Israel is the closest US ally in the Middle East. True under Trump. True under Biden.

#EidMubarak to those celebrating in the UK and around the world. Muslims make an extraordinary contribution to this country, and while this year’s celebrations are not as we would want, if we all do our bit and get vaccinated we can look forward to a much happier future.

AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt says he's "shocked and horrified that the Israeli military would target and destroy the building housing AP’s bureau and other news organizations in Gaza." Pruitt says AP is seeking information from the Israeli government. apne.ws/Li8Hj4Q

Hitting journalists a particularly bad move in the war for public opinion. Saudis took nowhere near the heat for bombings in Yemen than they did for Khashoggi murder. Today’s Israel strikes will have major impact.

Video of inside the press offices of the Associated Press and AlJazeera before the Gaza building was levelled to the ground. Journalists trying to grab precious and valuable equipment in short period.

Can’t see any difference between Biden/Trump support for Israel here.

The "tank man" picture is the most iconic #TiananmenSquareMassacre picture, but to me, this one is more jarring

G7 atmospherics much improved post-Trump.

Je revendique d'être féministe. Le féminisme est un humanisme ! #GénérationÉgalité

Being an Afghan journalist in Afghanistan is like writing a story about different fires in your house and report the burning of each part, despite your family members being stuck there and you can’t help them. Just in case if you don’t know how it feels.

We can confirm an explosion outside Kabul airport. Casualties are unclear at this time. We will provide additional details when we can.

The last American soldier to leave Afghanistan: Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commanding general of the All American Division, XVIII Airborne Corps & Fort Bragg boards an U.S. Air Force C-17 on August 30th, 2021, ending the U.S. mission in Kabul.

Zum Schluss: Es war nicht alles lustig mit Merkel. Aber manches. #berlindirekt/er

Here's how world leaders described Chancellor Angela Merkel:

*Sincere* apologies to everyone impacted by outages of Facebook powered services right now. We are experiencing networking issues and teams are working as fast as possible to debug and restore as fast as possible

Elon Musk Dr. Eli David Here’s where UN money goes: m.youtube.com/watch?v=iBiafs…

THREAD: 1.After the Apple Daily closure, Stand News became the largest free media in Hong Kong. Today, we have witnessed another forced closure with a number of arrests. The message Beijing sends is clear: report in the way that we allow, or end up in jail.

Grazie Mario. We wish you the very best for the future. Whatever it takes.

The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California, is partnering with the Monterey Bay Aquarium to pair stranded sea otter pups with surrogate mothers with the hope of teaching them life skills and returning them to the wild reut.rs/49Mkl2G

Bpifrance eyes investment in Sanofi's consumer health business reut.rs/4d6jWdJ