Myanmar transfers democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest lemonde.fr/en/internation…

UNRWA staff detained by Israel said they had been 'beaten, threatened, stripped, humiliated and abused.' 'During interrogations, they were pressured to say that UNRWA had affiliations with Hamas and that its staff members took part in the Oct. 7 attack.' nytimes.com/2024/04/17/wor…

In Gaza, 'as many as 1,000 children have had limbs amputated, said Mohammed Shaheen, an orthopedic surgeon at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. 'The number is too high,' he said. He has seen triple and even quadruple amputations.' theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

🚨 [ #Breaking ] Hezbollah says struck Israel base in retaliation for fighters' killing

More details here 👉 olj.me/1410707

The death toll in Chernihiv reaches 14. One of victims is police officer Alina Mykolaets. She died in her apartment. It was her sick day today.

Six people still missing. Rescue teams still at work.

#StandWithUkraine

Massive Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. At least nine civilians declared dead and more under the rubble of buildings. Ukraine has essentially run out of air defenses because of the cutoff in American aid, and Russia is taking advantage of this strategic…

Armenia asks World Court to pursue ethnic cleansing case against Azerbaijan reut.rs/49LXG6Q

My piece: Desperate to leave shattered #Gaza , #Palestinians pay small fortunes to secure exit visas from Egypt /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

Got my rejection letter

NEW: Jordan allowed Israeli fighter jets into its airspace to intercept incoming Iranian missiles and drones — NBC News

“‘Shaheds’ in the skies above Ukraine sound identical to those over the Middle East. The impact of ballistic missiles, if they are not intercepted, is the same everywhere.”

The aftermath of Iran's attack is an opportunity to end Israel's wars on all fronts / Yossi Melman
haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Tens of thousands are now gathered in front of the parliament in Tbilisi, with the growing crowd listening to speeches, holding European and Georgian flags, and chanting ‘No to the Russian law’ as lawmakers debate the foreign agent law.

🚨 [ #Breaking ] Hezbollah claims to have targeted Israeli soldiers who 'crossed the border'

More details here 👉 olj.me/1410393

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A Turkish official tells me:

• Blinken asked us to convey a message to Iran that their retaliation must be limited.

• Iran in response said that their retaliation would be a response to the attack on Iranian Embassy in Damascus and it won’t go beyond that.

• Turkey was…

Ukrainians can be forgiven for watching the US help shoot down missiles and drones headed for (non-NATO) Israel and wondering what might have been…

Jordanian jets shoot dozens of Iranian drones flying across northern and central Jordan heading to Israel - two regional security sources to Reuters.

“Ovechkin is now a fandom that dare not speak its name.
You head over to his official Instagram and, yes, it’s still Ovechkin standing beside Vladimir Putin flashing a V for victory.” The Globe’s Cathal Kelly on the NHL’s embarrassing greatest (?) scorer theglobeandmail.com/sports/article…

I joined Twitter in November 2008, at the time of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, because it was useful in tracking events. The way this degraded platform now accelerates dangerous disinformation - it’s time for a long break.