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Journalist, photographer, broadcaster, painter. Contributing Foreign Editor @heraldscotland @ScotNational contributor @BBCScotland @BBCWorld Views own

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For those interested in my war, documentary and fine art photography, please check out the new website at davidpratt.co.uk All prints are available to purchase, details available davidpratt.co.uk/fine-art-pr… or email [email protected]

David Pratt photographer, journalist, writer, broadcaster, artist.

David Pratt photographer, journalist, writer, broadcaster, artist.

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The injuries sustained by farmer Musa al-Sharafa after he was assaulted by Israeli settlers while picking olives in the town of Beita, south of Nablus.
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Renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has raised fears of a wider regional conflict. In Adigrat, a city close to the Eritrean border, residents recall recent drone strikes by Ethiopian forces against Eritrean troops.

Residents recount drone strikes in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region

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Highly suspicious explosion killing several and wounding many at Canada's main military training base in Alberta, on eve of the referendum. globalnews.ca/news/12106709/…

7 dead, dozens injured in explosion and fire at CFB Wainwright | Globalnews.ca

At least seven people are dead and dozens more left injured from an explosion and fire at the Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, according to multiple military sources.

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'Trump is watching closely'. Is tomorrow’s referendum Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’? This weekend’s in-depth international read👇 thenational.scot/news/266468…

Is tomorrow’s referendum vote Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’?

SOME have called it Canada’s “Brexit moment”. Even prime minister Mark Carney himself last week compared it to the vote that saw the UK leave the European Union.

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'Trump is watching closely' Is tomorrow’s referendum Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’? This weekend’s in-depth international read👇 heraldscotland.com/news/2664…

'Trump is watching closely' Is tomorrow’s referendum vote Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’?

Amid claims of US meddling, oil-rich Alberta will vote on whether to hold a binding referendum on leaving Canada. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines what’s at stake

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Mehdi Hasan
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Netanyahu’s father was born in Poland. His grandfather was born in Russia. Their family name is originally Mileikowsky.
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Netanyahu tells Mark Levin that Europeans—not Jews—are colonizers: "We are not on stolen land, this is our historical homeland!" "We're the indigenous people here—we're not the Dutch in Indonesia!" "We're Jews from Judea!" "We're not trying to drive anyone out!" he adds.
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Is tomorrow’s referendum vote Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’? This weekend’s in-depth international read 👇 thenational.scot/news/266468…

Is tomorrow’s referendum vote Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’?

SOME have called it Canada’s “Brexit moment”. Even prime minister Mark Carney himself last week compared it to the vote that saw the UK leave the European Union.

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'Trump is watching closely' Is tomorrow’s referendum Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’? This weekend’s in-depth international read👇 heraldscotland.com/news/2664…

'Trump is watching closely' Is tomorrow’s referendum vote Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’?

Amid claims of US meddling, oil-rich Alberta will vote on whether to hold a binding referendum on leaving Canada. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines what’s at stake

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Israel in a picture.
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Ethiopian advances in Tigray spark fears forces could cross into Eritrea and move on Assab, Cameron Hudson tells Al Jazeera, warning Red Sea access and naval ambitions risk regional destabilisation and reflect failures to enforce the 2022 peace deal.

Ethiopia's military advances raise fears of war with Eritrea: Analysis

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Another war in the Horn of Africa may lie around the corner. Outright conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea would likely spread to the Red Sea, disrupting the African side of this strategic waterway. crisisgroup.org/alr/africa/e…

Pulling Ethiopia and Eritrea Back from War | International Crisis Group

Addis Ababa and Asmara are edging closer to a direct conflict, which would cause further mayhem in the troubled Horn of Africa and the Red Sea basin. It is not too late to avert disaster.

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Ethiopian government troops have advanced to a town on the border with Eritrea previously controlled by Tigrayan rebels, people in touch with residents said on Tuesday, as diplomats scrambled to avert war between the Horn of Africa neighbours. reuters.com/world/africa/eth…

Ethiopian troops enter town on border with Eritrea, stoking war fears

Ethiopian government troops have advanced to ​a town on the border with Eritrea previously controlled by Tigrayan rebels, people in touch with residents ‌said on Tuesday, as diplomats scrambled to...

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I'm doing well, thx for asking, camera mate.
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Ethiopian government troops have entered the northern city of Adigrat in Tigray near the Eritrean border as tensions rise between the neighbours. Al Jazeera’s Hamza Mohamed reports.

Ethiopian troops enter Adigrat as tensions with Eritrea escalate

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BBC News - Drone strike by Sudan paramilitary kills 41 near Ethiopian border, rights group says bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8vg…

Drone strike by Sudan paramilitary kills 41 near Ethiopian border, rights group says

Eight children are said to be among those killed by the strike, which hit a gathering of displaced people.

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Are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the path to a new regional war?  Today’s in-depth international read 👇 thenational.scot/news/266257…

Are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the path to a new regional war?

IN a world already seemingly racked with conflict, it’s all too easy for any war in Africa to fall off the international radar.

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Are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the path to a new regional war?  Today’s in-depth international read 👇 heraldscotland.com/news/2662…

'Constellation of conflicts’ Ethiopia and Eritrea on the path to a new regional war

A diplomatic breakdown and long simmering tensions boiling over could well lead to another proxy war in the Red Sea region writes Foreign Editor David Pratt

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Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993) - Portrait of N.S., c 1957
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One very special moment for me,meeting Nelson Mandela in person at a reception after he received the 'Freedom of the City' in Glasgow 1993. Fantastic to see @BrianFilling's dream come true with the unveiling of a statue to the great man, this week in 'Nelson Mandela Place'Glasgow
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