Many thanks to The Society of Publishers in Asia judges for nominating our mosque and fentanyl investigations as finalists in the
#SOPAwards2024 : ig.ft.com/china-mosques/ and ig.ft.com/fentanyl-crisi…

1/ BREAKING: Hong Kong has again ranked low in the global RSF press freedom index, as a watchdog cited an “unprecedented series of setbacks” including newsroom closures and journalist arrests under Beijing’s national security law. #PressFreedomDay

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‘Death has become normal’: war closes in on Darfur’s besieged capital via Financial Times. Worrying piece by ⁦Zeinab M. Salih⁩ on the coming battle for #ElFasher #EyesonDarfur #EyesonSudan
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The Financial Times and OpenAI strike content licensing deal - on.ft.com/3Qka0UM via Financial Times

Pedro Sánchez says he will remain in office as Spain’s prime minister ft.com/content/dc0894… via @ft

Rejoice! Voyager 1 is back from the dead ft.com/content/d1bc25… via @ft

‘In December 2017, Rahile was taken by the Chinese state. For the past six years, close friends and family have been frozen in time, replaying their final conversations with her over and over in their minds. None realised the imminent crisis she faced.’ on.ft.com/44oHMOv

Turkey in talks with ExxonMobil over multibillion-dollar LNG deal - on.ft.com/3UhEEPU via Financial Times

Just 6 companies dump 25% of global plastic pollution
1 Coca-Cola 11%
2 PepsiCo 5%
3 Nestle 3%
4 Danone 3%
5 Altria 2%
6 Philip Morris 2%

And just 56 companies dump more than 50% of global plastic, polluting at will with no consequences

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It works then

👇What an absolute legend. 👇

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German staffer in EU parliament arrested on China spying charges ft.com/content/aae509… via @ft

RIP. Terry Anderson, Reporter Held Hostage for Six Years, Dies at 76 nytimes.com/2024/04/21/us/…

Extreme weather threatens Irish potato output - on.ft.com/3U9Fy0J via Financial Times

Who pulls the strings of power in Iran? - on.ft.com/4aGuq2v via Financial Times

US lawmakers approve $60bn in military aid to Ukraine after months of delay - on.ft.com/4aDxhsW via Financial Times

A western national security official told me that his job felt increasingly like being an arms dealer because he spent so much time on the phone, trying to get people to send weapons to Ukraine

The Richard Beeston Bursary 2024 - a great opportunity at ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩ for an aspiring international journalist.

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Look at this Financial Times headline. France is going to have to update its collective self-image, which is seriously out of whack in so many ways on.ft.com/3QcHxjF

Great times…