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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 5d

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

Sky News @news.sky.com · 6d

Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.

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Christian Thiels @christianthiels.bsky.social · 6d

ICYMI: "The captain of an oil tanker believed to be part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' of vessels used to evade sanctions has been charged by French authorities."
@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...

France: Captain of tanker linked to Russian 'shadow fleet' charged

The Chinese national faces a count of refusing to follow naval instructions while piloting the vessel.

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Carnegie Endowment @carnegieendowment.org · 8d

Can China sell itself as an alternative to the Western-led security order?

@sheenagreitens.bsky.social joined @gmfus.bsky.social’s @bglaser.bsky.social on the China Global podcast to discuss. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Global Public Security with Chinese Characteristics

Podcast Episode · China Global · 09/30/2025 · 36m

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 9d

Taliban shut down the internet in Afghanistan as a “morality measure”

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 9d

A few people have been asking questions about Moldova.

As it's well over 30 years since Russia refused to let go of a part of the country, this (free) look back into history from @amaragraps.bsky.social, is both fascinating and enlightening.

amaragraps.substack.com/p/connecting...

Connecting the dots of Russia’s Moldova Occupation

A Narrative Evolution through the Lens of Journalists

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Center for European Policy Analysis @cepa.org · 9d

Moldovans Reject Russia | "The election was billed as a referendum on the country’s future. In the end, voters plumped for Brussels and Western Europe rather than Russia." Katia Glod

Moldovans Reject Russia

The election was billed as a referendum on the country’s future. Voters plumped for Brussels and Western Europe rather than Russia.

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Howard Amos @howardamos.bsky.social · 9d

Speaking next Monday (6th October) at King's Russia Institute about 'Russia Starts Here'. Tickets are free. Please come along!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/russia-sta...

Russia Starts Here: Real Lives in the Ruins of Empire

To understand the darkness capturing Russia, we journey through a landscape of small towns, re-wilding fields and dilapidated churches

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 12d

The United Nations is staring down the unprecedented financial and political pullback of its founding member and the host of its headquarters, the United States. What will the future hold for U.S. support to the United Nations?

Read the full analysis: www.csis.org/analysis/wha...

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 12d

Xi Jinping on visit to Xinjiang calls for ‘every effort’ to achieve social stability – SCMP: ‘Xi also described the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, a state-owned enterprise, as “an important strategic force” in achieving the ruling party leadership’s overall goals for Xinjiang.’

Xi on Xinjiang visit urges ‘every effort’ to achieve social stability

Chinese leader’s remarks promoting cultural integration come as autonomous region marks 70th anniversary and amid Beijing’s push for unity.

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Natasha Kuhrt @natashakuhrt.bsky.social · 12d

Looks like a fun niche topic

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 12d

So, to be clear, Reform UK want a state strong enough to carry out mass deportations but identity cards would be a step too far in terms of state power?

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 15d

“Are you Alawi?” Identity-Based Killings During Syria’s Transition
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...

“Are you Alawi?”

The 51-page report, “‘Are you Alawi?’ Identity-Based Killings During Syria’s Transition,” documents widespread abuses by government forces, government-aligned armed groups, and armed volunteers, inclu...

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Lucy Gaynor @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 15d

"An instrument of neo-colonialist oppression"

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger issue a joint statement withdrawing from the #ICC

Earlier this year, all three also jointly withdrew from #ECOWAS

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Three West African countries to quit International Criminal Court

The three military juntas, who came to power through coups, say the judicial body is 'incapable' of handling 'proven war crimes'.

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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 15d

Very annoyed with this ”but Turkey shot down a Russian jet”.

Turkey doesn’t have a border with Russia. If Finland did the same (when it’s ”only” an incursion), what would stop Russia from starting to shoot down Finnish (or other NATO) jets when they’re flying close to the Russian border ?

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Richard Gowan @richardgowan1.bsky.social · 20d

Does the UN have a future?

I talked to @economist.com alongside @minhthu.bsky.social (who is more hopeful than me!).

www.economist.com/internationa...

The UN’s grim future

Going rogue, decay or Trumpification

www.economist.com

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Hilary Barth @hilarybarth.bsky.social · 22d

Via @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social on X: Yale “HRL identified 210 locations where Ukraine’s children have been taken in Russia and occupied Ukraine since Feb 2022. This research expands on HRL’s previous reports + is the highest number of locations to date.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

Ukraine's Stolen Children: Inside Russia's Network of Re-Education and Militarization

The Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) has concluded that children from Ukraine have been taken to at least 210 facilities inside

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ICDS Tallinn @icds-tallinn.bsky.social · 22d

Finland’s history offers a warning, not a model.

Kristi Raik explains how Ukraine differs from Finland – and why trading land for peace is unlikely to bring lasting stability. @foreignpolicy.com @kristiraik.bsky.social

The Ghost of Finlandization Is Haunting the Ukraine Debate

A 1944 armistice that traded land for peace is a poor precedent for ending Russia’s war.

foreignpolicy.com

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 26d

We've just had a special weekend email from the Russian troll factory (they usually email us their latest fake videos Monday to Friday, so this is out of character), and they're all about Charlie Kirk. Unusually, they've also posted them on Truth Social, which they don't usually do in my experience.

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 27d

I'm honestly surprised the Russian troll farms aren't all over the Charlie Kirk shooting, currently it seems they're focused on France, Germany, Armenia, and Moldova. The most recent links they've sent us were all about France, guess they've not received their latest marching orders.

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Jim Goldgeier @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social · 27d

This is why Putin has stepped up his war since January. He knows the US response will continue to be weak with Trump’s Putin first policy.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27d

Q: “Your reaction to Russian drone incursion into Poland?”

Trump: “It could've been a mistake. But regardless, I'm not happy about anything having to do with that whole situation.”

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 27d

Once again, Teen Vogue out here committing actual journalism.

Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 27d

Far-right political activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead on September 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. Here's what you need to know about the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA's background and views

Content warning: This story refers to a viral, violent video of a shooting.

Who Was Charlie Kirk? What to Know About the Turning Point USA Founder and His Views

Kirk was fatally shot during a campus event on September 10.

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 29d

Humanities, arts and social sciences degrees are disappearing in many UK regions.

With more young people than ever studying close to home, course cuts are narrowing their choices at university.

@timeshighered.bsky.social covers our 'Cold Spots' report today. Read more at https://bit.ly/46e3wOy

Humanities and arts degrees disappearing in parts of UK

Students from rural and disadvantaged areas disproportionally affected by subject cuts, British Academy warns

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 29d

💬 #NATO is not treating the drone incursion into Polish territory as an attack, a NATO source told Reuters.

#russia #poland

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Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 29d

AlJazeera reports that Qatar's PM stated that
- the attack happened when the Hamaz team was discussing the US ceasefire proposal
- the US contacted Qatari officials 10 min after the attack.
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Hamas says leaders survived, six others killed in Israeli attack on Doha

International condemnation of Israel’s attack on residential area of Qatari capital mounts.

www.aljazeera.com

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Georgina Wright @georginaewright.bsky.social · 29d

With my colleagues Martin Quencez and @gesineweber.bsky.social, we analyse what the fall of the Bayrou government — and the appointment of Lecornu as the new PM — mean for France’s domestic and international politics. Spoiler: France’s problems aren’t going away.

www.gmfus.org/news/frances...

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Thant Myint-U @thantmyintu.bsky.social · 29d

My interview today on @NPR with @michelekelemen about my new book Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

'Peacemaker': U Thant's son tells his story in new book

In the early 1960s, U Thant, a practicing Buddhist from a remote town in Burma, became the first non-Western secretary-general of the United Nations.

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