How Facebook restricted news in Palestinian territories bbc.in/4gka0Ps

Al-Shabaab’s behaviour during climate crises has done huge, lasting damage to the group’s reputation in Somalia. crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-af…

The Assad regime’s removal from Syria presents both opportunities and risks for Israel. Within hours of the regime’s fall, Israeli troops crossed into the demilitarised zone and have since taken up positions deeper into Syria. crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no…

OHCHR report on widespread Russian torture of civilians in all areas they occupy. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Times births column today. Too many good ‘uns to choose just one.

In 1875, 11-year-old chimney sweep George Brewster was forced up a flue measuring just 12x7.5 inches. His death, after becoming jammed inside, finally galavanised parliament to act. Never forget what cruelties would be inflicted by greed, were it not for “red tape”.

Wow. Arsenal have made a statement! 👊 #BBCFootball #ARSMCI

Dr. Sami Al-Arian talks to AlJazeera English about the outcomes of the Arab Summitt in Egypt. Part I

.The Associated Press receives SEIU Award for reporting on racial and economic justice for investigation exposing how prison labor is linked to popular food brands, via Sidney Hillman Foundation: buff.ly/ahSK1ps

I have written to the Equality and Human Rights Commission asking them to withdraw their interim guidance on single-sex spaces ⬇️. It goes beyond the Supreme Court ruling, increases risks of harassment and violence to trans people, and is contradictory & confusing. EHRC please

Incredibly powerful investigation in Dutch newspaper NRC: Seven of the world’s leading genocide scholars — including renowned Holocaust experts — describe Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocidal. And according to them, nearly all of their peers agree.

NRC Here's the full article: nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/05…

And here are all the experts they spoke to:

At the European humanitarian forum in Brussels today, I said that the world is again failing its commitment of “never again” with the people of #Gaza. We failed them under our watch, day after day. The war is making International Humanitarian Law including the Geneva

mRNA vaccines have already saved millions of lives from Covid and could save even more from flu. Cancelling investments in critical research will set us back and cost us time and lives if bird flu emerges as the next pandemic. nbcnews.com/now/video/hhs-…

GOOD MORNING and THANK YOU SLY✊🏾❤️

ENGLAND. HAVE. DONE. IT. EURO 2025 WINNERS! BACK TO BACK. #BBCFootball #WEuro2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 BACK-TO-BACK 🏆 #WEURO2025

This isn't a thread about the genocide in Gaza. It's a thread about a likely genocide somewhere else: Ethiopia. But please don't scroll on and ignore it. This story deserves amplification.

NEW: Is the internet changing our personalities for the worse? Conscientiousness and extroversion are down, neuroticism up, with young adults leading the charge. This is a really consequential shift, and there’s a lot going on here, so let’s get into the weeds 🧵