-E by some experts, in honor of Pixar’s robotic environmental hero — to monitor the impact of climate change in the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic. The cash would also be used for supercomputer models of historic climate data.…

The Jeju Air passenger plane crashed into a wall and burst into flames after skidding off the runway at Muan airport on Sunday when its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. People have laid flowers at a memorial centre that has been setup in the southern South Korean city of Muan to remember the 179 people killed when a passenger plane crashed at the airport on Sunday.The Jeju Air passenger plane crashed into a wall and burst into flames after skidding off the runway at Muan airport when its landing gear apparently failed to deploy.The Transport Ministry said the plane…

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Plenković, for his part, sought to portray the vote as a plebiscite on Croatia’s future in the EU. “Milanović is a cancer of Croatian politics,” he said earlier this month, repeating that the president sought to draw Croatia toward Moscow. But Ivan Grdešić, a professor of political science at Libertas International University in Zagreb, said geopolitics alone could not make up for Primorac’s liabilities — among them that he is “not charismatic enough” to “have a larger appeal to people.” “I think he is just a little bit too sophisticated in some of his debates,” said Grdešić, who has served…