Kieran Corcoran

1 day ago | inews.co.uk | Kieran Corcoran

When he took over Twitter, Elon Musk promised to unleash its animal spirits and roll back censorship. He has called himself a “free speech absolutist”. That designation has come under serious scrutiny since, with the billionaire accused of tilting the the platform in all sorts of ways to suit his own ends. He is an especially fraught situation today, though, as a guest of Saudi Arabia.

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Kieran Corcoran |Simon Marks

Exactly eight years ago, as the first Trump administration entered its second 100 days in office, vice president Mike Pence’s name was on the lips of worried Republicans. Early scandals were plunging Donald Trump’s stewardship of the White House into chaos. “Conservatives”, reported Politico on 5 May, 2017, were talking “seriously, if a bit wistfully, about two words: President Pence”. History, of course, had dramatically different plans.

2 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Kieran Corcoran

Sweeping power cuts have struck Spain and Portugal, knocking out power for millions of people. Red Electrica, the Spanish power grid operator, said on Monday morning it was working with operators to restore power. The Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported that the power cut was nationwide in Spain and had affected parts of Portugal and France. It said Madrid-Bajaras airport, a major hub in Madrid, did not have power. The metro service went down in Valencia and Barcelona, the El Mundo report said.

3 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Kieran Corcoran

Vladimir Putin surprised many observers on Monday by offering to negotiate directly with Ukraine to seek an end to his invasion. Russia would be willing to stop hitting civilian targets, the Russian President said, if the sides could agree on which targets were fair game. “This all needs to be sorted out,” Putin said, per a Kremlin transcript. “Perhaps bilaterally.” The remark, almost casual, has enormous implications.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Kieran Corcoran

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