Journalist who has reported from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
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BBC fact checkers raise questions over the effectiveness of Russian disinformation.
Is Burnham right to blame Russia for spreading online disinformation? bbc.in/4yX4CuP
Rare picture released of Myanmar's incarcerated elected leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, 81, amid fears for her over five years after she was overthrown by coup leader Min Aung Hlaing, who now seeks to win full ASEAN acceptance. She met with ICRC representative. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
"Far from the spotlight fixed on Iran, Ukraine, Lebanon and other global conflicts, Myanmar, a Southeast Asian nation of about 50 million people, has quietly collapsed." Brave and important reporting from @hkbeech and @berehulak #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar nytimes.com/2026/06/24/world…
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Don't go anywhere yet, Gooners...
Full post-match reaction AND the trophy lift will be on Live From N5 📺 xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1lJQRRRBv…
Thailand takes top place in public views of freedom of speech in the latest Democracy Perception Index. Could seem somewhat surprising, but perhaps if you don't consider that one thing...
Wishing all in Myanmar a genuine renewal this Thingyan and real peace despite the seemingly unending suffering in this brave land. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
How about returning to red coats in combat too to make it even easier for enemy FPV drone operators?
#tanktuesday Armour and infantry working together in the urban environment - a powerful combination against an opposing force.
To become part of a tank crew please visit: jobs.army.mod.uk/roles/royal…
#armoured #FindandDestroy #britisharmy #tanks
For all those pointing how much they paid in British tax over the decades, remember successive governments not only spent all your money rather than saving it, but took out some nice big loans for you too.
"This is civilian rule in name only" says BBC of Myanmar junta's selection of its coup leader as president: five years and tens of thousands of deaths after the removal and incareration of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi bbc.com/news/articles/c1782n… #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Myanmar junta air strike on gold miners. At least three bodies have been found but an unknown number of others are dead. Same junta as is trying to build credibility after elections widely dismissed as a sham. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Not even halfway into March and the toll announced by Myanmar's underground National Unity Government is a bloody one as the junta seeks to regain control of the country #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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“These attacks have created the strongest near-term unifying impulse the #Gulf has seen in years, because they cut across the region’s basic shared vulnerability: airspace, ports, energy infrastructure, and reliance on uninterrupted trade flows. I would describe the emerging unity as operational rather than political,” said @andreas_krieg, a Lecturer at King’s College London.
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U.S. allies in Europe did not criticise U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and even Tehran's friends are so far just urging a return to diplomacy newsweek.com/world-reaction-…
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Sudan remains one of the world’s gravest crises.
Ceasefires matter, but lasting peace needs locally led solutions.
@UNDP empowers communities to lead their own recovery & rebuild trust.
That’s how crisis response becomes durable.
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Among the new parliamentarians after Myanmar's military-controlled election: former police brig-gen Tin Ko Ko, who entrapped our Reuters colleagues in 2017 by planting secret documents on them in a bid to stop reporting on atrocities against the Rohingya. burma.irrawaddy.com/news/202…
