Raab: PM ‘continues to lead government’ while in hospital due to COVID-19

In the government’s daily COVID-19 press conference, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave an update on the Prime Minister’s health condition. It comes after Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital last night – a ‘precautionary’ measure due to his ‘persistent symptoms’. He said the PM is in ‘good spirits’ and is>>>

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Coronavirus: Italian family feared taking grandfather to hospital

Italy’s foreign minister has urged people to watch Sky News reports on the crisis in Cremona, warning that what has happened to them could soon happen to other countries. Angela Vitali, whose 87-year-old grandfather Eletto died of COVID-19, says her family had feared taking him to hospital in case they>>>

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Bernie Sanders is America’s best hope for a sane foreign policy

In the American foreign policy discussion, socialists are often presented as gormless naifs — people whose utopian projects might sound good in theory, but who can’t be trusted to exercise real power in a dangerous world. Only hard-nosed liberals or conservatives can make the tough decisions required to protect American>>>

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