NEW: income inequality in US & UK is so wide that while the richest are very well off, the poorest have a worse standard of living than the poorest in countries like Slovenia ft.com/content/ef2654… Essentially, US & UK are poor societies with some very rich people. A thread:

Pretty epic selfie game at yesterday’s rally in Rawalpindi

Great cause to donate to that’s supporting children in Afghanistan MMCCGlobal globalgiving.org/projects/BackT…

top reporting by Charlie Faulkner and Sameer Mandhro to highlight this critical issue thetimes.co.uk/article/a276c6…

BREAKING: High Court rules that the British Government’s plan to send some asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda, to have their claims considered there, is LAWFUL and does not breach the Refugee Convention or human rights laws.

Confirmed. What awful, awful news.

A Russian missile hit an apartment building in Kryvyi Rih on Friday. Among the dead are a mother and father, and their 18 month old son. Their 7-year-old son survived but he’s been left with no parents and no home.

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Why is the press taking the Boris Putin missile story at face value? It’s not a “revelation”. It’s a claim made by an untrustworthy man who knows it can’t be checked 🤷🏻‍♂️

My latest with Imran Khan

Four months on from the failed assassination attempt against Imran Khan, I caught up with him at his home in Lahore thetimes.co.uk/article/imran-…

Cannot believe the utter ridiculousness of this “investigation”. So a handful of women were helped out of Afghanistan (where life is hell for women who wanted independence or a career) who may or may not be able to play football - so what?!

Earthquake also felt in Kabul; rattled the bureau in Islamabad

We are devastated to learn of the death of AFP video journalist Arman Soldin in eastern Ukraine today. All of our thoughts go out to his family and loved ones.

Misogyny is the fact that when Russell Brand uses his own "promiscuity" as a defence against allegations against him, people rally behind him. Yet when women allege sexual violence, their apparent promiscuity is weaponised to undermine, disbelieve and demonise them

Channel 4 News correspondent Secunder Kermani today went into Gaza with Israeli forces. He saw an apocalyptic landscape and desperate Gazans evacuating to the south. Warning: Distressing images.

‘Witnessing this hellscape from the sky, it’s amazing anyone could survive…’ Harrowing report from ⁦Charlie Faulkner⁩ 3,000 ft above Gaza mol.im/a/13194045

🇬🇧 World Holds Breath As Israel Set To Invade Lebanon ▫Middle East on brink ▫Charlie Faulkner Natalie Lisbona #frontpagestoday #UK Mail+ 🇬🇧