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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, architect of US economic sanctions coercion doctrine, stands with Congressman Byron Donalds in a congressional hearing room, May 2025.

564,258 die yearly as Treasury calls it statecraft

Peer-reviewed research puts sanctions deaths at 564,258 a year; Scott Bessent gave the machine behind that toll a new…

Gaza surgeon tortured to death; 75 mps demand Netanyahu sanctions

Gaza surgeon tortured to death; 75 MPs demand Netanyahu sanctions

75 cross-party MPs want Netanyahu sanctioned over Palestinian torture deaths. Six months on, the Foreign Office still…

Six days. That is how long Cuba's reprieve lasted.

Six days. That is how long Cuba’s reprieve lasted.

Cuba's removal from the US State Sponsor of Terrorism list lasted just six days before Trump's Secretary of State Marco…

Trump says US-Iran peace deal is largely done

Trump says US-Iran peace deal is largely done

Trump announces a US-Iran peace deal is largely negotiated, signalling a potential end to decades of conflict. No terms…