How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War nytimes.com/2025/03/17/wor…

“They hitched their wagon to the dumbest human being we’ve ever put in that position.” The boys from Pod Save America break it down and accurately body Don Whoreleon.

Putin indiscriminately butchers more Ukrainian civilians, killing and injuring 100 in Kyiv including children. And what is his reward under the latest peace proposals? 1. The right to keep sovereign Ukrainian territory he has taken by violence and in breach of international

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My New York Times article on the expulsion of refugees and other foreign nationals to places other than their homeland. Sign up for free access or DM me for a copy: nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opi…

Horrific images of starving children in Gaza demand action. UNICEF is getting 3 truckloads of baby milk into Gaza as we speak. But it’s far too little for thousands of children at risk of starving to death.

I’ve been a way a while, but did a double-take when the newsagent in London said my copy of The Economist costs GBP 10.99. How much is Private Eye Magazine these days?

We should really all be retweeting this daily.

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Madagascar’s President Goes Into Hiding nytimes.com/2025/10/13/wor… via The New York Times

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/… via @NYTimes

Thoroughly enjoyed #FinestHotelinKabul by lyse doucet. Evocative, compelling and meticulously researched. Now about to pick up #TheRevolutionists by Jason Burke for a deep examination of 1970’s extremism.

Exoplanet... The sun has officially set in Utqiagvik, Alaska and won't rise again until January 22nd 2026

Did you go to the detention centres in which refugees and other migrants are abused?

Perhaps surprisingly, Western societies, where more people live alone and religion is marginal, tend to be less lonely. People in poor countries are much likelier to be. We explain why economist.com/christmas-spec…

Former Bush Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Donald Trump: “I believe Mr. Trump is beyond repair. He is stubbornly uninformed…he is unqualified and unfit to be Commander-in-Chief.” RETWEET if you stand with Secretary Gates against Donald Trump!

For all of my life Russia has tried to decouple Europe from America and break the North Atlantic Alliance. It never succeeded. Instead it lost the Cold War, leaving NATO more powerful than ever.  But now success is staring the Kremlin in the face. All thanks to Donald Trump.

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cyclone #gezani aftermath in #Toamasina #madagascar