Congratulations to NPR!

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a clear message for Ukraine and its European allies: Moscow can keep going, because we have powerful friends.

Rare piece of good news from Ukraine today. A journalist who was held incommunicado by Russia for more than three years has been released as part of the latest prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kyiv.

‘Mum, don’t cry. I’ll be home soon,’ he told his mum shortly after crossing into Ukraine.

Great explainer from my colleague @ivanakottasova.bsky.social:
“The reality is that (international law) makes it almost politically impossible to conclude a peace treaty when the victim is not winning. And my response to that is: That’s the point,” Jeremy Pizzi said. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/e...

Jana, aged 12, struggles to keep herself and her family alive as catastrophic hunger plagues Gaza. Her baby niece has already lost her fight with hunger. edition.cnn.com/2025/05/20/m...

What President Donald Trump doesn't talk about when he talks about Ukraine having to "give up territories" to get peace.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t believe in Ukraine’s right to be an independent state and he wants NATO to shrink back to its Cold War-era size. But more than anything, he wants to see a new global order — and he wants Russia to play the starring role in it.

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US President Trump has gone all in with his effort to strongarm Kyiv into peace negotiations with Russia, suspending US military aid to Ukraine. The move has sent shockwaves through the Western world and left Ukraine and its allies scrambling. Here’s what it all means.

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ISW's @katstepanenko.bsky.social spoke to @cnn.com's @ivanakottasova.bsky.social on the impact of the Trump administration's decision to pause US military aid to Ukraine (🧵1/7): www.cnn.com/2025/03/04/e...

Trump insists Putin wants peace. Yet at the same time, Moscow continues launching deadly attacks against civilians in Ukraine. Innocent Ukrainians are being killed on daily basis. Here are some of their stories. cnn.com/2025/03/03/e...

Here is what Palestinians in Gaza think about President Donald Trump wanting them out of the enclave so he can create a Middle Eastern “riviera.”"

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Pastor Dmytro Bodyu said the Russians kept telling him they knew he was an American spy. They arrested him, shoved him into a small cell and threatened him with execution.

At Umayyad Square in Damascus, tens of thousands of Syrians had the party of a lifetime on Friday, celebrating the moment many thought would never come: the exit of their brutal dictator Bashar al-Assad. Here is what it was like out there today.

At the Masnaa crossing between Syria and Lebanon, hundreds of people are streaming in both directions: some returning home, some fleeing. The fall of the Assad regime triggered a wave of celebrations, but it also sparked worries about what’s next for the battered country. My @cnn.com report here.

We're very pleased that we were able to go ahead today, with some minor adjustments to make things safe. Huge thanks to the hardy volunteers, who helped 389 people run, jog or walk around the course, including a pacing team from Wapping Running Club

@southwarkparkrun.bsky.social 1, Storm Darragh 0. Phew! #loveparkrun

A Syrian photographer working for the German press agency DPA has been killed in an airstrike in the Hama countryside, where the government forces of Bashar al-Assad are involved in fierce fighting with an advancing rebel opposition group.

I love a good map and this one from the London Spy is great. And also frustrating.

The days after Rami was shot dead by the Israeli police in East Jerusalem were a nightmare for his family. The authorities were refusing to release the boy’s body unless the family agreed to hold only a small, private funeral. That's how worried the Israelis were about Ramy's killing sparking riots.

Making my first post here a tribute to my lovely friend Nick Perry. A nerd of the best sort – infinitely curious, full of niche interests and an overactive mind, Nick was a much loved member of the @nerdnitelondon.bsky.social team. We will miss him so, so much.

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