At least 55 Palestinians been killed in overnight air strikes on #Gaza, according to the Civil Defence, as Israelβs new military offensive continues for a third day  
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At least 55 Palestinians been killed in overnight air strikes on #Gaza, according to the Civil Defence, as Israelβs new military offensive continues for a third day  
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28.02.2025 14:56 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Andrew 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 nightπ*)
23.02.2025 11:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Astonishing. 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
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 π 42 π 10 π¬ 1 π 0Uniforms of Syrian soldiers from the dictator Bashar al-Assadβs army, abandoned as they fled Damascus. A historic image marking the end of the dictator and his army.
08.12.2024 03:11 β π 8594 π 1701 π¬ 88 π 122New mass pro-#EU protests in Tbilisi, #Georgia, as Georgian Dream govt calls off talks to join the bloc 
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Who are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the rebels who've seized control of #Syria's Aleppo?  
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The joy of βwinterrailingβ: my off-season rail adventure in France, Germany and Switzerland
30.11.2024 07:10 β π 115 π 20 π¬ 4 π 4Grey 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 π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Hi. Just started following you here, as well (having done so on Twitter/X).
14.11.2024 12:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #6,233,940, Charles Haviland βͺ@cfhaviland.bsky.socialβ¬, joined on Aug 25, 2024"
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,233,940!
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