Interesting how the tone & language of many journalists reporting Gaza has changed in the past couple of weeks, following the political change. It’s like they’ve been waiting for permission. It used to be the other way round - journalists would lead & politicians follow. 1/3

SEABED CARBON STORAGE: What can the UK's muddy shores tell us about #MarineConservation in the Gulf? thenationalnews.com/climate/2025/0…

"We will write a new history of the ocean" I met marine scientists in Penryn looking at carbon-rich muddy sea-beds, and how they can be leveraged to cap the rise in global temperatures. Convex Seascape Survey University of Exeter thenationalnews.com/climate/2025/0…

UK surgeon Dr Mohrij on Gaza: We stood at foot of a child's bed, he had an explosive injury, severe burns. we debated how to make his death less excruciating. He did not understand our words but he felt our despair. He covered his face with a white cloth to block the world out.

Rukban Camp is officially closed and empty, all families and residents have returned to their homes.

#SharifaAlSudairi The National Team Saudi | فريق السعودية #SaudiTrailblazer #TeamSaudi #SaudiSkiing #Vision2030 #SaudiParalympicSwimming #DawnVenturas thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/2025…

At #LondonTechWeek , where Brian Cox tells tech investors and marketeers that “nature is fundamentally quantum”. The only billions mentioned here are the number of stars in the galaxy.

People may remember this little girl Maryam who was filmed by @rosieplasticsurgeon 2 weeks ago. She has informed us that Maryam passed away yesterday from malnutrition, because they couldn't get the right milk formula to her. It may well be sitting in the lorries at the border.

This week healpalestine it’s holding the first summer camp for injured Gaza children and their families being treated in the United States. What a blessing it is to see dozens of injured children for the first time in months, having some semblance of a childhood. Ceasefire now

NEW: The US gives the green light to the new Syrian army to target Iraqi militias across the border after these militias targeted Syrian forces across the border.

Europe’s cautious diplomacy tested by Iran-Israel escalation. thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2025/0…

Iran appoints the last of its Iran-Iraq war veterans to fill commander positions, after top brass were killed in Israeli strikes. thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2025/0…

حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل

The Israelis are saying that Iran is using cluster munitions in their targeting of Israel. Such weapons are indeed terrible for civilians, particularly children. Which is why it is worth recalling how Israel laid down a veritable tapestry of cluster munitions, firing an estimated

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is growing more and more dire by the day. According to the United Nations, more than 400 people have died trying to access food aid in the past month alone. They describe the situation as "a death sentence for people just trying to survive".

A former Lycee Charles de Gaulle pupil wrote about the widespread racism at the school in the school's magazine. New principal Catherine Bellus-Ferreira said she allowed it to be published and hopes to tackle the issue. thetimes.com/article/873b62…

Do you mean NYC can’t become a city with lots of immigrants and a reputation for crime?

More than 500,000 ethnic Albanians are thought to live in Greece alone. Rama’s hope is that he can lure them back “because now our salaries are very close to [those in] Greece and it’s home”. theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

Painful feelings are recounted by detainees in #Palmyra_prison who came from several Syrian governorates as eyewitnesses to the regime's crimes Shocking and terrifying testimonies. #Palmyra prison as you've never seen it before.. inside the prison corridors with former detainees.

Someone warned me in 2023 that, owing to my posts on Palestine, my book career was over, (but I could fix it w/loud repentance). Predictably, I told him to fuck off. Well, this Sunday,The Black Swan, after 18 years, is back on NYT Bestseller List. Never compromise.