Saeed Shah
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Journalist based in South Asia. Former Londoner. RTs are not an endorsement, all opinions my own.
Joined June 2009
Greatly honored to be part of the @WSJ reporting team, led by the brilliant @yarotrof, to be nominated as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, for our coverage of Afghanistan
Congrats @jessdonati @AlanCullison @SaeedShah @margheritamvs @DionNissenbaum @vmsalama and a huge thanks to my courageous Afghan colleagues who are now starting new lives in sunny Canada. @euamiri @zamirsaar @gfrotan @NazariJalal
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IMF sees 6.5% GDP upside if Pakistan fixes corruption, governance -
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The International Monetary Fund predicts Pakistan could lift its GDP between 5% and 6.5% over five years if it tackles corruption and deep-rooted governance failures.
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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has resigned from the OpenAI board, he told Axios today, a week after a House panel released years of email exchanges between Summers and Epstein.
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Summers said this week he would step back from public commitments amid the latest Epstein news.
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Warehouses filled with vital aid for Gaza have been blocked by Israel, despite the ceasefire mandating the passage of humanitarian aid. The UNRWA has criticised Israel as Palestinians face heavy rain and cold weather amid the rubble đRead more: https://t.co/WID6naTgQ2
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Exclusive: Air India lobbies to use airspace over China's Xinjiang as financial woes mount âŠ@Reutersâ©
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Air India is lobbying the Indian government to convince China to let it use a sensitive military airspace zone in Xinjiang to shorten routes as the financial toll from a ban on Indian carriers flying...
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Modi ally and political scion fuels investment boom in southern Indian state âŠ@Reutersâ©
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A 42-year-old MBA from Stanford is becoming the go-to person for multinationals looking to invest in India, leveraging his party's proximity to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dismantle the country's...
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Larry Summers, âAshamedâ Over Epstein Ties, Steps Back From Public Commitments. âFor decades, Larry Summers has demonstrated his attraction to serving the wealthy and well connectedâ https://t.co/wXHI8cg3NS via @NYTimes
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New emails showed that Dr. Summers, a former Harvard president, had stayed in touch with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Mr. Epstein faced sex trafficking charges.
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BREAKING: A Bangladesh court convicted ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of crimes against humanity, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year https://t.co/zwIq3mPe5O
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đš Shadowy "consulting firm" from Estonia owned by an Israeli, flew 350 Gazans to Indonesia, Malaysia,S. Africa. 3 groups departed on chartered flights from Eilat Airport. Firm was in contact with Israelâs âVoluntary Emigration Bureauâ with @lizarozovsky
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Trump Cuts Ties With Marjorie Taylor Greene, Calling Her âWackyâ. âShe was the first Republican lawmaker to label the crisis in Gaza a genocideâ https://t.co/ie9mhzLkPz via @NYTimes
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The rupture exposed the divides within President Trumpâs MAGA base over the Epstein files and more.
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Nine killed, 29 injured in blast at police station in India's Kashmir, sources say -
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At least nine people were killed and 27 injured when a pile of confiscated explosives blew up at a police station in Indian Kashmir, the region's police chief said on Saturday, days after a car blast...
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RETRO RESISTANCE: Protesters in neon leotards hold an â80s-themed aerobics class outside an ICE detention center in Portland.
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These are the names of 274 Palestinian journalists in Gaza killed by Israel since October 7, 2023. Itâs the deadliest war for media workers in history. #JournalismIsNotACrime
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Whistleblower Israeli soldiers describe killing unarmed Palestinians in Gaza
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IDF soldiers tell how they use teenage Palestinians as human shields in Gaza and have left the enclave a âzombie apocalypseâ
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Israelâs prosecution has submitted an exceptional request to the Haifa Maritime Court seeking the permanent confiscation of 50 foreign vessels involved in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which attempted to break the ongoing naval blockade on Gaza. In its filing, the prosecution
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âIstanbul mayor charged with 142 offences that could total 2,000 years in jailâ
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Ekrem İmamoÄlu, the main political rival of Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan, faces charges including bribery and extortion
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Partition of Gaza a looming risk as Trump's plan falters âŠ@Reutersâ©
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A de facto partition of Gaza between an area controlled by Israel and another ruled by Hamas is increasingly likely, multiple sources said, with efforts to advance President Donald Trump's plan to...
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Suicide bombing in Pakistan capital kills 12, raises regional tension, signals possible new wave of attacks on civilians. "We are in a state of warâ âŠ@Reutersâ©
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A suicide bomber killed 12 people in Pakistan's capital on Tuesday in a sharp escalation of militant violence that the defence minister said had pushed the country into a "state of war".
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Pakistan's army chief to get expanded powers under proposed reform âŠ@Reutersâ©
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Pakistan's powerful army chief will be given an expanded role and the remit of the Supreme Court will be curbed under constitutional changes passed by the upper house of parliament on Monday, a move...
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Before talks with Trump, Saudi Arabia doubles down on terms for Israel ties @Reuters
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The establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia after decades of enmity could shake up the political and security landscape in the Middle East.
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About 50 masked Israeli settlers involved in attack on Palestinian farmers and a Reuters journalist - they "beat her up without mercy, continuing to stone her while she was on the ground and then continuing to attack everyone who was coming to her helpâ
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Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian villagers, activists and journalists on Saturday who had gathered during an attempt to harvest olives near a settler outpost in the Israeli-occupied...
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