Luke Baker
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Int'l affairs, EU, Middle East. Media and geopolitics @portlandcomms. Ex @Reuters -- Jerusalem, Paris, Brussels, London, Jo'burg, Rome, Baghdad, etc.
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Joined January 2012
Small point, perhaps, but can't help feeling that this copy should be referring to Mountbatten Windsor throughout, not "Andrew". He's a regular citizen. If the law applies equally to all, refer to him like others under investigation @BBCBreaking
bbc.co.uk
The former prince travelled the globe as the UK's trade representative between 2001 and 2011.
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Trump Administration Pushes Out Key Officials Focused on China Tech Threat—Staffers worked for a Commerce Department office charged with protecting the U.S. from Chinese technological advances @heathersomervil @AmrithRamkumar
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The departing staffers worked for a Commerce Department office charged with protecting the U.S. from Chinese technological advances.
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My journey from foreign correspondent to Uber driver in Trump's America I see my own fragility reflected in the people climbing into my back seat before dawn: widows, migrants, parents, workers stitching together lives on the margins. https://t.co/9ufD6p1d4o
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“I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland,” French President Emmanuel Macron says to Trump in an apparent text message.
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At #Davos today, I introduced myself to someone, saying my name and adding that I was from Portland. "Oh that's great," they said enthusiastically. "I was just in Warsaw." 🫤🤦♂️ @PortlandComms #Poland
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Well said
Ben Stokes is doing that slightly unglamorous captain thing in this Ashes. The bit that rarely shows up neatly in the results column... He bowled 19 overs, then walked out to bat in 17th over today & then he stayed there for two full sessions. It felt less like a batting innings
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Thank God. The beginning of UK sense, and it will convince anyone who does it that Europe is a Good Thing and will lay the ground for rejoining the EU... magari UK to rejoin EU Erasmus student exchange scheme from 2027 https://t.co/AjnCtmxHmA
thetimes.com
The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.
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According to Reuters, the United States has informed European NATO allies that it no longer intends to provide conventional assets for Europe’s defence after 2027. While this approach is not entirely new, the combination of a clear deadline and the new National Security Strategy
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and there it is
Karaganov: We’re at war with Europe, not Ukraine — and the war won’t end until Europe is defeated. 🔗 Source: https://t.co/H9hCOPY0ky
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Great interview -- Ethan Hawke: ‘It is tremendously difficult to stay married’ https://t.co/86ZOiNYteX
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PM #Modi meets UK PM #Starmer in Mumbai. 'CETA is a turning point in India-UK ties, paving the way for a forward-looking partnership,' says Indian Amb to the UK Vikram Doraiswami. Tells @Parikshitl both nations will deepen cooperation in tech, green energy, education & defence.
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The note passed to Trump from his Secretary of State just now in the White House. Caught on camera, (shot mirrored so it’s clear what was written) “We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first”
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Trump and Netanyahu have met dozens of times to discuss the future of Israel and the Palestinians. Here's Trump in 2017, when he said he was happy with either a one-state or two-state solution to the conflict... https://t.co/2Rmt0Mj2bg
forward.com
As he stood on the podium next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump said he was open to new ideas that would bring Middle East peace. With that, he opened the door to...
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Statement from Executive Editor Matt Murray: “For three decades, Ellen Nakashima has been one of the most careful, fair-minded, and highly regarded reporters covering national security. Reaching out to potential sources rather than relying solely on official government press
It has come to my attention that Washington Post reporter @nakashimae appears to be actively harassing ODNI staff. Instead of reaching out to my press office, she is calling high level Intelligence Officers from a burner phone, refusing to identify herself, lying about the fact
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Howard Burditt was wonderful guy, totally committed and salt of the earth in everything he did. The main who made bail of 20 billion Zimbabwean dollars... rest in peace Obituary-Howard Burditt, long-serving Reuters photographer in Zimbabwe via @baroninfo
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