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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 18h

on.ft.com/4n1U9b9 Israel approves Gaza ceasefire and hostage release

Israel approves Gaza ceasefire and hostage release

[FREE TO READ] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet votes for the first phase of Donald Trump’s peace deal

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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 3d

This from @stephenkb.bsky.social is very much worth your time.
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Israel seems more important — and less desirable — than ever for British Jews

Amid rising antisemitism at home, our lifeboat abroad seems less attractive

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 4d

Interview: on.ft.com/46EobwG Bangladesh’s exiled opposition leader plots return for election

Bangladesh’s exiled opposition leader plots return for election

[FREE TO READ] UK-based Tarique Rahman says his Bangladesh Nationalist party is ready to lead country after Sheikh Hasina’s ousting

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 4d

on.ft.com/4mP0INS China’s charm offensive in India’s backyard

China’s charm offensive in India’s backyard

[FREE TO READ] Beijing’s new diplomatic forays in south Asia have stoked New Delhi fears of being ‘encircled’

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 10d

on.ft.com/4q5h2gD Why Trump is going for Soros @edwardluce.bsky.social

Why Trump is going for Soros

[FREE TO READ] The philanthropist is as close as the world’s strongmen get to a cross-border demon

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10d

FT: Several people said they expected the transaction to go through fairly easily.

“.. What regulator is going to say no to the president’s son-in-law?" 🤡

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How Jared Kushner brokered the $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts

Trump’s son-in-law used deep ties in Saudi Arabia to help pull off the largest buyout

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 14d

“Altman, who in 2016 wrote that Trump’s election victory ‘feels like the worst thing to happen in my life’c has this year travelled with the president to Saudi Arabia and joined the state visit to the UK, where he and his husband dined with the King and Queen.” on.ft.com/4nLLxG2

Zuckerberg and Altman move closer to Trump since Musk rift

White House officials remain sceptical of Meta and OpenAI chiefs as they seek to embrace US president

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 15d

on.ft.com/4o9GFuX Can Israel go it alone? @simonkuper.bsky.social

Can Israel go it alone?

[FREE TO READ] The secular Zionists who founded the state were desperate for allies. No longer

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 17d

on.ft.com/4pH6Hau Donald Trump designates ‘Antifa’ as domestic terrorist organisation

Donald Trump designates ‘Antifa’ as domestic terrorist organisation

[FREE TO READ] Executive order allows US government to ‘investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations’ by the group

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 18d

on.ft.com/4nHVRz2 US offers financial lifeline to Argentina’s Javier Milei: “Milei, a close ally of Donald Trump, is trying to contain a run on the peso and slide in asset prices after a disappointing local election result unnerved markets.”

US offers financial lifeline to Argentina’s Javier Milei

Scott Bessent proposes support package during market volatility

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 19d

on.ft.com/4mpXYq8 UK, Canada and Australia recognise Palestine as an independent state

UK, Canada and Australia recognise Palestine as an independent state

[FREE TO READ] Move comes as Israel intensifies military action in Gaza and expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 19d

“In the coming days, the UK, France, Canada, Australia and others are due to recognise a Palestinian state. Netanyahu’s allies are demanding he respond by annexing at least some of the occupied territory that Palestinians seek as the heart of the possible future state.”
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Will Benjamin Netanyahu annex the West Bank?

[FREE TO READ] Israeli PM is under pressure from far-right coalition partners to formally seize parts of occupied Palestinian territory

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 20d

on.ft.com/3IgKgYJ Keir Starmer’s long road to recognising Palestine

Keir Starmer’s long road to recognising Palestine

The Labour government’s approach to Israel’s war in Gaza has soured the party’s relationship with many of its voters

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 23d

on.ft.com/4n4DKDn Protesters against Trump state visit march through London

Protesters against Trump state visit march through London

[FREE TO READ] US president treated to pomp and ceremony at royal residence

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 23d

on.ft.com/4pxm31c US ‘bullying’ countries to drop climate goals, warns Al Gore

US ‘bullying’ countries to drop climate goals, warns Al Gore

[FREE TO READ] Trump officials putting pressure on countries though trade negotiations, former vice-president says

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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 24d

Incredibly unfair to cast him as co-protagonist in All the Presidents Men, convincing generations of dweebish young men that uncovering government wrongdoing is the sexiest, most important thing you can do.

Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 24d

Robert Redford's smile is so good he's the most famous smiling-guy meme on the internet even though probably 4 out of 5 ppl posting it have no idea he's Robert Redford, that's how good the smile is

a man with long hair and a beard is holding a rope

ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is holding a rope

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 24d

on.ft.com/4nfIKVV Donald Trump files $15bn defamation lawsuit against New York Times @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social

Donald Trump files $15bn defamation lawsuit against New York Times

[FREE TO READ] US president accuses media organisation of being ‘mouthpiece’ for Democratic party

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 29d

Bangladesh’s missing billions, stolen in plain sight: Watch our FT film about one of the world’s biggest asset recovery efforts (no paywall) 💰 🇧🇩 Source: YouTube share.google/umddxwP8GkRH...

Bangladesh’s missing billions, stolen in plain sight | FT Film

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28d

* TRUMP SAYS SUSPECT IN KIRK KILLING : "I THINK WE HAVE HIM" -- FOX NEWS INTERVIEW

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Yuan Yang @yuanfenyang.bsky.social · 28d

This week I called for full investigations into the deaths of journalists and aid workers in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli military.

Journalists in Gaza have been targeted and over 1,500 humanitarian workers have been killed, with almost no accountability.

My intervention👇

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 29d

Bangladesh’s missing billions, stolen in plain sight: Watch our FT film about one of the world’s biggest asset recovery efforts (no paywall) 💰 🇧🇩 Source: YouTube share.google/umddxwP8GkRH...

Bangladesh’s missing billions, stolen in plain sight | FT Film

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · Sep 9

on.ft.com/46sQWfo Russian air strike kills Ukrainian pensioners, says Kyiv

Russian air strike kills Ukrainian pensioners, says Kyiv

[FREE TO READ] Civilians including retirees waiting to collect benefits killed in eastern Ukraine, according to authorities

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · Sep 9

on.ft.com/42f5AV8 Ukraine battles air defence shortage as Pentagon slows shipments: “It’s a question of time for when munitions will run out.” @christopherjm.ft.com

Ukraine battles air defence shortage as Pentagon slows shipments

Moscow has stepped up attacks during Trump’s attempts to broker a peace deal, heaping pressure on Kyiv’s stocks

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · Sep 8

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Trump Administration Live Updates: Epstein Estate Turns Over Birthday Drawing Apparently Signed by Trump

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · Sep 8

on.ft.com/3V6AXgS “It emerged on Friday that the White House’s South Lawn is to be the setting for an Ultimate Fighting Championship cage fight on July 4 next year.” @jemima.bsky.social

Trump is turning the White House into Mar-a-Lagoland

[FREE TO READ] Paving over the Rose Garden and gaudily embellishing the Oval Office make the US president look desperate

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