Matt Murphy

These documents land roughly once per administration and set out the president's priorities and worldview. This one is very America First - re-focussing on the "homeland" and setting out a US regional sphere of influence building on the Monroe Doctrine.

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The new US national security plan has a striking Europe stance:

- Welcomes growth of far-right "patriotic" parties
-Questions if countries can remain reliable allies citing "migration policies"
- Echoes Russia by pledging to end the "perception" of Nato as a "perpetually expanding alliance"

Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US: 'You are effectively blacklisted by much of the world's banking system' Six judges and three prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the Trump administration. In an interview with Le Monde, Guillou discusses the impact of these measures on ...

Interesting read on how US sanctions targeting the ICC judge who authorised an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu have completely upended every aspect of his life.

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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.

'Our job is only killing' - how Sudan's brutal militia carried out a massacre in el-fasher BBC Verify tracks how the RSF killed unarmed people in a massacre that humanitarian officials believe left 2,000 dead.

New from BBC Verify: 'Our job is only killing' - how Sudan's brutal militia carried out a massacre

Our team verified dozens of videos, analysed satellite imagery and tracked RSF fighters across social media to piece together how the mass killings unfolded www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The RSF has now released footage showing Abu Lulu being arrested and led to a prison on the outskirts of el-Fasher.

It is unclear when exactly the arrest took place, but earlier the paramilitary said it would investigate allegations of executions following its capture of el-Fasher.

Sudan war: New videos show executions after RSF militia takes key city RSF troops executed a number of unarmed people after seizing el-Fasher, videos reviewed by BBC Verify show.

A BBC Verify investigation revealed fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) executed unarmed people after capturing the Sudanese city of el-Fasher.

One fighter, who goes by the name Abu Lulu, features in several clips carrying out brutal killings.
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BBC Verify Live: White House satellite image shows East Wing demolished to make way for ballroom Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.

You can read more of our reporting on the Africa Corps presence in Mali and how it’s has involved itself in fighting against insurgents below.

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We spent the past few months looking at Russian paramilitaries in Africa. In Mali’s capital Bamako a key base has expanded significantly since August 2023.

Base 101 was home to thousands of troops from the Wagner Group. It now houses its replacement, the Africa Corps.

www.bbc.com/news/live/cg...

Israel maintaining control deeper inside Gaza than expected, new boundary markers suggest Israel has placed boundary markers up to 520m deeper inside Gaza than expected under the ceasefire deal with Hamas.

For Palestinians, a line on a map can be the difference between life and death.

BBC Verify found Israel is controlling more of Gaza than agreed in the ceasefire deal.

Israel said anyone who crossed its "yellow line" would be “met with fire”.

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Israel destroys dozens of buildings in Gaza City as new offensive intensifies The images come as the Israeli military says it has established control over 40% of Gaza City.

New images reviewed by BBC Verify show that intensive bombardments and controlled explosions have levelled several neighbourhoods in Gaza City over the past four weeks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israel struck Gaza's Nasser Hospital four times, analysis finds New footage has revealed that two more strikes were carried out on hospital by Israel than initially reported.

NEW: Israel struck Nasser Hospital at least 4 times in its attack which killed journalists, BBC Verify found.

We found Israel hit two staircases in the first wave. Minutes later it struck one of the staircases twice more.

@benedictgarman.com @sebkilli.bsky.social

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Despite Trump’s peace calls, Russian attacks on Ukraine double since inauguration Missile and drone attacks on Ukraine are now higher than at any other point of the war, Ukrainian data suggests.

Despite Donald Trump's calls for a ceasefire, Russia has fired double the number of drones and missiles at Ukraine since he took office.

July was a record month for Russian aerial attacks. Story with @matt-murphy96.bsky.social

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Despite Trump’s peace calls, Russian attacks on Ukraine double since inauguration Missile and drone attacks on Ukraine are now higher than at any other point of the war, Ukrainian data suggests.

Russia has more than doubled the number of drones and missiles fired towards Ukraine since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, a BBC Verify analysis has found, despite his calls for a ceasefire.

New story with @nedd.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions - BBC News Investigation by BBC Verify using satellite images and verified footage to show the extent of destruction in Gaza, where the Israeli military have carried out demolitions to raze entire towns and subu...

Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since it withdrew from a ceasefire with Hamas in March, with entire towns and suburbs levelled in the past few weeks. Reporting from @benedictgarman.com and @matt-murphy96.bsky.social for BBC Verify: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

I'm reporting a story for an independent outlet about the rivalry between FIFA and Pro Evo Soccer in 2000s/10s - do you know devs who worked on those series or who would have an insight about football/soccer games in that period? Please send them my way, DM or sphorti@gmail.com. Shares appreciated!

Israel-Iran conflict unleashes wave of AI disinformation Fake AI videos relating to the conflict have gained over 100 million views online, BBC Verify finds.

BBC Verify has analysed dozens of fakes - a lot of them AI generated - related to the Iran-Israel conflict in the last week.
We’ve found that the top three fakes have amassed over 100m views across multiple platforms. @shayan86.bsky.social @matt-murphy96.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Visual guide to Fordo: Iran’s secretive nuclear site that only a US bomb could hit - BBC News Hidden away in a mountainside south of Tehran is an enrichment plant that is vital to Iran’s nuclear ambitions - and Israel’s attempts to dismantle them.

We've taken a look at the Iranian uranium enrichment site which could find itself attacked if the US joins the Israeli campaign against Iran.

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Israeli army admits to Gaza strike after BBC Verify investigation At least one Palestinian was killed and 30 others injured in the Israeli strike on tents in Khan Younis on Sunday, medics say.

The Israeli military has admitted that it conducted a previously unacknowledged strike on Gaza, which reportedly killed at least 1 Palestinian and injured 30 others.

It was only when approached by BBC Verify that the IDF admitted it had carried out an artillery strike.
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Construction sites appear in Gaza ahead of Israeli-US aid plan rejected by UN, images show Satellite images show building at sites in south Gaza after US says controversial Israeli aid plan to proceed.

Israel is preparing a series of sites in Gaza that could be used as distribution centres for humanitarian aid in a controversial new plan, satellite images show.

Aid groups criticised the plan, accusing Israel of using food and fuel as "part of a military strategy".

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"Five gays with a laptop" vs Mark Rylance: The Battle For Brockwell Park Plus: An interpreter shortage halts Westfield chair-chucking trial and the Standard continues to lose money.

This week I had so many readers get in touch about an apparently fake online astroturf campaign in *support* of festivals taking over London parks. So I dug into it. www.londoncentric.media/p/five-gays-...

AI models can learn to conceal information from their users This makes it harder to ensure that they remain transparent

"As models get better at “essentially lying” to pass safety tests, he argues, their true capabilities will be obscured."

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Russia seizing thousands of homes in occupied Mariupol - BBC News To save their homes, Ukrainians face a dangerous return through Russia, and pressure to take a Russian passport.

Russian authorities are systematically seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainian residents of Mariupol.

BBC Verify has analysed dozens of official documents published since July 2024 that show at least 5,700 homes have been identified for seizure. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Our investigation has found that Russian authorities are systematically seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainian residents who fled Mariupol, as the city marks three years of occupation.

Gaza medics killing: Israeli army fired as close as 12m, audio suggests The analysis shows Israeli troops fired 100 shots during the attack which killed 15 people.

Israeli troops fired more than 100 times during an attack which killed 15 emergency workers in Gaza, according to forensic audio analysis of footage commissioned by BBC Verify.

Some gunfire was as close as 12 metres away.

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Welcome to the Baller League, the future of football – whether you like it or not | Jonathan Liew The series at the Copper Box Arena is one of a series of seven-a-side ventures challenging the traditional model of the game

the baller league may be bleak football content slop. but it is, at least, addressing a question proper football has been swerving for decades: what happens when a sport prices out its next generation of fans?

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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

This is one of the most insane stories I’ve ever reader. Wilder still - it’s confirmed by the White House

Screengrab of a Google MyMaps of locations in Khartoum, including Khartoum North and Omdurman. Blue markers are SAF, red markers are RSF.

2/ Peter Mwai, @benedictgarman.com , @kumarmalhotra.bsky.social alhotra.bsky.social, @matt-murphy96.bsky.social and I have been logging events around Khartoum for two months, across maybe 80 incidents and 100 videos.

(Example detail here. Blue markers are where we saw SAF activity, red is RSF.)

How journalism works (and why while I’m less fussed than I used to be about being ripped off).

If you pick up the print Daily Mail today, or look at the top of MailOnline right now, you’ll find a an exclusive special investigation into London’s Harry Potter shops and the couple who “own” them.