empire

Even Japan — yes, that erstwhile empire we politely asked not to conquer the Pacific ever again — has begun since the first Trump administration to stock up on weapons like there is an apocalypse fire sale.

It was made in the Roman Republic which lasted from 57BC, when a monarch was replaced by elected magistrates, until AD27, when the empire began.

On the other hand, it is undeniable that a white-ball empire has crumbled on Key's watch.

The politics of an empire in decline are invariably a mixture of the cruel and the ludicrous.

Andrew Tate, 38, and his brother Tristan, 36, are dual US-UK citizens who claim to have made millions from their social media empire.