Jack Hewson
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Al Jazeera English Correspondent reporting from Iraq | Past lives in: Ukraine, Africa, South-East Asia | RTS '26 | DuPont '23 | http://jackhewson.com/showreel
A landfill in Indonesia is still burning more than a week after it caught fire, producing thick, toxic fumes that have sickened and displaced nearby residents, and highlighting the country’s longstanding challenges with waste management.
A Landfill in Indonesia Caught Fire Over a Week Ago. It’s Still Burning.
Toxic fumes have sickened nearby residents. Lawmakers and activists say the blaze is an indication of the country’s longstanding issues with waste management.
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Epic crowds on the streets of Najaf for the funeral procession of Ali Khamanei. Id estimate easily over 1m. Many motivated by Islamic solidarity in face of US Israeli aggression. Gaza came up many times as to why people have turned out
Could Farage quit? Questions swirl over Reform UK leader’s future
Could Farage quit? Questions swirl over Reform UK leader’s future
Leader is under pressure over £5m gift, byelection losses and rise of rival Restore but allies say exit speculation is ‘wishful thinking’
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Absolutely extraordinary story from the Sunday Times that is going to be very hard for Farage to deflect. "Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal" www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal
The Reform UK leader did not declare benefits including staff, security and housing by crypto-gambler George Cottrell, our investigation reveals
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Three sons of Iran's slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not his successor reut.rs/4vdwbxA
Three sons of Iran's slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not his successor
Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who has succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, did not make an appearance.
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Ukraine striking Russian energy infrastructure at unprecedented rate ft.trib.al/nKEohAc
Ukraine striking Russian energy infrastructure at unprecedented rate
Kyiv’s intensified drone campaign is spurring Russia’s worst fuel crisis in decades
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there is really only one way to de-normalize this insane level of corruption and that's through disgorgement, accountability, the end of impunity. otherwise it is the new normal & the USA is toast.
Donald Trump made more than $1bn last year in return to presidency
US president also earned hundreds of thousands of dollars from licensing of Bibles, watches and perfume
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Iran insists on keeping control over Hormuz, senior Iranian sources say reut.rs/4eRypfI
Iran insists on keeping control over Hormuz, senior Iranian sources say
Iran is determined to win international recognition of its control over the Strait of Hormuz and ability to levy fees on ships entering or leaving the Gulf even if it has to do so by force, two senior Iranian sources said.
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🇻🇪 Security camera shows moment twin earthquakes hit Venezuela Security camera footage shows the moment twin 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes hit Venezuela on June 24. The death toll has now risen to nearly 2,000 with more than 10,500 injured and thousands more unaccounted for.
Stock markets across Asia tumbled on Friday, pulled lower by the region’s biggest technology shares as investors continue to wrestle with whether the boom in artificial intelligence spending is all but done or just beginning.
Stocks in Asia Tumble as A.I. Uncertainty Jolts Tech Shares
Stock markets across Asia tumbled, as investors continue to wrestle with whether the boom in artificial intelligence spending is overdone or just beginning.
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Iranian delegation walk out after Trump threatens "you close [the strait] and you won't have a country. You won't even make it back to your fucking country" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
US-Iran talks strained as Trump threats spark Iranian walkout
Negotiations continue via mediators after US president threatened to bomb Iran and kidnap negotiating team unless strait of Hormuz reopened
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🇮🇷 🇺🇸 A newly signed deal to end the Middle East war was already under strain on Friday, after talks in Switzerland were postponed and fighting flared between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. ➡️ u.afp.com/Szhr
US-Iran talks planned for June 19 at the Burgenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland will not take place, according to a Swiss foreign ministry statement after US Vice President JD Vance pulled out of the planned trip reut.rs/3SRhHpt
British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet tanker, marking the latest effort by European countries to choke off a key source of Moscow’s oil revenues.
UK seizes Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel
The seizure marks the first time Britain has detained a Russian-linked tanker, amid concerns doing so would cost millions of pounds.
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Excellent overview piece on fears of a new Lebanese civil war www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Lebanon Is Teetering at the Abyss of a New Civil War
A ceasefire agreement with Israel requiring the government to dismantle Hezbollah reignites sectarian tensions.
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In #Iraq there's an Arabic turn of phrase that describes the pro Iranian armed factions that are putting down their weapons that sounds like they're taking their clothes off, or "stripping". It's causing some degree of public amusement. Faction press officers not entirely pleased
Iran fired missiles toward Israel, after a deadly Israeli airstrike on Beirut hours earlier.
Iran Fires Missiles at Israel After Israeli Airstrike on Beirut
Tehran has sought a halt to Israeli operations inside Lebanon as part of its peace negotiations with Washington.
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Across the world, signals crucial for safe air and sea travel are being disrupted.
The Epidemic of GPS Jamming
Across the world, signals crucial for safe air and sea travel are being disrupted.
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Can you imagine how many people approved it before publishing? Shameful.
Worried for Shelly Kittleson, I hope she is freed as soon as possible www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/w...
American Journalist Abducted in Iraq, Security Officials Say
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⚡️Ukrainian FPV giant signs deal to build drones in US. FPV drone and interceptor maker General Cherry reached an agreement with U.S. defense firm Wilcox Industries to produce drones in its New Hampshire factories.
Ukrainian FPV giant signs deal to build drones in US
One of Ukraine's largest drone makers, General Cherry, has signed a deal to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the U.S., the company said in a statement shared with the Kyiv Independent on Mar...
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You can feel it in London, the mood on public transport, the vibe on the street. There's a kind of broken dystopian edge to the UK these days. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Pessimism takes root in UK as shoppers struggle to afford essentials
Millions are dipping into savings or borrowing to get by as the Iran war drives up prices, survey shows
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What a time to be alive www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is contemplating the sheer folly of boots on the ground in Iran. How did it come to this? | Simon Tisdall
After the anguish of Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s almost unthinkable the US would again send troops to the Middle East – but its president is desperate and narcissistic, says foreign affairs commentator...
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More Palestinians have been displaced by settler violence and Israeli access restrictions in the first three months of 2026 than in all of 2025, the U.N. says. www.ochaopt.org/content/huma...
Humanitarian Situation Report | 27 March 2026 | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian Territory
Millions of people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory remain reliant on relief aid provided to them amid tight restrictions; many lack protection from Israeli policies and acts of violence ...
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"Iran plans to turn the strait into a money spinner ... could raise $80bn a year... tankers carrying oil from favoured non-hostile nations such as India, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea and China could be waved through or offered cheaper rates." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
A war of regression: how Trump bombed the US into a worse position with Iran
Analysts fear Iran has played a weak hand well and the US has blundered into a defining strategic failure
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US historian Robert Pape in the Guardian “They [Iran] are forcing the publics in the Gulf to ask: ‘Why are we paying the price of a war that appears driven by expansionist Israeli policies?’” And to a broader extent through oil prices that applies to the rest of the world too