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Wonderful and funny piece by Leo Lewis ⁦Leo Lewis⁩ on Japanese tradition of communal relay-racing (ekiden), what it says about Japan and the fear of letting people down. Leo running in the first Uk ekiden. Today. on.ft.com/3KTLTJs

🧵On March 29, 2023, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia for doing his job. He remains in a Russian prison. We’re offering resources for those who want to show their support for him. #IStandWithEvan 🧵 wsj.com/Evan

💥 Major news - US in talks to send Israel’s Patriot systems to Ukraine Would mark a big leap in Ukraine's military capabilities And seismic shift in Israel's stance towards Russia ft.com/content/1c938d… w Financial Times dreamteam James Shotter Felicia Schwartz Christopher Miller & John Paul Rathbone

Scoop: The US, Israel and Ukraine are in talks to supply Kyiv with up to eight Patriot air defence systems, dramatically improving its ability to counter Russian air strikes. Story w/ great Financial Times colleagues James Shotter Henry Foy John Paul Rathbone Felicia Schwartz ft.com/content/1c938d…

A court in Russia has sentenced Evan Gershkovich, the WSJ reporter arrested last year on absurd espionage charges, to 16 years in high-security prison. Russia rushed through the trial and didn't bother presenting public evidence. It may be a prelude to an exchange. Free Evan!

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4cMvliP

NEW: Evan given 16 years in a Russian prison simply for doing his job as a journalist. He and I started together at the Wall Street Journal in Moscow in January 2022 - he’s a great reporter and friend and I can’t wait to see him back in the newsroom where he belongs #FreeEvan

WSJ's Almar Latour and Emma Tucker slam Evan's “disgraceful, sham conviction.” “We will continue to do everything possible to press for Evan’s release and to support his family. Journalism is not a crime, and we will not rest until he’s released.” dowjones.com/press-room/jul…

Almar Latour Emma Tucker Evan standing tall in the defendant’s cage as the sentence is read out. The entire process has been a complete farce from start to finish, and Russia should release him now

#Gaza Heavy shooting from the Israeli Forces at a UN convoy heading to Gaza city. While there are no casualties, our teams had to duck and take cover. This took place yesterday. The teams were traveling in clearly marked UN armoured cars & wearing UN vests. One vehicle

Hizbollah began firing into northern Israel on Oct 8, in "solidarity" with Hamas, ravaging the region & forcing 60k people from their homes. Now fears are growing of full-blown war. Story & radar imagery James Shotter + Me + Chris Cook + Aditi Bhandari ft.com/content/b78d2e…

On Israel’s north: We thought we lived in Tuscany’: Hizbollah strikes ravage Israel’s north on.ft.com/46wqakM By James Shotter, Neri Zilber, me and aditi ✌🏽. Feat some ingenious work by corey scher and He YIN | 殷贺 to track damage.

Barclays planned to pull out of Israel’s government bond auctions under activist pressure UK bank praised by Israeli government officials after backtracking Scoop via Ivan Levingston @OrtencaAl James Shotter ft.com/content/4ffa77… via @ft

Lots of good details in this piece on today’s Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks, which have taken on fresh urgency with the Middle East on edge amid the threat of an Iran/Hizbollah retaliation. By ⁦Andrew England⁩ ⁦James Shotter⁩ & ⁦Neri Zilber⁩ on.ft.com/46M9ANW

Barclays planned to shun an Israeli government bond sale as it reviewed its exposure to the country, per sources. Scoop with ⁦@OrtencaAl⁩ ⁦James Shotter⁩ on.ft.com/3X3lG1P

New: How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law. The mobilisation of violent settlers over the past year has intensified Palestinian fears of attacks and displacement. Latest VI by [email protected] James Shotter Chris Campbell Peter Andringa ft.com/west-bank

Military briefing: Where Israel could retaliate against Iran Missile silos? Oil plants? Or nuclear development sites? James Shotter has the details ft.com/content/38afbc… Financial Times

Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal delayed @jamesshotter via Financial Times on.ft.com/3C5DBh0

.GermanForeignOffice: worried about the recent unjustified detention of Frankfurter Allgemeine correspondent Christian Meier. Extremist settlers had harrassed him and his group. To be released he was made to sign not to return to the West Bank for 2 weeks. It is not journalists who disturb the peace

This is how inaccurate AI is. I haven’t publicly spoken about my experience of cancer treatment and returning to work after a period of absence. That’s because I haven’t had cancer. This has been scraped from a tweet I did about a colleague returning to work after cancer and an