Lisa Dupuy
@lisadupuy.bsky.social
Dutch journo, formerly South Asia correspondent. Also: conflict, climate and how we talk, think abt war | nuclear nonproliferation and international security. ✍️ in NL + ENG
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Lisa Dupuy
@lisadupuy.bsky.social
· Jan 4
De Siliguri Corridor is het smalste stukje India, en is strategisch belangrijk. Toch hoort het Noordoosten er nooit helemaal bij, terwijl New Dehli vreest dat China het gebied wil innemen. NRC reisde langs de grensposten. „We voelen ons eenzaam door de Chinese dreiging.” buff.ly/Bg6PVAN
India wil één zijn, maar het Noordoosten hoort er toch niet helemaal bij
India: Het smalste stukje van India is een strategisch belangrijke corridor in het uiterste noordoosten. New Delhi vreest dat China het gebied wil innemen. Een reis langs grensposten: „We voelen ons…
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De zogeheten Siliguri corridor voert van het Noordoosten naar ‘mainland’ India. Tussen Bhutan, Nepal en Bangladesh, met over de horizon nog China: de uitloper van deelstaat West-Bengalenis een cruciale landverbinding voor de veiligheid, nationbuilding en collectiviteit in het land.
Valentijns-throwback: van mijn @nrc.nl verhaal over de progressieve voorhoede en verliefde mensen die in India hun gemengde huwelijken (religie, kaste, status, moedertaal) doorzetten, is vorige week een luisterverhaal gemaakt.
🎧💕 In het weekend bij #NRCVandaag:
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
🎧💕 In het weekend bij #NRCVandaag:
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Luisterverhaal op zondag: In India is een gemengd huwelijk 'verboden liefde'
Een huwelijk tussen verschillende religies kan in India op weerstand stuiten. Stellen zoeken naar mogelijkheden. „De bruiloft ging om ons, niet ons geloof.”Heb je vragen, suggesties of ideeën over onz...
www.nrc.nl
February 14, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Valentijns-throwback: van mijn @nrc.nl verhaal over de progressieve voorhoede en verliefde mensen die in India hun gemengde huwelijken (religie, kaste, status, moedertaal) doorzetten, is vorige week een luisterverhaal gemaakt.
🎧💕 In het weekend bij #NRCVandaag:
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
🎧💕 In het weekend bij #NRCVandaag:
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Rubio speech at MSC—in short: US sees global trade, diplomacy, migration, immigration, global institutions and global affairs in general as a “foolish post-WWII mistake” and invites Europe “so save itself by each protecting sovereignty, closed borders, and Christianity” alike Trump’s America.
February 14, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Rubio speech at MSC—in short: US sees global trade, diplomacy, migration, immigration, global institutions and global affairs in general as a “foolish post-WWII mistake” and invites Europe “so save itself by each protecting sovereignty, closed borders, and Christianity” alike Trump’s America.
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IOC verbiedt helm met beeltenissen van in oorlog omgekomen Oekraïners: ‘Ik ben diep geraakt’
IOC verbiedt helm met beeltenissen van in oorlog omgekomen Oekraïners: ‘Ik ben diep geraakt’
De Oekraïense skeletonracer Vladyslav Heraskevytsj heeft het IOC dinsdag beschuldigd van „verraad”, omdat het comité hem heeft verboden om een helm te dragen met daarop…
www.nrc.nl
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
IOC verbiedt helm met beeltenissen van in oorlog omgekomen Oekraïners: ‘Ik ben diep geraakt’
Vorige week: het New START-verdrag, het laatste ‘klassieke’ wapenverdrag tussen de VS en Rusland (eerder USSR) waarmee de Koude Oorlog-rivalen en bezitters vd grootste kernwapenarsenalen hun concurrentie beteugelden, liep af zonder zicht op vervanging van die afspraken.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Nu het laatste kernwapenverdrag verloopt, is deze deskundige somber: ‘De hardliners hebben de politieke wind mee’
Hans Kristensen | analist: Deze week vervalt het New Start-verdrag, waarin de VS en Rusland afspraken hun aantal kernkoppen te beperken. Amerikaanse hardliners vrezen dat de kernmachten Rusland én Chi...
www.nrc.nl
February 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Vorige week: het New START-verdrag, het laatste ‘klassieke’ wapenverdrag tussen de VS en Rusland (eerder USSR) waarmee de Koude Oorlog-rivalen en bezitters vd grootste kernwapenarsenalen hun concurrentie beteugelden, liep af zonder zicht op vervanging van die afspraken.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific, With One Survivor
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:14 AM
We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
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The human cost of our appetite for critical minerals.
“More than 200 people were victims of this landslide, including miners, children and market women. Some people were rescued just in time and have serious injuries,” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
“More than 200 people were victims of this landslide, including miners, children and market women. Some people were rescued just in time and have serious injuries,” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say
Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phones
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The human cost of our appetite for critical minerals.
“More than 200 people were victims of this landslide, including miners, children and market women. Some people were rescued just in time and have serious injuries,” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
“More than 200 people were victims of this landslide, including miners, children and market women. Some people were rescued just in time and have serious injuries,” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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A senior U.S. envoy involved in efforts to end Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has displayed a lack of basic understanding of Ukraine's political system and the war itself while speaking to reporters, the Kyiv Independent has learned.
Exclusive: Trump's top envoy negotiating Ukraine's fate displays 'shocking' lack of knowledge about war, politics
A senior U.S. envoy involved in efforts to end Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has displayed a lack of basic understanding of Ukraine's political system and the war itself while speaking to re...
kyivindependent.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:21 PM
A senior U.S. envoy involved in efforts to end Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has displayed a lack of basic understanding of Ukraine's political system and the war itself while speaking to reporters, the Kyiv Independent has learned.
Oef:
Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
The ex-Fifa boss showed his support of a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Oef:
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🇮🇳🇪🇺 L'Inde et l'Union européenne ont officialisé mardi la conclusion d'un vaste accord de libre-échange commercial qui, au terme de vingt ans de négociations, va créer "une zone de libre-échange de 2 milliards de personnes".
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January 27, 2026 at 8:14 AM
🇮🇳🇪🇺 L'Inde et l'Union européenne ont officialisé mardi la conclusion d'un vaste accord de libre-échange commercial qui, au terme de vingt ans de négociations, va créer "une zone de libre-échange de 2 milliards de personnes".
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India and the European Union have finalized a long pending landmark trade deal, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, as the two sides seek to hedge against fickle ties with the US.
India and EU finalize ‘mother of all deals’ with landmark trade pact | CNN
India and the European Union have finalized a long pending landmark trade deal, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, as the two sides seek to hedge against fickle ties with the US.
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:01 AM
India and the European Union have finalized a long pending landmark trade deal, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, as the two sides seek to hedge against fickle ties with the US.
Jeff Bezos heeft besloten dat de bijl door The Washington Post gaat: vooral buitenlandse verslaggeving en sport worden gekort. Vele correspondenten en ‘bureaus’ in standplaatsen in de hele wereld zullen personeel verliezen of opgedoekt worden.
As bad as today's Washington Post is sometimes, it is also sometimes great. Sports and Foreign are some of the best things they do. Bezos should give the Post to a nonprofit instead of destroying it. #SavethePost presswatchers.org/2024/10/the-...
I grew up reading the Washington Post. I spent 12 years working for the Washington Post. I grieve for the Washington Post.
January 27, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Jeff Bezos heeft besloten dat de bijl door The Washington Post gaat: vooral buitenlandse verslaggeving en sport worden gekort. Vele correspondenten en ‘bureaus’ in standplaatsen in de hele wereld zullen personeel verliezen of opgedoekt worden.
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the work @bellingcat.com is doing in Minneapolis is essential. I spoke with @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social about the site's U.S. strategy
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-m...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-m...
In Minneapolis and other U.S. cities, Bellingcat supplements local news by “zooming in with a forensic lens”
Partnerships with local news outlets help "bring our stories to the audiences who need to see them most."
www.niemanlab.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:34 PM
the work @bellingcat.com is doing in Minneapolis is essential. I spoke with @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social about the site's U.S. strategy
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-m...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-m...
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Some TikTok users are accusing the app of censorship after they attempted and failed to upload videos about ICE. TikTok says the ongoing glitches are related to a power outage. https://cnn.it/3NEo5xW
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Some TikTok users are accusing the app of censorship after they attempted and failed to upload videos about ICE. TikTok says the ongoing glitches are related to a power outage. https://cnn.it/3NEo5xW
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🇮🇷 Au moins 648 manifestants ont été tués en Iran depuis le 28 décembre, début du mouvement de contestation contre le pouvoir, a annoncé lundi l'ONG Iran Human Rights, basée en Norvège.
January 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM
🇮🇷 Au moins 648 manifestants ont été tués en Iran depuis le 28 décembre, début du mouvement de contestation contre le pouvoir, a annoncé lundi l'ONG Iran Human Rights, basée en Norvège.
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Les forces syriennes ont évacué plus de 400 combattants kurdes du dernier quartier d'Alep, dans le nord de la Syrie, vers la zone autonome kurde, et arrêté 300 autres Kurdes, a indiqué un responsable du ministère de l'Intérieur ⬇️
January 11, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Les forces syriennes ont évacué plus de 400 combattants kurdes du dernier quartier d'Alep, dans le nord de la Syrie, vers la zone autonome kurde, et arrêté 300 autres Kurdes, a indiqué un responsable du ministère de l'Intérieur ⬇️
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A recent Israeli decision to bar Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups means international staff and aid can no longer enter Gaza or the West Bank. Local staff must rely on dwindling supplies and no international expertise. n.pr/49f75Xo
Inside a Gaza medical clinic at risk of shutting down after an Israeli ban
A recent Israeli decision to bar Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups means international staff and aid can no longer enter Gaza or the West Bank. Local staff must rely on dwindling supplies and no international expertise.
n.pr
January 11, 2026 at 10:14 AM
A recent Israeli decision to bar Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups means international staff and aid can no longer enter Gaza or the West Bank. Local staff must rely on dwindling supplies and no international expertise. n.pr/49f75Xo
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NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
n.pr
January 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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🇻🇪 Au Venezuela, traumatisme et incrédulité dans un quartier bombardé par les forces américaines
➡️ u.afp.com/S8j6
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January 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
🇻🇪 Au Venezuela, traumatisme et incrédulité dans un quartier bombardé par les forces américaines
➡️ u.afp.com/S8j6
➡️ u.afp.com/S8j6
De zogeheten Siliguri corridor voert van het Noordoosten naar ‘mainland’ India. Tussen Bhutan, Nepal en Bangladesh, met over de horizon nog China: de uitloper van deelstaat West-Bengalenis een cruciale landverbinding voor de veiligheid, nationbuilding en collectiviteit in het land.
De Siliguri Corridor is het smalste stukje India, en is strategisch belangrijk. Toch hoort het Noordoosten er nooit helemaal bij, terwijl New Dehli vreest dat China het gebied wil innemen. NRC reisde langs de grensposten. „We voelen ons eenzaam door de Chinese dreiging.” buff.ly/Bg6PVAN
India wil één zijn, maar het Noordoosten hoort er toch niet helemaal bij
India: Het smalste stukje van India is een strategisch belangrijke corridor in het uiterste noordoosten. New Delhi vreest dat China het gebied wil innemen. Een reis langs grensposten: „We voelen ons…
buff.ly
January 4, 2026 at 1:15 PM
De zogeheten Siliguri corridor voert van het Noordoosten naar ‘mainland’ India. Tussen Bhutan, Nepal en Bangladesh, met over de horizon nog China: de uitloper van deelstaat West-Bengalenis een cruciale landverbinding voor de veiligheid, nationbuilding en collectiviteit in het land.
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The US military conducted an operation on Jan 3 to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. Bellingcat geolocated videos of helicopters involved in the raid, piecing together potential movements of the assault force
January 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The US military conducted an operation on Jan 3 to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. Bellingcat geolocated videos of helicopters involved in the raid, piecing together potential movements of the assault force
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The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
www.forever-wars.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
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Trump just claimed on Truth Social that the U.S. has captured Nicolás Maduro and flown him out of Venezuela. No independent confirmation yet.
January 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Trump just claimed on Truth Social that the U.S. has captured Nicolás Maduro and flown him out of Venezuela. No independent confirmation yet.
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The world’s largest public employment plan, India’s job guarantees for rural workers, could be hollowed out by new legislation, the program’s defenders warn.
India pioneered job guarantees. A new law could weaken them, critics say.
A mass rural employment program has cut poverty in India and inspired policymakers globally. Critics say the government risks rolling back that legacy.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The world’s largest public employment plan, India’s job guarantees for rural workers, could be hollowed out by new legislation, the program’s defenders warn.
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2025: a year in political cartoons – from a Bond-villain Trump to a toppled prince | Martin Rowson, Ella Baron, Nicola Jennings and Ben Jennings
2025: a year in political cartoons – from a Bond-villain Trump to a toppled prince | Martin Rowson, Ella Baron, Nicola Jennings and Ben Jennings
Our cartoonists look back at a year of covering tragedy, farce and everything in between – and having to draw far too many Donald Trumps
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
2025: a year in political cartoons – from a Bond-villain Trump to a toppled prince | Martin Rowson, Ella Baron, Nicola Jennings and Ben Jennings