Campbell MacDiarmid

Photo taken by @abd00oo77 today shows the Republican Palace complex in Khartoum after the RSF claimed its “complete destruction” by the Sudanese air force https://t.co/Plc1tajqUL

Allison Lehtinen, a dual British-Finnish national in her fifties, was hit in the foot by a stray bullet in her apartment. The Finnish embassy was in constant contact with her by phone and through WhatsApp, staff said, while she was ignored by UK officials. https://t.co/qwCBIfnKgl

Weeks of escalating tensions between Sudan's military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has erupted into what looks like war in the Sudanese capital today

If you’re not already, follow @MaucourantNada for insightful and fearless coverage of Lebanon’s economy with all its shady characters and dodgy dealing

Nada Maucourant Atallah @MaucourantNada

Meet the Rahme brothers, two Lebanese businessmen with vast political ties, who just got hit with US sanctions over corruption allegations – one of the rare non-Hezbollah sanctions. I investigated the Rahmes in 2021 and was faced with intimidation & potentially, spying: A THREAD

RT @JamesERothwell: Israeli army says 1 rocket fired from southern Lebanon into Israeli territory. Rocket intercepted by air defences. The…

RT @joedyke: The UK says its airstrikes against ISIS killed more than 4,000 militants and only one civilian. But it refuses to reveal eve…

RT @joedyke: In eight years of bombing ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the UK says it has killed precisely one civilian. Two years ago I started l…

RT @sophia_yan: "Riyadh is no longer complacently reliant on Washington to act as a bulwark against Tehran..Saudi Arabia is looking elsewhe…

RT @Nat_Vasilyeva: Russia's FSB confirms Evan Gershkovich, a Russia correspondent, for the WSJ has been detained on suspicion of espionage.…

RT @JamesERothwell: Breaking - I understand diplomats at the Israeli embassy in London have gone on strike

Always be suspicious of someone who can tell you why they run. @biggytimmkins explains:

Jimmy Watkins @biggytimmkins

In my mind it’s impossible. It’s like catching sunlight in a jam jar and using it to see in the dark. Do we really want to know why we run? I certainly don’t. Running needs mystery, because mystery is a big motivator.

RT @MikeRStephens: This is a big deal...genuinely. No, not because Saudi and Iran have patched things up. That will ebb and flow. But bec…

"Freelancing is tough. It’s soul-destroying, confidence-shattering, mentally-destructive tough. Budgets are low, commissions can be hard to come by, and news desks rarely offer much logistic or emotional support." @liz_cookman on a year in Ukraine https://t.co/4uHaM6DAZz

‘She’s just a young girl. I don’t know what they want from her.’ A Ukrainian family tells @Nat_Vasilyeva of their heartbreaking search for their daughter, detained by Russian forces in Mariupol nearly a year ago. https://t.co/87dskVzC7L

"Pete would saunter over, hand me a cigarette and give me the biggest hug in the world. A hug so big it fit in all the awfulness of the day." @CengizYar with a beautiful tribute to our mate. Pete quit the cigs recently, making us all nostalgic ex-smokers. https://t.co/oVVSY79bCt

In light of Shamima Begum's failed appeal to SIAC over the stripping of her citizenship, @patrickgaley's 2019 thread provides essential background:

Patrick Galey is on @patrickgaley.bsky.social @patrickgaley

Since everyone is just waking up to the practice of citizenship stripping after the case of #ShaminaBegum, let me take you on a little tour...