UK PM Sunak's Conservatives lose Selby and Ainsty by-election reut.rs/3OxDIW5

Today we say goodbye to this great blue bird This logo was designed in 2012 by a team of three. Todd Waterbury, Angy Che and myself, The logo was designed to be simple, balanced, and legible at very small sizes, almost like a lowercase "e", a 🧵

EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell announces that the #European Union has stopped aid to #Niger with immediate effect.

Didn't realise Damson Idris was your "younger brother", @IdrisElba🙃

We've covered the Niger crisis extensively at Semafor Africa, with in-depth reporting and analysis. With West Africa's regional bloc Ecowas still discussing a possible military intervention - semafor.com/article/08/17/… - I've pulled together some of our coverage in this thread. 1/6

Jen Kovalov Elon Musk Tesla Owners Silicon Valley Most of the people getting harassed are women and minorities so he does not care.

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Sudan's de facto leader will embark on a tour to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the daily reported citing sources close to the Army. middleeastmonitor.com/20230825-sudan…

📌 White Nile State, Sudan Thousands of people have come here to escape fighting in the capital Khartoum and other conflict affected areas. UNHCR and partners are working to provide assistance, despite the challenges.

BBC team reporting from Gaza find dozens of neighbours & friends among the injured & dead in Al-Shifa Hospital. Exceptional reporting - at a huge personal cost - from adnanelbursh Rushdi Abualouf & many others in Gaza.

Harrowing account of moving south from Gaza City by valued BBC colleague Jehad El-Mashhrawi. Israel doesn’t allow international journalists into Gaza (except limited embeds) so we rely on Palestinian colleagues doing brave work in appalling circumstances bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…

Really great work from Megha Mohan and Alia Farzan

Ten years ago, 276 Nigerian school girls were abducted by Boko Haram from their school in Chibok, Nigeria. Those that escaped were promised support to re-build their lives, but what actually happened to the Chibok girls? We went to find out. Full film on BBC News (UK) 14.04.24

It's been ten years since Boko Haram abducted more than 200 girls from a school in Chibok, Nigeria. While many have returned home, some remain captive. BBC's Yemisi Adegoke interviews two girls about their lives post-captivity.

Today, South Africa 🇿🇦 celebrates its Freedom Day. The BBC's Nomsa Maseko recalls how her mother cast her ballot on 27 April 1994 in a vote that felt like a "get-out-of-jail card" for the majority of black South Africans. bbc.in/3UECOdq

It’s my birthday today and I will appreciate if you can help me share my art 🙏🏻 that’s like a gift from you to me ❤️ These are my available pieces on SuperRare Link below 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Summer holiday boredom busters - these just landed all over Upper Walthamstow from Planet Crochet! Get out and find them all for FREE while supporting the fabulous E17 Toy Library #UpperWalthamstow #London

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No words. Years and years of beautiful memories. Thank you Tim...Zeinab...Lyse...Allan...Sarah...Stephen Sackur ❤️