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US sanctions are crushing Russia's shadow fleet. Activity in oil tankers sanctioned by the US falls -86% (red). These ships are getting shut down. Joint EU & UK sanctions also pack a punch, taking activity down -50% (orange). Putin is hurting. My substack: robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/effectivenes…

South Africa faces backlash over plan to change law for Musk’s Starlink on.ft.com/4mDRQvB

NEW: We've anatomized the entire Unit 29155 hacking team, including its founder, who was previously indicted in the U.S. for cyber crimes unrelated to espionage. Here be sex, lies, and server logs, all of which we obtained. Plus a Bulgarian journalist recruited to peddle

Congratulations to Luis Enrique, a hugely underrated coach. And thanks to him, Barca’s 0-4 hammering by AC Milan in ‘94 is no longer the greatest humiliation in a CL final!

Glorious night in Munich for #PSG's young team. Luis Enrique's tyros should be considered the first 🇫🇷 French winners of European football's biggest prize. Marseille's 1993 win should not have been ratified as they bribed opponents in the build-up to that final.

Luis Enrique perdeu a filha vítima de um tumor ósseo. Dez anos depois da final de Berlim, quando o treinador comemorou o título em campo com a filha, chegou o momento de recriar parte daquele momento: uma camisa eternizando a bandeira que Xana carregou naquela conquista do

Did Dembelé do enough tonight to pip Yamal to the Ballon d’Or?

These scenes of Saudi FM strolling in Damascus’ grand mosque mark 6 months since Assad was toppled, a befitting projection of new Saudi regional outlook vis-a-vis Iran after Trump’s visit (a visit to the West Bank would be for both Iran & Netanyahu)

“Ever since Portuguese galleons first conveyed fine ‘china’ to an insatiable European market in the sixteenth century, porcelain...has been tied to financial value.” —Christopher Benfey go.nybooks.com/43wzYub

With his gifts of intellect and rhetoric, J. D. Vance might have brought the country’s conflicting strands together. Instead, he took a path of extreme divisiveness to the peak of power. George Packer reports on the vice president’s transformation: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Note that the Don't Tread on Me flags never specified whether I'll Tread on You

Fascinating data: How Donald Trump Has Remade America’s Political Landscape nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Indian American historian teaching at UConn here. In India Mahatama Gandhi began this tradition “padyatra” by walking all over the country.

US: spends vast sums on exquisite SIGINT & overhead for battle damage assessment Russia: 'In one clip, filmed...in Voskresensk, Moscow region, a Russian serviceman is heard saying “It’s fucked here,” as several bombers burn in the background.' theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

The hypocrisy of India’s brutal deportations scroll.in/article/108300…

Babies don’t need Mozart recordings to be smart, but a new study shows that a parent who sings regularly can make a big difference for their mood. by Susan Pinker wsj.com/science/babies… via The Wall Street Journal

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has always hoped to raise a new generation of pious youth. But Turkey’s Gen Z is not only less religious than the strongman expected. It may also pose the greatest threat to his rule econ.st/3SYZuDi

Opinion: The phrase 'Taco' – Trump always chickens out – is not just a useful heuristic for investors. It also turns out to be a key to analysing Trump’s foreign policy. on.ft.com/4mI1IVe

Darren Beattie, the MAGA appointee who dismantled the State Department’s counter-disinformation program, “is married to a woman whose uncle has taken several roles in Russian politics and once received a personal ‘thank you’ message from Vladimir Putin.” archive.ph/Q818Z

#Israel and the new #Syria: Where are ties heading? Check out my latest The New Arab piece, featuring quotes from Patrick N. Theros, Aron Lund, and Yeghia Tashjian /يغيا/ Եղիա Թաշճեան 🇱🇧🇦🇲. newarab.com/analysis/israe… Charlie Hoyle