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From Soviet comparisons to accusations of authoritarianism, mainstream coverage of Russia’s presidential election has barely changed since 2004, though mentions of the UK spy poisoning scandal did add a fresh layer of insinuation. As Putin was thanking his supporters for a landslide victory from the stage in Red Square, Western outlets rolled out long, pre-written […]
For decades, Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-Maybach cars have been the ride of choice for leaders across the globe, presidents, ambassadors, dictators and despots alike. The Pullman model — a long-wheelbase six-seat variant — has been particularly popular with this select clientele. This week, the German automaker announced the latest version of the car, the Mercedes-Maybach Pullman […]
Dealing with high school is worse than ever with the advent of cell phones and social media. But what if you could deal with the worst people in your high school by getting advice from a feared international dictator? Dear Dictator follows a British-Caribbean dictator played by Michael Caine as he’s ousted from power and […]
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Out of international dictators, Trump is most similar to Serbia’s authoritarian former president Slobodan Milošević. Both had meteoric and unexpected rises, and marshalled nationalism to retain popularity. However, Milošević left his country and region in ruins — it remains to be seen whether Trump follows in his footsteps. It’s a popular parlor and […]
AP Photo PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who spied for the CIA before his drug trafficking and brutal regime sparked a U.S. invasion in 1989, has died aged 83. President Juan Carlos Varela announced Noriega’s death on Twitter late on Monday, and said his passing marked the closing of a chapter […]
Published time: 13 May, 2017 04:47 Spanish dictator Francisco Franco may soon have a new resting place after lawmakers voted to exhume the fascist leader from the controversial ‘Valley of the Fallen’ memorial. The Spanish parliament passed a nonbinding resolution, Thursday, in favour of a motion to remove Franco’s remains from the site near Madrid […]
Public Domain Their stares are cold, tenacious and emotionless. They appeared bent to rip each other’s jugular out at the drop of the proverbial hat. The irony is that they don’t – and haven’t, since 1953. US President Donald Trump promised to send the “powerful” USS Carl Vinson carrier group to the Korean Peninsula last […]
Jeffrey Smith hadn’t slept for two days. The notifications sounded throughout the night — Whatsapp, Facebook, Skype, Viber, Gmail, Google Voice. One minute the iPhone would vibrate against his small, antique kitchen table; the next, the laptop would ping with an alert. December’s elections in Gambia represented its first real chance at ousting a dictator […]
Published time: 17 Mar, 2017 20:11 A Turkish newspaper has shown German Chancellor Angela Merkel in full Nazi garb and Adolf Hitler’s moustache on its front page on Friday, calling her “an ugly aunt” as the row between Ankara and the EU escalated. “She-Hitler” (written in Turkish), read the headline from the Turkish daily Gunes […]
