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BBC State Department Correspondent. Former Middle East. follow on Bluesky https://t.co/TMj6PQJiVh Email tom.b.dc@proton.me

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1. Civilians who escaped Mariupol in recent days have described the growing desperation in the besieged city, including accounts of bodies buried in shallow graves, looting by Chechen fighters, and starving residents being killed when they venture out of shelters to find water.
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RT @AP: BREAKING: The Trump administration has resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine a week after the Pentagon pause, U.S. officials say.….
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RT @nytimes: Breaking News: President Trump said he planned a 50% tariff against Brazil, citing what he called a “witch hunt” by the Brazil….
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RT @RahebM: Taybeh: The last Christian town in the West Bank is under israeli settlers attack: The priests of the town appeal to the intern….
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RT @BBCWorld: Ukraine suffers heaviest attack after Trump criticises Putin
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“Relocating and concentrating an entire population is, by all legal and moral standards, a war crime. Framing it in humanitarian language does not change the nature of this crime,” said Yotam Vilk, a reservist officer, writes @gabrielle_sivia.
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RT @nytimes: Five European countries plan to revive the use of landmines, banned by treaty since 1999, hoping to fortify their borders with….
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"The allegations include murder, torture, rape, destroying civilian infrastructure, kidnapping Ukrainian children and shooting down the Malaysian Airlines passenger jet, Flight MH17, by Ukrainian separatists who side with Russia.".
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BREAKING: Europe’s top human rights court finds Russia committed major international law violations in Ukraine, the first time an international court has found Moscow responsible for human rights abuses since the full-scale invasion in 2022.
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RT @leloveluck: Plans by @BCG outlined projected financial savings associated with the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. Sai….
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RT @juliamacfarlane: Coming up shortly on @bbcworldservice - I’m joined by @BBCSteveR for the latest on the sudden death of Russia’s transp….
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"Abu Shabab's group is like an orphaned child who everyone will want to adopt if he succeeds in undermining Hamas rule…”.Strong reporting on the current status of the Palestinian factions by @Rushdibbc .
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RT @JohnSimpsonNews: The Guardian reports that Israel hit the Al-Baqa coffee-house in Gaza on Monday with a 500-lb US-made MK-82 bomb, kill….
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RT @AP: BREAKING: Airstrikes and shootings killed 82 Palestinians in Gaza, including 38 people while waiting to get aid, hospitals and the….
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RT @SkyNews: Sky's special correspondent @AlexCrawfordSky presents a new documentary about British doctors on the frontline of the war in G….
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RT @John_Hudson: New WaPo polling: “At this time, would you support or oppose the U.S. military launching airstrikes against Iran over its….
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RT @JackieLeonard01: #TheNewsroom here ---> - 📻. Bulletin from @danielleonradio; @tombateman + @FrankRGardner on U….
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RT @JackieLeonard01: In this edition #TheNewsroom here ---> - 📻 @tombateman, @FrankRGardner, and @BBCKasraNaji on….
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Important by @daniaakkad on the US armed contractor in #Gaza - its Israeli filing lists its director as a US wealth management firm, that gives “investment… solutions to ultra-high-net-worth individuals. and unique access to Wyoming's tax advantages”.
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RT @humeyra_pamuk: While the world is focused on Iran, Trump’s Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg is planning to go to Belarus — of al….
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RT @NomiaIqbal: Tehran is a city of about 10 million people. The US President’s social media evacuation post sent everyday Iranian families….
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Trump's evacuation notice and international law
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