UN chief slams #Russia over violence against children in #Ukraine. “By adding Russia’s forces to his list of shame, the Secretary-General is holding them to account for horrific violations against children.” - Human Rights Watch’s Jo Becker reuters.com/world/un-adds-…

Discussion of recent reporting on the IC's assessments of COVID-19's origin, a biosecurity consultation between China and Russia, charges for the Iranian man accused of plotting to use cyanide and ricin in an Islamist attack + more this week: pandorareport.org/2023/06/23/pan…

Zelensky says Russia is planning to sabotage Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/…

After Russian sabotage of the Kakhovka Dam and preparation to do something similar to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, one must wonder if Putin has adopted a "scorched earth" strategy and will respond to every defeat and retreat with destruction of Ukrainian resources.

THREAD. List of Wagner military atrocities and war crimes in Africa, the Middle East and Ukraine. 1. The Moura Massacre, Mali. Wagner murdered up to 500 civillians and buried them in mass graves. March 27, 2022 – March 31, 2022.

So Prigozhin just decapitated Russian military operating in Ukraine.

Bloomberg: Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin dramatically halted his advance toward Moscow and ordered his fighters to return to their bases, saying he wanted to avoid bloodshed bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The Wagner Group's Global Footprint statista.com/chart/30269/wa…

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🚨 Starting tomorrow! 🧪 The Biorisks, Biosecurity & Biological Disarmament Conference co-organised by United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, @oda_geneva and World Health Organization (WHO) is taking place 4 - 5 July in Geneva and Online. 👩‍🔬 Panel 7: “Monitoring and verification of the BWC” 🔗 Join us: unidir.org/bioconference

U.S. Is Destroying the Last of Its Once-Vast Chemical Weapons Arsenal via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/07/06/us/…

Cool off with our coverage of OPCW FFM's findings in in Kharbit Massasneh, moves on pandemic lege from Sen. Tammy Baldwin Senator Thom Tillis Senate HELP Committee & others, what hotter temps mean for certain vector borne diseases, & more this week: pandorareport.org/2023/07/07/pan… 😎⛱️🌞

OPCW confirms: All declared chemical weapons stockpiles verified as irreversibly destroyed opcw.org/media-centre/n… via OPCW

The latest The Pandora Report is now available. This issue covers AI and biosecurity, pandemic preparedness in the White House, new vaccines for anthrax and Disease X, and much more: pandorareport.org/2023/07/31/pan…

This week covers the NIH’s appointment of a new NIAID director, the expiration of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program, growing challenges for ProMED, and the appointment of the USPS’ first official mascot! 🐾pandorareport.org/2023/08/04/pan…

Summer is winding down but the new bio happenings are ramping up-this week includes updates on the Biodefense Posture Review, CDC budget cuts, and the illegal lab found in California + work from Dr. Saskia Popescu Dr. Brett Edwards & others: pandorareport.org/2023/08/18/pan…

New The Pandora Report is out! x.com/PandoraReport/…

Russia Spreads Disinformation to Cover Up Its Use of Chemical Weapons in Ukraine - United States Department of State state.gov/russia-spreads…

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