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Taken by Joseph Niépce from a window in a building on his estate in Saône-et-Loire, eastern France, in 1826, this is believed to be the oldest extant photo (and maybe the very first photo, too). bottom: original photo top: colourized version with buildings, trees and countryside more visible.

Taken by Joseph Niépce from a window in a building on his estate in Saône-et-Loire, eastern France, in 1826, this is believed to be the oldest extant photo (and maybe the very first photo, too).

bottom: original photo
top: colourized version with buildings, trees and countryside more visible.

From Invitation to Expulsion: Ethiopia Turns on Eritrea

Ethiopia, which once denied Eritrea’s genocidal invasion and occupation of #Tigray, now says: “We’d like to formally request that Eritrea withdraw its troops from Ethiopian territory and cease all forms of collaboration with rebel groups.” 1/

The MFA also ominously added: “If we receive a positive response to our demand, #Ethiopia is willing to engage in good faith negotiations for a comprehensive settlement of all issues including the issue of access to the sea through the port of Assab.” But if the answer is not positive, then what? 2/

Ethiopia demands Eritrea ‘immediately withdraw’ troops from its territory In recent months, Addis Ababa has accused Eritrea of supporting rebel fighters on Ethiopian soil.

Ethiopia demands Eritrea ‘immediately withdraw’ troops from its territory

In recent months, Addis Ababa has accused Eritrea of supporting rebel fighters on Ethiopian soil.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of military aggression, backing armed groups Ethiopia's foreign minister has accused neighbouring Eritrea of military aggression and of supporting armed groups inside Ethiopian territory, according to a letter seen by Reuters and verified by the foreign ministry.

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of military aggression, backing armed groups reut.rs/4kyobU7

René Magritte at home with some of his paintings, 1965
Photo Duane Michals

❗️The settlement of Ternuvate in Zaporizhzhia has been completely cleared of 🇷🇺Russian troops and is now under the control of the 🇺🇦Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU).

De Nederlandse mannen tellen niet meer mee op de vijf kilometer Voor het eerst sinds 1984 pakte Nederland bij de mannen geen medaille op de vijf kilometer. Een van de redenen? De concurrentie kijkt niet meer naar Nederland.

De Nederlandse mannen tellen niet meer mee op de vijf kilometer

Iran : la prix Nobel de la paix Narges Mohammadi condamnée à six ans de prison L'activiste iranienne ‍et lauréate du ​prix Nobel de la paix Narges Mohammadi, qui a été emprisonnée ⁠à plusieurs reprises au cours de ses trente années de lutte pour les droits des femmes, a été condamnée dimanche à une nouvelle ​peine de prison de six ans de prison.

Iran : la prix Nobel de la paix Narges Mohammadi condamnée à six ans de prison

🚨🇸🇩 SUDAN | “We have three more months to avoid an epic biblical famine before the rainy season comes and the roads will be impossible in this part of Sudan.” That’s the warning from Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, after returning from a visit to South Kordofan. He says cities like Kadugli are already facing famine, with women and children fleeing drone attacks, burned homes, and total aid blockades. Despite new donor pledges this week, the aid has not reached the ground. Egeland says without an immediate give surge in food, access, and funding, mass starvation is imminent. He stresses the “countdown to famine” is on, “but it’s not too late” to help. @NRC_Egeland | @NRC_Norway | @nickschifrin

🚨🇸🇩 SUDAN | “We have three more months to avoid an epic biblical famine before the rainy season comes and the roads will be impossible in this part of Sudan.”

That’s the warning from Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, after returning from a visit to South Kordofan. He says cities...

💥 Вибухи Васильків.
Було застосовано 3х балістичні ракети Іскандер-М.
Загроза балістики триває до відбою.

Let us never forget the amount of people who are aware of the unredacted Epstein files and are choosing to stay silent. Not only people like Bondi and Patel but all the FBI agents who actually did the redacting. How do they sleep at night?

wrt to some of the replies to this post, part of why the media has “moved on” is because it has become extraordinarily difficult to document ICE activity on the ground, outside of them arresting citizens.

Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Longtime aide departs after seemingly botched No 10 effort to shore up PM’s position against supposed plotters

McSweeney goes. Will it save Starmer?

A Labour MP tells The House’s Sienna Rodgers McSweeney’s resignation will mean “full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zeroist, rejoinerism”.

Which sounds good to me, but is also very telling of the beliefs of the faction McSweeney championed.

BREAKING: An email has just gone round No 10 staff confirming that the PM has asked Jill Cuthbertson and Vidhya Alakeson to be acting chiefs of staff, with immediate effect.

A large stuffed folder of files with the title “Epstein” is seen with what looks, at first glance, like a red page marker sticking out of the bottom. On closer inspection it is the bottom of a Trump red neck tie. French newspapers once again showing the kind of basic journalistic integrity lacking from most US national newspapers - whose collective negligence has helped ensure a man implicated in the world’s most notorious sex trafficking ring gets to remain President. That the orange pedo felon remains in office is a plague on all their houses. Cunts, one and all.

The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde

Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.

It's far from new information, but it's very much worth repeating.

What Is Next After the Suicide Attack in Pakistan? This morning, a suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. The most likely perpetrator is the Islamic State–Khorasan Province, which operates both in Afghanistan and Pakistan but ha...

“The regional instability created by the Pakistan-Taliban conflict provides international terrorist groups like IS-KP room to operate,” writes CSIS's Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program.

More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-next-after-suicide-attack-pakistan

Zelenskyy has said "There are agreements on 150 (Swedish) Gripen and 100 (French) Rafale" aircraft

Ukraine's president also said next week he hopes to take receipt of the first Ukraine drone made in Germany. A similar production line exists in the UK.

Leesvoer voor de D66-er die dit weekend na zit te denken over het landbouw-ministerschap.
w-ja.nl/wie-is-de-ba...

Clarence Thomas hit with astonishing accusation in Epstein files Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was named in an allegation sent by email to two federal judges and discussed last August by federal prosecutors in New York, the Justice Department’s...

Clarence Thomas hit with astonishing accusation in Epstein files www.rawstory.com/clarence-tho...

🧐 The missing EF document EFTA01660666.pdf (1/2)
Clarence Thomas Rape Allegations in pulled Epstein Files

🧐 The missing EF document EFTA01660666.pdf (2/2)
Clarence Thomas Rape Allegations in pulled Epstein Files

The Long Ukrainian Winter How You Can Help

Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...

'𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐳 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐬'

#Krasnov

www.kyivpost.com/post/69648

🚀❗️Ballistic missile attack on Kyiv now!

7 key questions that Ro Khanna wants to ask Ghislaine Maxwell when she appears before Oversight tomorrow that Todd Blanche did not ask. But unlike with Blanche, Maxwell will refuse to answer them. Why is she getting special treatment from DOJ? bsky.app/profile/meid...