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North Korea is deploying a missile unit to Russia that cld be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers to carry out attacks on Ukraine, acc to an exclusive Reuters report. Pyongyang is estimated to have sent abt 14,000 troops to fight in the Ukraine war. www.reuters.com/business/aer...
EXCLUSIVE: North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says
The missile unit could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers.
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World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has arrived in the DRC as it struggles to control the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record. There have been 3,874 cases, resulting in 1,751 deaths, acc to figures from DRC’s health ministry. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
WHO chief arrives in Congo to help tackle Ebola outbreak as confirmed cases soar
There have been nearly 4,000 confirmed cases since the outbreak was declared in mid-May
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The Ugandan military has built a monument to Yonatan Netanyahu, an older brother of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu who was killed when 🇮🇱 sent commandos into the East African ctry to retrieve hostages in 1976. The statue was unveiled by army chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Pres. Museveni.
Uganda's military unveils statue of Netanyahu's brother who died in 1976 Entebbe hostage rescue
Uganda’s military has unveiled a monument to Yonatan Netanyahu, the older brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The total amount a UK political party can spend in a General election year across 650 candidates is half that - and this was a single candidate in a single primary.
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 15h agoNo matter the margin the story is that Haley Stevens got $70M of support, more than $30M of it from a single organization, and still lost.
i don't like to police genre, but it's not dark academia unless somebody gets squished in one of these bad boys
understand why Ben decided to highlight the sentences he highlighted here but I would argue that the sentence that comes immediately afterwards was the real gut punch for me
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · yesterdayOh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
It’s disgusting for the Conservatives to ask Jewish groups to meet their ex-neo-Nazi candidate, presumably in the hope he will charm them and they’ll offer their blessing. They should not expect Jewish people to sanitise this appalling choice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tories offer Jewish groups meeting with ex neo-Nazi activist candidate
Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed over neo-Nazi activism, but has been selected to stand in a new Somerset Council seat in 2027.
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We often reach for positivity bc it’s what we’ve been socialised to do. But trying to be positive abt tragic or traumatic events isn’t liberating, & can actually feel invalidating to ppl who are experiencing those things. Toxic positivity denies ppl the full expression of human emotions. #r4today
When was the last time #r4today discussed Israel’s use of drones in Gaza? Numerous UN orgs & Int. medical experts have published evidence showing that the IOF is systematically targeting Palestinian kids, with multiple reports describing the systematic nature of their injuries as "target practice".
Update: Google just sent me a statement saying it is “rolling back” this AI feature that let anyone make completely bullshit satellite images. Comes after our demos of the tool and those from OSINT researchers. One of the worst AI tools I’ve ever seen bsky.app/profile/jose...
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d agoNew from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
I started getting followed by some "film festivals" and "writing festivals" and thought "oh, these are cool!" Then I looked a little closer. They're all part of a network that preys on writers, charging us for reviews, and feeding our stuff into slop generators. So I made a list.👋🏻🖕🏻😠
A mass funeral has been held in Gaza for 112 people whose bodies have just been recovered from the rubble of an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in 2023. The residential block in Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood was completely destroyed by Israeli warplanes, killing more than 300 people.
Palestinians hold mass funeral for 112 bodies finally recovered from a 2023 Gaza strike
Palestinians have gathered for a mass funeral in Gaza for over 100 bodies finally recovered from an Israeli strike in the earliest weeks of the war in 2023.
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India has denied it is involved in a heavily anticipated speech from toppled Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, who is living in exile in New Delhi. B’Desh summoned the Indian Amb in its capital, Dhaka, & told him Hasina should not be allowed to make pol. stmts on Indian soil. aa.com.tr/en/asia-paci...
India denies involvement in ex-Bangladesh premier Hasina's planned speech
Remarks come as Bangladesh protests over Sheikh Hasina’s planned event in New Delhi | Anadolu
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“Aid shortages in Afghanistan are forcing health workers to turn away millions of children and mothers despite a surge in child malnutrition rates, according to the U.N. food agency. It amounts to six out of seven of those in need, the World Food Programme said.” www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Afghan child malnutrition surges as aid cuts force clinics to turn families away, WFP says
Child malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached critical levels and aid shortages are forcing health workers to turn away millions of children and mothers — six in seven of those in need — the U.N. Wor...
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Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest defense contractor, discussed selling the UAE more than $1 billion of gear, as military ties btwn the two countries warm. Abu Dhabi requested drones worth $180 million after Houthi missiles killed three in Jan 2022, Haaretz reported. www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
Israel sent military personnel and key defense system to UAE, U.S. envoy says
Ambassador Mike Huckabee’s confirmation indicates the depth of military cooperation between the two former enemies as they face down Iranian counterattacks.
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The UAE rcvd more than $100m worth of gold bullion that was stolen by PMF from the Sudanese central bank & its state refinery, acc to the FT. Sudan’s civil war has fuelled the flow of gold — both legal and illegal — btwn the two ctrs; an Emirati off said the trade had reached just over $1bn in 2025.
The UAE’s imperial push into Africa
The Gulf state is investing heavily in land, ports and influence across the continent. But its entangled goals come at a price
ft.com
The same people who have been telling us "we can't stop climate change, instead we must adapt" have been hammering our capacity to adapt, through their promotion of austerity. What they're really saying is "keep burning fossil fuels for the sake of our donors". www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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“Subject yourself to Liddle’s body of work & you’ll find someone who never let go of the childish inclination to insult & degrade. He is so beloved of ppl on this side bec he said all the unpleasant things they are too cowardly to say in public.” #r4today brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/liddle-to-...
Liddle to be celebrated
An honest obituary for Rod Liddle, dead at 66, dead inside for many years before that.
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When Uber Eats and DoorDash hid the tip button, delivery workers paid the price. Tips fell by 79%. In January, we changed that. Since then, more than $104 million has gone back into the pockets of the delivery workers who keep New York City fed.
If the Theirworld project story had been abt anywhere other than Gaza, #r4today wld have mentioned the no of kids bombed to smithereens daily — inc the scale of child amputations, the highest globally, & the devastating impact of years of bombardment, which has led to the use of the acronym “WCNSF”.
#r4today plays Rod Liddle’s anti-black musings for amusement. And ofc Amol laughs along as well. His response shows how NBPoC use anti-blackness to ally w/ whiteness in an attempt to assimilate. For many white-adjacent NBPoC, proximity to whiteness is always prioritised over challenging racism.
Amol Rajan: “It’s almost impossible to listen to what you’re describing, to think of it happening and people doing such a thing.” “Failure to protect” is a recognised child welfare issue. Sadly, young children experiencing abuse and violence within their own families is not uncommon. #r4today
Man facing racist abuse says ppl don’t distinguish btwn “legal migrants” & “illegal migrants”. Well, ofc they don’t. They’re don’t care abt your imm status — they just care that you’re here when they’d rather you weren’t. That’s why relying on the “good immigrant” narrative is so damaging. #r4today
Massive Attack has said members were detained in Singapore and “isolated and separately questioned” after two of the group unfurled a Palestinian flag at a concert last week. In a statement on Instagram, the band said several members had their hotel rooms searched and passports confiscated.
British band Massive Attack says members were detained by Singapore police over Palestinian flag at concert
Police said the band’s actions “could potentially harm the racial and religious harmony in Singapore” and that two members were barred from re-entering the city-state.
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“A suspected suicide bomber has killed at least 17 people outside a police station in northwestern Pakistan, police said, as the country grapples with increasing insecurity. Locals were holding a pro-police rally at the time, but it was not immediately clear whether it was the intended target.”
Suspected suicide bombing at police station kills 17 in Pakistan, officials say
At least 17 people were killed in a suspected suicide bombing outside a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, a rescue group and a regional police official said, as the country battles ...
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Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has appeared in public, providing the first sign of life from the Nobel Peace Prize winner since a letter to her son two and a half years ago. Suu Kyi met with a delegation from the ICRC after growing concerns about the health of the 81-year-old.
Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar military releases photo of detained former leader
Photos newly released by Myanmar's military government show Suu Kyi meeting with an ICRC official.
bbc.co.uk
