John Sparks
@sparkomat
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International Correspondent, Sky News. Email: johnrsparks1@gmail.com What if there were no sides at all?
London, United Kingdom
Joined June 2009
At least 30 people have been injured in a Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian railway station, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Our international correspondent @sparkomat reports on the 'horrific' strike ⬇️ Read more 🔗 https://t.co/RnSk6PRRIT
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Another massive presidential convoy races through clouds of dust in an impoverished African town:
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There's only one contest that REALLY matters this fall (autumn) - who will be crowned the 'fattest grizzly bear'. Meet the salmon-devouring contestants here... top story via @SophGarratt
usatoday.com
These Alaskan brown bears are at their peak plumpness, but which contestant will win the top prize of Fat Bear 2025?
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As the IDF advances on Gaza City, thousands of families remain there - packed into sprawling tent camps. This is despite weeks of intense bombardment and repeated Israeli displacement orders.
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'They're in conditions you can't even imagine': Son of British couple Lindsey and Craig Foreman, pleads for their release as they approach tenth month of captivity in Iran:
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It's now over eight months since British couple Lindsay and Craig Foreman were detained in Iran. Speaking to Sky News, their son Joe Bennett explains how the couple have been crammed into cells with...
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Men should 'demand' prostate cancer test, ex-Sky presenter says - as he speaks about his stage-four diagnosis
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Pointing to how the test for prostate cancer, called PSA, is getting more accurate, Dermot Murnaghan said they should be offered in the same way screenings for other cancers are.
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For some, the horror of the war in Gaza demands a human response and one group in the UK has found a way to do it. They've organised a medical evacuation for a boy called Majd who was hit the face with a shell. The result will change his life w/@skyzein
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Majd Alshagnobi lost part of his face, his entire jaw and all of his teeth after Israeli tank shells exploded near him and his friends in February 2024.
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Two prominent Israeli civil rights groups, B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel, have tabled a report entitled 'Our Genocide'. International correspondent @sparkomat explains why this is relevant now. Read more: https://t.co/iD7ZtejSF4
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The war in Gaza is a war on children - it’s a pitiless and totally preventable humanitarian disaster. Not convinced? Trying to avoid it? Watch this report w/ @celinealkhaldi @andrewiconnell and Ameera Harouda
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As the @WHO warns of a "deadly surge" in malnutrition, Huda, who is staying at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza, says her hair has turned yellow from lack of protein. Sky's international correspondent @sparkomat reports. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/oqv10RzdWp
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The situation for refugees across the globe is deeply concerning, and especially close to my heart are those in Uganda. We’ve witnessed a rapid deterioration in conditions here, and the impact will long-lasting. Let’s give refugees some hope! @UNHCRuganda
“We are right now facing a deadly cocktail of a mix of forced displacement which is on the increase and at the same time financial aid cuts.” ~ UNHCR’s @DominiqueHyde warns. 🧵
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Wednesday saw five leaders from African states visit the White House, where they became the latest to lavish praise on Trump in the hope of gaining his favour But why does Africa want to win over the White House? @Stone_SkyNews and @sparkomat discuss this on Trump 100 👇
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Asked, finally, by a journalist whether he planned to levy tariffs on the African countries sat before him (Gabon, Senegal, Mauritania, Guineau-Bissau and Liberia) he said probably not; 'they're my friends now'.
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... US leader now asking the press to ask questions. First one? 'Will the leaders of these African countries support the nomination of Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize.' They all answer in the affirmative.
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The power of Donald Trump's presidency, augmented by 5 African leaders who've been given an opportunity to praise and congratulate him at the White House. It's all about "trade not aid" says Trump, as the leaders of countries that depend on US aid say they support his policies
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I know it's a long flight - but Canada isn't a republic - it's a parliamentary democracy. Nor is Salma Lakhani the 'Governor' - she's the King's rep in Alberta, or the 'Lieutenant Governor'. Plus, Alberta doesn't have a mayor, so I'm pretty sure there's no deputy mayor either.
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... the answer is to employ human being(s) - to look after the facility and the bikes. People will pay a fee to use the place if they think their wheels - and their personage will be safe.
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Hey Kingston Council, your award-winning, multi-million £££ 'Cycle Hub' isn't working. No one's using it, it's been vandalised and there was a guy shooting up next to my bike when I went to fetch it this afternoon ... @RBKingston @cllr_nardelli @KingstonCycling @sw_architects
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Brexit: the inevitable unravelling of an appalling mistake: https://t.co/0bBwrBVJp3
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Keir Starmer is not blameless when it comes to Brexit, but he is moving in the right direction. Even the Tories attacking him know that, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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It took 17 months to do it - a small group of British volunteers, had to battle to bring 2 children from Gaza to the UK for urgent medical care. Watch the inside story here w/ @skyzein @SkyGreenfield @PaulNasr
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Until now, not a single child from Gaza has entered the UK for medical care, and the process has not been an easy one for the volunteers at Project Pure Hope. They told Sky News it has taken 17...
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