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The horror of this attack is unbearable. They are killing children as they learn and imagine their futures. Those futures wiped out in an act of despicable violence.

Exclusive: Iranian girls killed by ‘double-tap’ strikes on Minab school Eyewitnesses describe second blast which killed survivors as they sheltered in prayer hall

The girls’ school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye.

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Quite a lot as only got back to UK at about 2pm.

In Parliament to briefly share my experiences of the most recent trip to Ukraine. Thank you John McDonnell for hosting this event.

Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, a city russia could not forgive for breaking free from its occupation, so they consequently razed it to ruins and dust.

Same

Three people were killed and 16 injured in a russian airstrike on a residential building in Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast, on 2 March.

The last victim was recovered from the rubble on the third day of search efforts.

Thirteen more residential buildings were damaged.

While the world is worried about Dubai attacked by Iran drones - Ukrainian city of Kharkiv was bombed again by Russian drone today with 2 kids wounded, 10 and 12 years old

Russia continues to escalate drone attacks on passenger trains, railway infrastructure Russian drone hit two passenger trains in just one day.

⚡️ Russia continues to escalate drone attacks on passenger trains, railway infrastructure.

Russian drone hit two passenger trains in just one day.

Moron Risk Premiums Is an evil moron less dangerous than an evil genius?

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Brilliant. An expat im Dubai has a startling revelation, by @stephencollins.bsky.social

Agreed 👇

Same, I got added to the pension scheme after giving a talk for an £80 fee. When I asked to be removed from payroll and pension scheme they rudely told it wasn’t their fault!

Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not abandon Donbas despite Russian demands President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine will not abandon Donbas or the 200,000 Ukrainians living there, warning that any withdrawal would open the way for Russia to advance deeper into the country ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine will not abandon Donbas or the 200,000 Ukrainians living there, warning that any withdrawal would open the way for Russia to advance deeper into the country and encourage further Kremlin demands

Performative cruelty from a government that should know better and was voted in to do better

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There are so many things about leaving Kyiv that are weird but one of them is being in a city where the lights are on. It’s so hard to explain how it is to go from blackout to lights.

I’m looking to place my reporting from the Donbas - if you are an editor looking for a reported feature on the IDP crisis in Eastern Ukraine then HMU.

Also available for podcasts and such.

Pics from Kyiv

Pics from Pavlohrad

Pics from Kryvyi Rih

Is "deliverism" dead? Lawrence gave his first take on Iran at the weekend and will return to it later this week.

What is "deliverism"? Is it dead? And what would its death mean for progressive politics?

This essay (kindly published by @samfr.bsky.social) is my attempt to trace five years of trans-Atlantic debates, to set out what I see as the stakes, and to analyse where these arguments have now gotten to:

Driving through a drone tunnel in Donbas region

Walking through the blackout - 10.30pm in a vast city in 21st century Europe

In Kryvyi Rih we only had power for about 3 hours: below zero outside, no heating inside. So all my clothes on when in bed!

Bye Ukraine - until next time.

Evolution of Viktor Orbán's government propaganda:

2017: “Let’s not let Soros have the last laugh!”

2026: “Let’s not let Zelensky have the last laugh!”

By the way, can anyone guess the common feature that makes both such convenient scapegoats for a far-right government?

It’s out

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And THEY WILL NOT ACT AS A DETERRENT.

I didn’t vote Labour to get an even stupider migration policy than we had under the Tories.