Kim Jong-un is displeased. The North Korean media didn't do justice to his supreme magnificence during his trip to Beijing. Heads must roll. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has launched a sweeping purge of party and government officials following his recent visit to China, with punishments extending from the workers’ party to the foreign…

The Taliban has banned 140+ books written by women in Afghan universities. Texts that ranged from safety protocols in chemistry, botany, to literature. The last traces of Afghan women in academia erased under “sharia law.” The future of the country is dystopia. — Sara Wahedi (@SaraWahedi) September 22, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Added: Women and girls are…

I thought it might be useful to set out some of the issues about Palestinian recognition which the British government has seemed utterly determined to ignore in the pursuit of a vibes-based policy. A thread: — Daniel Sugarman (@Daniel_Sugarman) September 22, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Full thread: 1) As per a Memorandum signed with the PA, the…

Jonathan Sacerdoti in the Spectator – Where is the outrage over the aid trucks hijacked in Gaza? Unicef has confirmed it in black and white: armed men in Gaza hijacked aid trucks at gunpoint, stealing ready-to-use therapeutic food meant for thousands of severely malnourished infants. According to the UN, at least 2,700 children have been…

Charlie Kirk's wife Erika forgave the man who shot her husband at a funeral which a leftist influencer is comparing to a Nazi rally. This is the contrast that is turning the country away from progressive/leftist liberalism. https://t.co/4gFwau7LXw — Wokal Distance (@wokal_distance) September 21, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Matthew Syed in the Times: It’s not often I see a story of Hamas celebrating, at least not since the delirious joy that greeted the attack on October 7 when operatives stormed over the border, raped and murdered, seemingly with the kind of glee that most ordinary people reserve for family occasions. I won’t bore…

Palestinian Rejectionism, Not Statehood, Fuels the Conflict Several European countries, led by France, are expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations in New York. Their leaders justify the move by claiming it will advance peace in the Middle East,… — Dr. Adi Schwartz (@Adi_Schwartz) September 21, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Worth reading in…

Jenny Lindsay in the Times on where we are now – talking to members of the support group for gender-critical gay men who have to gather in secret: Alan lives in a small town. Meeting other gay men is not easy. He was recently banned from the gay dating app Grindr. I ask why. “Well,…

I missed the recent election of Mothin Ali as co-deputy leader of the Greens. Good lord. The man who shouted Allahu akbar and described getting a seat on Leeds city council as a “win for the people of Gaza”. He was also involved in the harassment of a Jewish university chaplain, who was driven from…

In the Sunday Times – Starmer says that recognising a Palestinian statehood is a moral duty. Starmer’s announcement before this week’s UN general assembly meeting in New York has already provoked backlash in America, with a number of congressional Republican leaders writing to the UK, France, Canada and Australia on Saturday urging them to pause…