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Colin Wrafter

@wrafter_colin

retired diplomat; @RIADawson SC international affairs. Interests - foreign policy, human rights, history, politics, development, philosophy.

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bradlander.bsky.social (@bradlander) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process. But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things. That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.

Ramez Naam (@ramez) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's unacceptable for policing to look like this in America. This should both frighten and outrage anyone who wants the US to remain a free society.

It's unacceptable for policing to look like this in America. This should both frighten and outrage anyone who wants the US to remain a free society.
The Moscow Times (@moscowtimes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

EU officials told Der Spiegel they had “strong assumptions” that the diplomat’s assailants may have been linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service. themoscowtimes.com/2025/06/18/eu-…

Randhir Jaiswal (@meaindia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Operation Sindhu begins 🇮🇳. India launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate Indian nationals from Iran. India evacuated 110 students from northern Iran who crossed into Armenia under the supervision of our Missions in Iran and Armenia on 17th June. They departed from Yerevan on a

Operation Sindhu begins 🇮🇳.

India launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate Indian nationals from Iran. India evacuated 110 students from northern Iran who crossed into Armenia under the supervision of our Missions in Iran and Armenia on 17th June. They departed from Yerevan on a
Danny Danon 🇮🇱 דני דנון (@dannydanon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just started a security briefing at the UN on Israel’s operation in Iran — impressive turnout of ambassadors and diplomats from around the world.

Bloomberg (@business) 's Twitter Profile Photo

South Africa’s ports company plans an upgrade of facilities and equipment at the Cape Town harbor that should alleviate congestion and help the nation’s export-orientated agricultural sector expand its offerings overseas. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

National Library of Ireland (@nlireland) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Learn about how #WorldWarOne impacted Irish society through expert interviews, slideshows, and items from our varied and unique collections in our #online #exhibition: nli.ie/exhibitions-ev…

Learn about how #WorldWarOne impacted Irish society through expert interviews, slideshows, and items from our varied and unique collections in our #online #exhibition: nli.ie/exhibitions-ev…
UN Human Rights Palestine (@ohchr_palestine) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The UN Human Rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory calls on the Israeli Defence Forces to immediately cease its use of lethal force around food distribution points in #Gaza, following repeated instances of shooting and killing of Palestinians seeking to access food

Amichai Stein (@amichaistein1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 NEW on The Jerusalem Post: Centcom commander Kurilla met President Trump and briefed him on the military option - Sources • A source familiar with the details told The Post that General Michael Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command (Centcom), met with Trump and presented

Reuters (@reuters) 's Twitter Profile Photo

US President Trump lashed out at Fed Chair Jerome Powell and called him a 'stupid person.' Trump blamed the Fed for making it more expensive for the US government to finance its deficits reut.rs/3HN3lku

Foreign Policy (@foreignpolicy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s possible that diplomacy and international pressure could have prevented Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon permanently and verifiably—and without firing a single shot or dropping a single bomb, Ned Price writes. foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/16/isr…

Ben van der Merwe (@_bvdm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New research finds at least 60% of children removed from the Gaza death list have in fact died. This is strong evidence backing up Gaza MoH’s claim that the removals were a precautionary measure taken after a small number of false entries - not evidence of mass fraud/error

Bloomberg (@business) 's Twitter Profile Photo

State Department orders a review of student visa applicants’ social media presence and tells them to make their profiles public bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BBC Newsnight (@bbcnewsnight) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Trump doesn't think strategically." Writer and author Anne Applebaum on the prospect of President Trump ordering a strike on Iran. #Newsnight

Suzanne Breen (@suzyjourno) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Robin Swann’s election to HoC should have been the start of a UUP resurgence. Instead it led to a calamitous chain of events for the party which is still struggling with the fallout It must choose its new North Antrim MLA carefully if it's to hold the seat belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/…

Jennifer Griffin (@jengriffinfnc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Army Col. Nathan McCormack was removed from the Pentagon’s Joint Staff where he served as an expert for the Joint Chief's J-5 planning directorate on the Middle East and Israel, a U.S. defense official confirms to Fox News. Col McCormack was on the Joint Staff since June 2024.

Sarah Reese Jones (@politicussarah) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sen. Slotkin (D-MI) said that Republicans would lose their minds if a Democratic president deployed the military to a red state, but they are fine with Trump doing it to LA. politicususa.com/p/elissa-slotk…