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“I knew it would be bad. I was not prepared for just how bad it would be.” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder recently returned from his fifth mission to Gaza during this ongoing war. I spoke with him about what he saw.

Surprisingly good The New York Times interview with courageous British surgeon Dr. Victoria Rose In Gaza, ‘They’re Prepared to Die for a Bagful of Rice’ nytimes.com/2025/07/09/wor…

“It's not just a financing crisis. It's a crisis of morale and legitimacy.” #RethinkingHumanitarianism guest Tom Fletcher Tom Fletcher talks to Tammam Aloudat تمّام العودات about the “ humanitarian reset”, and what stands in the way of deeper change. 🎧: buff.ly/uY60gqT

Fed up with costly power from an unreliable grid, Pakistanis are snapping up cheap solar panels. Families are using solar to power water pumps and air conditioners, says analyst Muhammad Mustafa Amjad. Some are even including panels in wedding dowries. e360.yale.edu/features/pakis…

A long-read by Peter Frankopan, I recommend reading on the China-Russia relations. ft.com/content/52507a…

We’re appalled by the reported killing in Gaza today of children and women waiting in line for nutritional supplies provided by UNICEF’s partner organization, Project HOPE. The killing of families trying to access life-saving aid is unconscionable.👇 unicef.org/press-releases…

"When I look at Macron and Starmer talking now, it just demonstrates the narcissism of the arguments we had around Brexit and the extent our country turned in on itself. Looks ridiculous with hindsight." And that's Sir Alex Younger, the longest serving head of MI6 BBC Newsnight

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It will be on display British Museum from Sept 26 to May 27 while the 7th century Sutton Hoo hoard, 20 of the 12th century Lewis Chessmen and other treasures from the BM will go to Caen and Rouen. And soon the 1000th birthday of a certain William. Vive l’entente amicale! End

It was clear within weeks after Oct 7, and def by January 2024. Still ongoing... This article is 1.5 yrs too late but better late than never in documenting precisely what happened and how. How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power nytimes.com/2025/07/11/mag…

Today my thoughts are with the Srebrenica victims and their families, and I am grateful to HRH the Duchess of Edinburgh for representing the UK at the 30th anniversary in BiH. I will be using my hosting of Western Balkan Foreign Ministers later this year under the Berlin Process

Conflict is starving #Sudan's children, with the most lethal form of malnutrition surging in different parts of the country. In North Darfur, the number of severely malnourished children has doubled. Vital aid must reach them before it's too late. We need access & funding now.

Reports of women and children killed waiting in line for nutritional supplies yesterday in Gaza are horrific. The UK Government calls for an immediate and independent investigation into this incident. Protection for civilians and unhindered access to humanitarian aid is vital.

Welcoming a great friend Marc Benioff CEO of Salesforce and co-founder, with his wife Lynne, of the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory that is working hard to safeguard our oceans. Standing in front of our world map displaying @WTO members that have ratified the Harmful Fisheries

Reporting by Patrick Kingsley and NYT colleagues shows that Netanyahu dragged out the war in Gaza partly for political reasons. Thousands perished--nearly 10,000 kids under 11 have died in Gaza so far--so Bibi could stay in office and out of prison. nytimes.com/2025/07/11/mag…

The devastating effects of these cuts are entirely preventable—and it’s not too late to reverse them.

I was asked to choose five modern classic books that I love for this… thanks to ⁦Cal Flyn⁩ Modern Classics - Five Books Expert Recommendations fivebooks.com/best-books/mod…

Civilians in Gaza must be protected from attack and able to access aid without fear. Devastated to hear about the killing of women and children waiting in line for aid yesterday. The UK Government calls for an immediate and independent investigation into this incident.

Wealthy nations have only transferred $348M of the $789M that they pledged to the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (#FRLD), causing developing countries concern over the transparency and regularity of the promised payments. 📝 by Climate Home News climatechangenews.com/2025/07/11/wea…

Dartmoor is hot & dry. Fire risk high & great caution needed. In adapting to climate shifts we might wish to expand temperate rainforests there & elsewhere. The open moorland is tinder dry. Rainforest 200 metres away is cool & relatively moist & at lower risk of combustion.