
Ruth Michaelson
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Stringer at The Guardian
Journalist covering Turkey & the Middle East. Bylines @guardian, sometimes others. [email protected] | [email protected] | PGP:0x000C3381
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5 days ago |
theguardian.com | Vicky Graham |Harry Taylor |Helen Davidson |Ben Smee |Jonathan Yerushalmy |Maya Yang | +14 more
Iran’s parliament has voted to shut down the vital Hormuz shipping channel in retaliation against Donald Trump’s attack on the country, prompting fears of a sharp spike in oil prices that could cause a global recession. A barrel of Brent crude was selling for about $77 on Friday, having risen by more than 10% since mid-June when Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear sites prompted missile strikes from Tehran against Tel Aviv.
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5 days ago |
theguardian.com | Maya Yang |Vicky Graham |Harry Taylor |Helen Davidson |Ben Smee |Jonathan Yerushalmy | +9 more
Iran’s parliament has voted to shut down the vital Hormuz shipping channel in retaliation against Donald Trump’s attack on the country, prompting fears of a sharp spike in oil prices that could cause a global recession. A barrel of Brent crude was selling for about $77 on Friday, having risen by more than 10% since mid-June when Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear sites prompted missile strikes from Tehran against Tel Aviv.
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2 weeks ago |
observer.co.uk | Ruth Michaelson
The head of the privatised relief operation backed by armed US contractors appears to have no direct experience of delivering aid The Reverend Johnnie Moore is a rising star of the US evangelical movement, an experienced public relations executive, and leads a Christian advertising agency that counts a theme park built around a 510ft-long model of Noah’s ark in Kentucky as one of its flagship projects.
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3 weeks ago |
observer.co.uk | Ruth Michaelson
It’s not clear who owns or funds the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Welcome to the Sensemaker, our daily newsletter. It features calm and clear analysis on the stories driving the news across tech, politics, finance, culture and more. The Sensemaker will appear here every morning, but to receive it in your email inbox, sign up on our newsletters page.
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3 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Ruth Michaelson |Julian Borger
Negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul ended without agreement on a ceasefire on Monday, but with both sides agreeing to exchange more prisoners. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the two sides had agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each, with the possibility of swapping an additional 200 PoWs. He said agreement had also been agreed to return the remains of killed service personnel, but added that this would take careful preparation.
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