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Tom Bateman

@tombateman

BBC State Department Correspondent. Former Middle East. follow on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/tombat… Email [email protected]

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Depuis que l’AFP a été fondée en août 1944, nous avons perdu des journalistes dans des conflits, nous avons eu des blessés et des prisonniers dans nos rangs, mais aucun de nous n’a le souvenir d’avoir vu un collaborateur mourir de faim. Nous refusons de les voir mourir.

Depuis que l’AFP a été fondée en août 1944, nous avons perdu des journalistes dans des conflits, nous avons eu des blessés et des prisonniers dans nos rangs, mais aucun de nous n’a le souvenir d’avoir vu un collaborateur mourir de faim. 
Nous refusons de les voir mourir.
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"In the case of Mr. Epstein, these theories... reflect a widely shared sense of elite betrayal and institutional inertia. For many Americans, such stories have far more explanatory power than, say, a primer on neoliberalism by Wolfgang Streeck" nytimes.com/2025/07/20/opi…

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"Canada has never been a threat to the United States, except in hockey... Yet what Trump has done...has enraged a normally mild-mannered people. What had seemed the unquestionable bases of Canadian foreign policy are melting like the glaciers in Greenland" foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

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AFP warning its Gaza reporters are at risk of literally starving to death - having risked their lives for so long to tell the story that Israel prevents the international media from reaching.

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Given the current situation in the Middle East, this three part series by Tom Bateman called 'The Mandates' is a highly recommended listen for some historical background. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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“There is every reason to believe that the Israeli army is seeking to establish a total silence about what is happening in Gaza, by preventing the international press from entering the territory freely and by targeting those who continue to bear witness” rsf.org/en/petition-we…

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Sky News reporter says journalists were told by Israeli officials that aid drops into Gaza could be cancelled if media onboard filmed the shattered enclave from above. news.sky.com/story/mile-aft…

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"We have seen the most horrific scenes" - Pressing Lammy on the timing of the UK's Palestine recognition announcement, and whether he's pushed for foreign journalists to get independent access to Gaza

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President Donald Trump is getting his tariffs. Companies are making it clear how they intend to deal with it — passing them on to American consumers. reuters.com/world/us/trump…

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The US left a strategic vacuum on Gaza and a long term peace strategy. The Europeans, working with Gulf Arab counties, spent this week trying to fill it. The emergence of starvation appeared to be their inflection point. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Scoop: The Smithsonian removed references to Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit display, reports Janay Kingsberry. The change came about as part of a content review that the Smithsonian agreed to undertake following pressure from the White House

Scoop: The Smithsonian removed references to Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit display, reports <a href="/janaykingsberry/">Janay Kingsberry</a>. The change came about as part of a content review that the Smithsonian agreed to undertake following pressure from the White House
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BREAKING: Judge extends the protected status ended by the Trump administration for 60,000 people from Central America and Nepal. apnews.com/article/trump-…

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“One man said he knew a teenage boy who was killed” "There is no food or water. People go to get food from the Zikim area, where they are targeted. He went to bring flour but came back carried in the flour bag’ "They sniped him in the middle of his head” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…