Terrifying!
Great powers have always, to some extent, written the rules for themselves. But this should be a reminder that for all we might lament the “rules based order”, it’s largely gone, if it ever existed. Hard power is the only thing which matters now. Europe needs to wake up to the new realities.
January 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Terrifying!
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Heartbreaking to see millions in the Philippines forced to evacuate as another super typhoon hits.
These storms are stronger and more frequent because of the climate crisis. We need global solidarity and real action for climate resiliency and recovery.
These storms are stronger and more frequent because of the climate crisis. We need global solidarity and real action for climate resiliency and recovery.
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Heartbreaking to see millions in the Philippines forced to evacuate as another super typhoon hits.
These storms are stronger and more frequent because of the climate crisis. We need global solidarity and real action for climate resiliency and recovery.
These storms are stronger and more frequent because of the climate crisis. We need global solidarity and real action for climate resiliency and recovery.
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Turkiye accuses Israeli officials of 'genocide and crimes against humanity' over Israel's war on Gaza.
Turkiye issues arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu over Gaza ‘genocide’
Turkiye accuses Israeli officials of 'genocide and crimes against humanity' over Israel's war on Gaza.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Turkiye accuses Israeli officials of 'genocide and crimes against humanity' over Israel's war on Gaza.
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Destruction on this scale is beyond any reasonable definition of legitimate military retaliation. It is systematic ethnic cleansing. Collective punishment of an entire community.
Everything is indiscriminately flattened. Hospitals, schools, homes. Everthing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Everything is indiscriminately flattened. Hospitals, schools, homes. Everthing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war
With endless rubble and destroyed streets as far as the eye can see, any plans for Gaza's future are a far cry from where it is today, writes Lucy Williamson.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Destruction on this scale is beyond any reasonable definition of legitimate military retaliation. It is systematic ethnic cleansing. Collective punishment of an entire community.
Everything is indiscriminately flattened. Hospitals, schools, homes. Everthing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Everything is indiscriminately flattened. Hospitals, schools, homes. Everthing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Any time one of those fake foreign British nostalgia accounts starts banging on about the 50s, send them this wonderful interview with Don McCullin, and his description (familiar to me from the 70s) of how brutal London was in the 50s
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
October 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Any time one of those fake foreign British nostalgia accounts starts banging on about the 50s, send them this wonderful interview with Don McCullin, and his description (familiar to me from the 70s) of how brutal London was in the 50s
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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“Two of [Trump’s] three wives were immigrants, proving yet again that immigrants will do the jobs that even Americans are not willing to do.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social calls out the hypocrisy in Trump’s anti-immigrant policies.
Watch the full speech:
zeteo.com/p/no-kings-p...
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social calls out the hypocrisy in Trump’s anti-immigrant policies.
Watch the full speech:
zeteo.com/p/no-kings-p...
October 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“Two of [Trump’s] three wives were immigrants, proving yet again that immigrants will do the jobs that even Americans are not willing to do.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social calls out the hypocrisy in Trump’s anti-immigrant policies.
Watch the full speech:
zeteo.com/p/no-kings-p...
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social calls out the hypocrisy in Trump’s anti-immigrant policies.
Watch the full speech:
zeteo.com/p/no-kings-p...
@aiannucci.bsky.social Your ‘strong message here’ about Apple TV’s Tehran was so good to hear. I’m watching it for the 3rd time. Characterization is essential for the success of any film or work of fiction and both this and Slow Horses are excellent examples as are French films and TV.
September 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
@aiannucci.bsky.social Your ‘strong message here’ about Apple TV’s Tehran was so good to hear. I’m watching it for the 3rd time. Characterization is essential for the success of any film or work of fiction and both this and Slow Horses are excellent examples as are French films and TV.
Redirecting...
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September 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Jamal lives in a tent with no escape from the summer heat or his suffering, unable to get the treatment he needs because of extreme medicine shortages and soaring prices.
August 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Jamal lives in a tent with no escape from the summer heat or his suffering, unable to get the treatment he needs because of extreme medicine shortages and soaring prices.
Climate change is caused by war, bombs, destruction of buildings, lack of agricultural activity and greenery in towns and cities. The effect of conflict and destruction that no one talks about #Syria #Damascus #Climatechange How many people are dying because of this and the extreme temperatures?
August 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Climate change is caused by war, bombs, destruction of buildings, lack of agricultural activity and greenery in towns and cities. The effect of conflict and destruction that no one talks about #Syria #Damascus #Climatechange How many people are dying because of this and the extreme temperatures?
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Eighty years ago, on August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Our senior editor Alan Taylor found these prewar and postwar images of the city on his visit to the U.S. National Archives. (From 2016)
Hiroshima: Before and After the Atomic Bombing
Later this month, Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, 71 years after the United States dropped the first atomic weapon used in warfare on the city in 1945.
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August 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Eighty years ago, on August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Our senior editor Alan Taylor found these prewar and postwar images of the city on his visit to the U.S. National Archives. (From 2016)
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Watch @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk call out the BBC for their failure to hold Nigel Farage to account.
July 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Watch @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk call out the BBC for their failure to hold Nigel Farage to account.
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oh well done - Lib Dems report BBC to OFCOM for ‘giving disproportionate coverage’ to Reform
The Liberal Democrats have said what many have been thinking for a while - and they've asked OFCOM to investigate the BBC.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lib...
The Liberal Democrats have said what many have been thinking for a while - and they've asked OFCOM to investigate the BBC.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lib...
Lib Dems report BBC to OFCOM for 'giving disproportionate coverage' to Reform
The Liberal Democrats have said what many have been thinking for a while - and they've asked OFCOM to investigate the BBC.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
oh well done - Lib Dems report BBC to OFCOM for ‘giving disproportionate coverage’ to Reform
The Liberal Democrats have said what many have been thinking for a while - and they've asked OFCOM to investigate the BBC.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lib...
The Liberal Democrats have said what many have been thinking for a while - and they've asked OFCOM to investigate the BBC.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lib...
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July 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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They are united by the noble goal of saving lives, and the forests of #Latakia are the forests of all of #Syria. Firefighters from the #Syrian Civil Defense, firefighting brigades, and forest firefighting units stand hand in hand to battle the wildfires until they are extinguished.
July 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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The President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Ahmad Al-Shar’, met with members of the Supreme Committee for the People's Assembly elections at the People's Palace in Damascus.
July 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Ahmad Al-Shar’, met with members of the Supreme Committee for the People's Assembly elections at the People's Palace in Damascus.
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It was a difficult night for firefighting teams as flames spread through a steep valley in the Sheikh Hassan area of Qastal Ma’af in northern Latakia. Strong winds caused the fire to jump from burning spots into the valley, despite the firebreaks prepared by the teams.
July 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It was a difficult night for firefighting teams as flames spread through a steep valley in the Sheikh Hassan area of Qastal Ma’af in northern Latakia. Strong winds caused the fire to jump from burning spots into the valley, despite the firebreaks prepared by the teams.
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Ongoing firefighting operations continued through the night in the valley area of Qastal Ma’af and the Jabal Al-Nisr area in the #Latakia countryside
July 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Ongoing firefighting operations continued through the night in the valley area of Qastal Ma’af and the Jabal Al-Nisr area in the #Latakia countryside
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The fires in the #Latakia countryside continue to consume forests amid #Syrian- #Turkish- #Jordanian coordination to extinguish the flames.
July 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The fires in the #Latakia countryside continue to consume forests amid #Syrian- #Turkish- #Jordanian coordination to extinguish the flames.
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However, strong winds are reigniting hotspots and expanding the fire’s reach, making it increasingly difficult to control and intensifying the challenges on the ground.
July 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
However, strong winds are reigniting hotspots and expanding the fire’s reach, making it increasingly difficult to control and intensifying the challenges on the ground.