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Ukrainian rescuers in Kyiv bow their heads in honor of a fallen friend and colleague — killed during last night’s Russian drone and missile attack on the capital. In total, three emergency workers lost their lives when Russian strikes hit the sleeping city. They were on duty, saving civilian lives.

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Why did IOM think it was okay to use blue and navy as distinct identifiers for their datasets? 🥲 I’m not colourblind, but reading this report has been a very confusing experience 😅

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Wrote for an Indian publication after a very very long time; and glad its a piece about Ukraine.. some excerpts below: www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

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I’m at the Ukraine Russia talks in Istanbul. Expected to be short considering recent developments (Ukrainian operations that took out best 40 Russian aircraft!)

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This man, who has human rights lawyer in his Twitter biog!, is hoping that Israel attacks the flotilla & hurts (kills?) my Zeteo colleague, & legendary activist, Greta Thunberg. To call this tweet disgusting & violent would be an understatement. But they keep telling on themselves:

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#Ukraine destroys $7 billion russian aircraft fleet without warning White House Ukraine damages 40 russian bombers with truck-smuggled AI drones, hitting 34% of strategic aircraft. euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/01/u...

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Massive drone attack hits Moscow region overnight — targets include major Russian drone factory, Kronstadt plant. The attack disrupted flights at several Moscow airports, forcing cancellations and delays for hours.

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Truly horrific night for Kyiv

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I translated it for you. The post of a Ukrainian woman during the night attack on Kyiv. ‘Today, for the first time, my children were so afraid of the drones that they started praying (although this is not practised in our family) and crying. War and children are something unrealistically painful 😭’

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Pope Leo XIV has proposed to host peace talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican.

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Meanwhile, Indian FM welcoming condemnation over terrorist attack in Pahalgam from the Taliban, a group that has conducted terror attacks on Indian interests in Afghanistan, from a UN-sanctioned person no less. www.opensanctions.org/entities/Q60...

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⚡️ Russian fighter jet 'violated NATO territory' after Estonia tried to detain 'shadow fleet' tanker. "Russia is ready to protect the 'shadow fleet'... the situation is really serious," Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said on May 15.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy just arrived in Ankara for talks; the first of its kind in three years. Putin has remained absent, but a Russia has sent a delegation.

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Zelensky is already on his way to Turkey, Reuters reports, citing a Ukrainian official.

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Orders for satellite images of Pahalgam appeared on Maxar portal in June 2024, months after Maxar partnered with Pakistan-based geospatial firm linked to federal crimes in US. An order was placed 10days before the attack,and 2more after. No orders have been placed since. theprint.in/defence/paha...

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Zelensky is coming to Türkiye to meet Putin. “We expect a complete and lasting ceasefire starting tomorrow to provide the necessary foundation for diplomacy. I will PERSONALLY wait for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday.”

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This is possibly the point where we need to assess how to move forward in the Indian media landscape. Although not surprising, the way some of the big broadcast media behaved during a time of crisis has put lives at risk.

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India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, after a call initiated by the Pakistani DGMO earlier today. The negotiations will continue between the two parties and their senior defence officials will meet again on May 12.

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I cannot believe that a day would come that I would actually agree with Raj Thackeray. How is he the only Indian leader speaking against war and asking the right questions on the Pahalgham terrorist attack?

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The state department has certified a proposed licence to export “$50m or more” of defence hardware and services to Ukraine... It would mark the first permission of its kind since Trump paused all Ukraine-related military aid shortly after taking office. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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There's strong evidence that women's participation in security efforts makes countries safer. That's why leaders in over 100 countries have taken action to further it. One of them—who signed the U.S. Women, Peace & Security Act into law in 2017—was Donald Trump.

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Ukrainian and European peace deal counterproposals to US at talks in London www.reuters.com/world/ukrain...

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Breaking News: Militants opened fire on tourists in the Indian-controlled region of Kashmir, killing at least two dozen people and injuring many more.

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Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign aid cuts could usher in a wider resurgence.

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Alt text and lol. Just lol.

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While the move does not amount to formal diplomatic recognition, it is widely seen as a step toward normalization with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers.

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This was a children’s playground in Kryvyi Rih. On April 4, it was hit by Russian missiles. Now it’s a graveyard. 20 people were killed. 9 of them were children.

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“We are an endowment — the first endowment that USAID awarded in nearly 40 years," an official with scholarship program tells NPR. "So it's in an investment pool, and the program itself runs only on the interest generated. It does not cost the U.S. taxpayer one penny” www.npr.org/sections/goa...

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