Devastating news that Ukrainian journalist Sasha Martynenko has died age 64. His was one of the sharpest, fairest and most informed minds in Kyiv. RIP.

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Great issue and I was very happy to contribute the piece on Russian propaganda in the temporarily occupied territories

“We should be weeping with rage, or at least be rattling our chains…”

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Absolutely fucking shameless.

There is now a chorus of Western officials saying Ukraine has every right to hit Russian targets inside of Russia, including with Western-provided kit.

🚨🚨Israel gave Qatar, Egypt, and the U.S. on Monday, an official, written, and updated proposal regarding the Gaza hostage deal, according to sources with knowledge of the issue
🚨🚨Why it matters: The written proposal was detailed and expanded on the general principles that the

My latest article analyzes the ongoing protests against HTS in Idlib and its responses. It argues that these protests threaten HTS's image as a lesser evil than the regime, jeopardizing both its current standing and future viability. en.majalla.com/node/317951/op…

I’ll be honest it is pretty funny watching Michael Crick lose his shit over the most basic Labour political strategy, as if Labour MPs waiting a few days to announce their retirement is evidence of some grand plot to subvert democracy.

The man has fully lost it.

The ego of Farage is ridiculous. He, a man not leading a party or even standing for a seat, is demanding a debate with the actual PM on a single issue.

The 'major report' on parents quitting private schools that the Daily Mail splash on today is a survey by Baines Cutler, a for-profit consultancy whose entire business is providing financial advice for private schools. Conflicted much?

Laughable.

Exclusive:

— Leaked internal Conservative Party polling reveals more than 100 Tory MPs could lose their seats solely due to the rise of Reform

— Documents seen by Bloomberg UK show senior aides fear huge losses caused by Reform splitting Tory vote

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#BREAKING Belgium will commit to equip Ukraine with 30 F-16 fighter jets with first deliveries planned for this year. The announcement comes hours before Ukrainian President Zelenksiy is due to meet with Belgium's government in Brussels

Douglas Murray supported the German far right AFD party that *Marine Le Pen* has had to distance herself from because they're so overtly racist.

And he's worrying Keir Starmer is dangerous and extreme?

Spanish government recognises the State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital.

UNRWA says in the past three weeks around one million people have fled Rafah - Reuters