Simon Robinson
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Executive Editor, @Reuters. Give thanks for the twin pillars of civilization: literature and cricket.
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Takaichi has shattered the highest glass ceiling of public office in Japan by becoming the first female leader of the male-dominated and patriarchal Asian nation. But she is not known to be an advocate of gender equality.

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NEW: Reuters took a closer look at violent crime in D.C. after President Trump began a show of force here. Despite the big investment of federal resources, it's really hard at this point to see any dramatic changes.

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@reuters.com has just launched an Arabic language site. See it here: reuters.com/ar/

Big thanks to Muhammad Yamany and the Reuters Arabic language service team. Tremendous work! #News #Arabic #Mideast
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🔊 In sweltering US prisons, suicide rates increase nearly 23% in the days following extreme heat. @Disha_RC goes On Assignment with @CWalljasper. Listen now reut.rs/46K4Quk
The heat inside America's prisons
Race and justice reporter Disha Raychaudhuri and host Christopher Walljasper examine the challenge of extreme temperatures inside crammed U.S. prisons.
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This is a terrific episode of the Econ World podcast. Join Carmel Crimmins, Dan Burns and Karin Strohecker as they dissect last week’s U.S. job numbers. Is U.S. data still reliable?

Here it is on Apple. Also on Spotify: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...

#Economics #Trump #BLS #Jobs #Statistics
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Business Podcast · Updated weekly · Join Reuters journalist Carmel Crimmins every week as she and her guests pick apart a key economic principle behind the world’s news. Get beyond buzzwords and techn...
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“Air Chief Mshl. Zaheer Sidhu had been sleeping on a mattress for days in anticipation of an Indian assault.”

Inside Pakistan’s air superiority in Islamabad’s recent conflict with India. Big implications for Washington + Beijing

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Insight: How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
Just after midnight on May 7, the screen in the Pakistan Air Force's operations room lit up in red with the positions of dozens of active enemy planes across the border in India.
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British-born Nigerian poet and musician Joshua Idehen on working across formats, the risks of political art, and the lesson he's taking from Dolly Parton.

Joshua Idehen on ‘Mum Does the Washing’ and the –isms that shape us - www.reuters.com/lifestyle/jo...
Joshua Idehen on ‘Mum Does the Washing’ and the –isms that shape us
The British-born Nigerian poet and musician discusses working across formats, the risks of political art, and the lesson he's taking from Dolly Parton.
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ironemu.bsky.social
Wrapping up 3 days in @reuters.com Tokyo bureau with our fantastic journalistic team here. Talked parliamentary elections (watch for a jump in populist right wing support), inflation (yes, really), autos + tariffs, digital plans + AI. Arigatōgozaimasu. The Baron would be proud
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“People often say Karachi is too big, too crowded, too messy. But get to know it, and you’ll discover a different city, where strangers change your flat tire, where chai is served at midnight, and where allowing women to cut the line is an unspoken rule.”
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@karenhao.bsky.social, author of 'Empire of AI', joins our new weekly Q&A series with cultural figures to explore the intersection of news and their craft. #AI #artificialintelligence

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Karen Hao on how the AI boom became a new imperial frontier
The author of “Empire of AI” traces how OpenAI’s global reach is reshaping labor, energy and power — and why she sees echoes of empire in its rise.
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@ossianshine.bsky.social knows more about a wider range of sports than anyone I've ever met. Lucky for us he's now writing a weekly column that dissects all the biggest sports events (and some of the smallest) over the the weekend ahead. Here's his first: www.reuters.com/sports/nosta...
Nostalgia, neglect and needle
This week’s world of sport from Wimbledon to Spielberg
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Introducing Culture Current, a new feature @Reuters on the people at the intersection of their craft + the news. First up: Sami Tamimi talks to @YasmeenSerhan about Palestinian cooking + cultural preservation
#Gaza #Palestinians #Israel #Cooking
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Sami Tamimi on Palestinian cooking and cultural preservation amid the destruction in Gaza
The chef behind ‘Boustany’ reflects on adapting Palestinian dishes for today’s world — and why honoring their roots still matters
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ironemu.bsky.social
Thrilled to be back in @reuters.com Moscow bureau and to get the chance to spend time with the team here. Proud to work for a newsroom that reports from the ground around the world.