🧵Foreign countries that are calling on their citizens to leave Lebanon shud coordinate w/ airline companies who are cancelling flights+ hiking up prices. Some people want to leave but can't find tickets. Some people want to return to be with family here but are stranded abroad

Scientists say the frozen block, which is more than twice the size of Greater London, has been captured on top of a huge rotating cylinder of water bbc.com/news/articles/…

"It is hard to square lower sentences for those who terrify the public than for those who inconvenience the public." david allen green questions why sentences for violent disorder are lower than those for peaceful protest prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/law-…

'She wanted to live a good life': Parents of Indian doctor raped and murdered on night shift bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of our colleague, David Knowles. David was a talented journalist and a much-loved friend and a colleague. He will be greatly missed.

Faeser will vorübergehende Grenzkontrollen anordnen spiegel.de/politik/deutsc… via DER SPIEGEL

This is a painful listen but a powerful tribute to David Knowles. A testament to how much he was cared for that the team were able to come together and make this on a day like today. Take a moment to listen to the heartfelt music chosen by Adélie Pojzman-Pontay and think about David

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Lost Chopin waltz unearthed after almost 200 years bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Abortion is a key issue for voters in the US - and the top issue among certain demographics bbc.co.uk/news/live/czxr…

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Do you ever get the feeling the world’s gone crazy? With this in mind, I play the Flintstones theme in the style of the Russian classics.

In Bulgaria, A Secret Russian Consulate Is Unveiled rferl.org/a/russian-cons…

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One-third of women across EU have experienced violence, survey finds | Violence against women and girls | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2024/nov…

How Maria Callas Lost her Voice newyorker.com/magazine/1995/…

The Long Way Home After a Cancelled Flight newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

Syrian rebels say President Assad has fled as they declare they have captured capital Damascus bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwy8…

Texas-born activist spent lifetime advocating for abortion rights theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

Pope Francis has died, Vatican says in video statement - reuters.com/world/pope-fra…