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Charles Haviland

@cfhaviland.bsky.social

BBC international news journalist. Special interests Europe, South Asia, Middle East, but the whole world really; former correspondent in Asia (2002-2014)

101 Followers  |  132 Following  |  7 Posts  |  Joined: 25.08.2024  |  1.5885

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World Service - Listen Live - BBC Sounds Listen live to BBC World Service on BBC Sounds

At least 55 Palestinians been killed in overnight air strikes on #Gaza, according to the Civil Defence, as Israel’s new military offensive continues for a third day

Listen:
@bbcworldservice.bsky.social News

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

20.03.2025 06:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, look! @cfhaviland.bsky.social is here!

28.02.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Andrew North (@northandrew@bsky.social) was a guide for me on my first reporting trip to #Afghanistan and I recommend his book, 'War & Peace & War', about ordinary #Afghans' lives and his own service there as a journalist -- out now in paperback (*order by Monday nightπŸ‘‡*)

23.02.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Astonishing. I felt panic for @bbcstever.bsky.social. It went on for 30mins. Lukashenko kept coming back to him, more and more annoyed.

"We don't shut anyone's mouth. Prison is for people who opened their mouth too wide ... You're asking me whatever you want. Don't overdo it, Steve!"

Chilling. ~AA

28.01.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 673    πŸ” 205    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 23
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Khmeimim air base in Syria - aircraft still coming and going. Lots of people and cars at the terminal. Is there a Kabul-style evacuation of Russian citizens, dependents, & regime folks going on? (H/t @trbrtc ) Via @trbrtc.bsky.social

10.12.2024 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Uniforms of Syrian soldiers from the dictator Bashar al-Assad’s army, abandoned as they fled Damascus. A historic image marking the end of the dictator and his army.

08.12.2024 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 8594    πŸ” 1701    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 122
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Many thousands rally to oppose Georgian government after break with EU The country was thrown into crisis when Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's Georgian Dream party said it was halting EU accession talks.

New mass pro-#EU protests in Tbilisi, #Georgia, as Georgian Dream govt calls off talks to join the bloc

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

30.11.2024 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Syria: Who are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the rebels seizing control of Aleppo? - BBC News The Islamist militant group HTS has a long and involved history in the Syrian conflict.

Who are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the rebels who've seized control of #Syria's Aleppo?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

30.11.2024 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The joy of β€˜winterrailing’: my off-season rail adventure in France, Germany and Switzerland Golden landscapes, cosy cafes and crowd-free sightseeing are just some of the highlights of exploring central Europe by rail in the cooler months You’ve got broadly two options when planning an off-season rail trip in Europe. Hop on a sleeper train and…

The joy of β€˜winterrailing’: my off-season rail adventure in France, Germany and Switzerland

30.11.2024 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Grey heron, or simply "heron" in this country as it's the only species of heron on these shores! (cf. purple heron, black heron, Goliath heron, squacco heron etc, all found in East Africa...)

17.11.2024 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi. Just started following you here, as well (having done so on Twitter/X).

14.11.2024 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #6,233,940, Charles Haviland β€ͺ@cfhaviland.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 25, 2024"

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #6,233,940, Charles Haviland β€ͺ@cfhaviland.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 25, 2024"

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,233,940!

03.11.2024 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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