@MatthewHedges

Former UK Ambassador @FCDOGovUK and Director @wfd_democracy | Trustee @KingsHeadThtr @Kaleidoscope_T | Cymro | MPP @Princeton | 🌈

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A friend recently sent me a newspaper article about me titled 'un embajador singular' - a unique...

A friend recently sent me a newspaper article about me titled 'un embajador singular' - a unique ambassador. It was part of a handful of pieces that came out as I was leaving Paraguay and I think I...

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"All of us must make a choice now: between a world where might is right, or a future based on the rule of law where victims can continue to access justice." - #ICC President Judge Tomoko Akane đŸŽ„ youtube.pulse.ly/w1tqao43uv 📖 icc-cpi.pulse.ly/sxqetsptyi
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mer ! 23/10@merverse_Aug 21
why spanish has become trendy in argentina
The Economist
@TheEconomistAug 20
Why Guaraní has become trendy in Paraguay economist.com/the-americas/2


The South American hipster language cooler than Spanish

Why GuaranĂ­ has become trendy in Paraguay

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El idioma GuaranĂ­ es una lengua oficial de la RepĂșblica del Paraguay siendo el Ășnico en SudamĂ©rica en tener dos idiomas oficiales, no es una tendencia como afirma el post unric.org/es/la-lengua-g

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Carlos
@txiokatuAug 18
We’re reaching levels of leche cake that shouldn’t be possible
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AsĂ­ estoy #albirroja
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Nde tavy though
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One city. 9 million people. All of us Londoners. We will never be divided.
White text on a black background reads “Hate is loud.” at the top and “Love is louder.” at the bottom, with the Mayor of London logo centred between the two lines.

ALT White text on a black background reads “Hate is loud.” at the top and “Love is louder.” at the bottom, with the Mayor of London logo centred between the two lines.

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David Miliband
@DMilibandApr 4
The window to avert a massive global hunger crisis is rapidly closing. Must-read from the @guardian on the food security timebomb that will go off if fertiliser cannot pass through the Strait of Hormuz: theguardian.com/world/2026/a


‘Food security timebomb’: a visual guide to the Gulf fertiliser blockade

UN says record numbers of people could face acute hunger if conflict continues

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Kim Ghattas
@KimGhattasFeb 28
Important to watch this interview in full, of Oman foreign minister and mediator in US-Iran talks, as Israel and US launch strikes against Iran. He outlines key achievements attained in negotiations, ahead of more talks that were scheduled next week... will talks still proceed? Hard to imagine but not impossible.
Face The Nation
@FaceTheNationFeb 27
WATCH: After meeting with Vice President JD Vance, Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi – a key mediator in the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks – tells @margbrennan "the peace deal is within our reach.” He also said, “I don't think any alternative to diplomacy is going to solve this problem.” See the full interview.
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@BrunoTertraisFeb 14
MSC in one pic
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@disclosetvFeb 14
NOW - Sarah McBride: "At the end of the day, transphobia, homophobia, misogyny, and sexism are all rooted in the same prejudice... and it's why threats toward trans people are threats toward all women."
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David Patrikarakos
@dpatrikarakosJan 9
What a photo. Don’t turn your eyes from Iran.
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Maria Ressa
@mariaressa24 Sep 2025
This morning, a new multilateral initiative! Leaders of 20 nations will meet at the UN on how to restore information integrity, institutions of democracy, climate justice, and narrow the gap between rich and poor. Led by the global south, Democracia Siempre is supported by more than 40 Nobel laureates. Here's background: #UNGA80 gob.cl/en/news/democracy-alw


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President Gabriel Boric stressed the importance of defending democracy and working together at the high-level meeting held at La Moneda Place with the leaders of Brazil, Colombia, Spain and Uruguay. 

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Applications are now open for the second cycle of our partnership with the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. Fully funded UK Master’s & PhD scholarships are available for study that will improve the lives of LGBTI+ people across the Commonwealth. commonwealthequality.org/sch

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In 1980 every country in South America was richer than China. Now China is richer than almost all of the South American nations. Source: instagram.com/p/DDw5R9voYHa/

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Hay que apoyar los espacios culturales
Centro Cultural La Chispa đŸ”„@LaChispaCultura5 Sep 2022
PARA SALVAR UNA CIUDAD HAY QUE APOYAR SUS ESPACIOS CULTURALES đŸ“ŁđŸ‘‡đŸœ Es mentira que el centro estĂĄ muerto, todavĂ­a hay vida, resistencia y por sobre todo ganas de ver al Casco HistĂłrico de AsunciĂłn en su mĂĄximo esplendor. SĂ­ es cierto que estĂĄ abandonado.
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Feliz dĂ­a la amistad! Happy friendship day - one of Paraguay's gifts to the world #Angiruara
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“Los papeles pueden ser rotos. Leídos con segundas, hasta con terceras y cuartas intenciones. Millones de sentidos. Pueden ser olvidados. Falsificados. Robados. Pisoteados. Los hechos no. Están ahí. Son más fuertes que la palabra. Tienen vida propia. Atengámonos a los hechos”.
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A very funny reflection on politics and personalities via 1970s Labour. The Gang of Three at @KingsHeadThtr worth a watch — and not just for the eyebrows
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