30 years ago a prominent Russian journalist and media manager, Vladislav Listyev, was shot dead in Moscow. He was only 38, six years younger than me now… and this is a beautifully strong eulogy by Russian pop star Alla Pugachova (in Russian): youtu.be/d-nPcZ6a2Ro?si…

Но есть и хорошие новости, как говорится. Легендарная Анджела Дэвис не только на свободе, но и жива-здорова и на Международный женский день будет выступать в Королевском Альберт-холле вместе с Энни Леннокс и ещё целым созвездием достойных людей! royalalberthall.com/tickets/events…

That’s a very appropriate material for the main symbol of Taipei!

Sustainable Development Goals at a Swedish 🇸🇪 second hand shop - a great example when global initiatives become local #SDG

And this is the first time in many years when all the Nordics and all the Baltics have qualified for the #ESC2025 final 🇸🇪🇫🇮🇩🇰🇳🇴🇮🇸🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪. Will one of them win tonight?

Это по европейскому времени 31 марта, а по московскому будет, видимо, отмечаться 1 апреля...

🚨New report with Homes For The North calls on the govt to adopt a novel approach to affordable housing investment: Giving Homes England a ‘National Affordable Housing Bank’ role to invest alongside private sector in funds delivering discounted rent homes. A 🧵on why this is needed:

Maybe those Nigerian princes who occasionally email you about inheritance opportunities are fake but this Nigerian princess is quite real and her professional footprint is astonishing! #FridayResearch en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyin_Sar…

Got to see the highest-grossing Swedish documentary ever, Den sista resan, which is a really touching personal and universal story at the same time. Reminded me of another graceful and romantic aging film, from Poland - Dalej jazda! Great that Vue shows them in London!

This is how office life looks on these hot summer days 🍦🌞📰

A very appropriately named film for the hottest day of the year. Difficult and tragic but visually stunning with amazing music. And I always admire Czechs for their ability and courage to look at their history frankly and openly. Czech Centre London Czech Embassy London 🇨🇿 Karlovy Vary IFF

First great quote at AI for Good 🇺🇳 #AIforGood summit in Geneva: “Technology is just a mirror of us human beings. The humanity does a lot of great things and a lot of horrible things. So, what would you expect of technology?” 👏🏻 💯 #AIforGood

Deputy Director General of the Int’l Telecommunication Union) Tomas Lamanauskas and the head of the UAE telecom regulatory authority opened the new round of the AI Governance Dialogue in Geneva to discuss the impact of such factors as geopolitics, business interests and inequality #AIforGood

One of the most important and tangible challenges posed by the use (and misuse) of AI is how to tell truth from lie, verify and check facts and avoid of misinformation. Is it education or regulation, or both? A very interesting panel with #TikTok creators at AI for Good 🇺🇳 #AIforGood summit

Something important which is often overshadowed by bigger global headlines... via Chatham House kalam.chathamhouse.org/articles/how-r…

Our office life these days… #alaska #эскимо

BEFORE and AFTER meeting pictures. Thoughts?

A good analysis overall by POLITICOEurope and Jamie Dettmer but why, why would one call Fiona Hill - of all people! - “Trump’s former Russia czar”. What utter nonsense, especially in this context, even if used metaphorically… politico.eu/article/putins…