Diaa Hadid

Inside Israel’s deal with Google and Amazon To secure Project Nimbus, the tech giants agreed to disregard their own terms of service and tip Israel off if a foreign court demands its data.

Yuval Abraham of @972mag.com reports: "Google and Amazon submitted to highly unorthodox “controls” that Israel inserted into the deal, in anticipation of legal challenges over its use of the technology in the occupied West Bank and Gaza."

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Trump administration relying on unmarked vehicles in immigration enforcement Some federal immigration agents have been using masks to cover their faces when arresting migrants. But an NPR investigation found agents are also disguising their vehicles.

"a destruction of trust"

masked gunmen in unmarked vehicles snatching people, including American citizens off the streets

what an investigation by @npr.org

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A tale of 2 religious celebrations in 2 Indian cities As a powerful Hindu nationalist group celebrated its centenary in the Indian city of Nagpur, across town, hundreds renounced their Hindu faith and converted to Buddhism.

A tale of two Indias: Hindu nationalists celebrate centenary celebrations. Across town, thousands renounce Hinduism and convert to Buddhism, in an event that celebrates the father of India's constitution, BR Ambedkar.

With Omkar Khandekar in Nagpur

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Greetings from an Indian Railways coach, with spectacular views from Mumbai to Goa Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

How to fall in love with India (again). An @npr.org postcard

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‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is corporate gaslighting – the real change must come from the fossil fuel industry Recycling and cutting personal waste isn’t enough. Polluters must be regulated, and reparations paid by companies that have harmed the environment.

‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ (and repair, and refuse) but also: Regulation, Redistribution, and Reparations.

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NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.

When I joined NPR in 2017, I was taken around the building and introduced to our "founding mother," a phrase I found baffling - and pleasantly subversive. As was Susan Stamberg herself.

There's a reason people called her Mama

May your next journey be as joyful

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Red Lobster lost $11 million on their latest Endless Shrimp deal and Ronny knows exactly why. #DailyShow #RedLobster #RonnyChieng TikTok video by The Daily Show

And here's the skit that made me laugh through working this story: www.tiktok.com/@thedailysho...

Thanks so many folks who kindly gave their time for this story, from Sita B, Chinni, Shoumtiro Chatterjee, Pawan Gunturu, Arjili Dasu, advocates for American shrimpers, for the oceans, for a better shrimp industry. And Indian journalist @AlmaasMasood, who ate dust with me

Americans are crazy for shrimp. Much of it came from India — until now India's shrimp exports to the U.S. were once a success story. Now the industry faces ruin amid President Trump's 50% tariff on imports from the country.

Americans are so hot for shrimp that Red Lobster lost $11 million after offering a $20 endless buffet.

Much of it came from India, until Trump's 50% tariffs punched the industry down and left women searching for work to pay rent. With Almaas Masood

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Opinion | This Is the Feeling of Losing a Country. I Know It Well.

The feeling that I am on borrowed time in my own home is a familiar one.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...

‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’: The great March for Australia deception Anti-immigration rallies that have drawn tens of thousands of Australians are being secretly controlled by neo-Nazis – part of a co-ordinated “fraud on the public”.

“Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet.”

Nazis are coopting marches in Australia against migration & the rising cost of living. The next marches are in October.

www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...

valuable thread for those outside the trump bubble

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I can't get over Scottish slang. I only recently learned about a jobbie which was definitely NOT what I thought it might be.

'You're hurting Australia': Trump hits out at ABC journalist, flags Albanese meeting Donald Trump takes aim at the ABC's Americas editor during an extraordinary exchange at the White House, as the president suggests he will meet Prime Minister Anthony Albanese "very soon".

"I'm going to tell him about you!"

President Trump tells ABC's John Lyons that he's gonna dob on him to Albo.

And if there's one thing Australians can't stand... it's a dobber

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After killing minor children, man ends life and wife rescued Caught in a debt trap over the medical treatment of a man who became bedridden after a road accident four years ago, a couple killed their two minor children and decided to end their lives

"the couple strangled the children while they were sleeping and submerged their heads in a bucket"

Then the father died by suicide, and mother was caught before she could The family was hounded over a medical debt.

So who killed who

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RSF and Avaaz launch international media operation: “At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed” Hundreds of media outlets, brought together by the campaigning platform Avaaz and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), are waging a campaign calling for the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, ...

“At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed”

NPR is the most prominent US news organisation that has signed on

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The road to famine: How U.S. policy failed Palestinians in Gaza As famine plagues Gaza, NPR exclusive reporting looks at the U.S. role in the humanitarian crisis. Many former officials NPR interviewed share a common refrain: Did we do enough to prevent this?

Devastating reporting by @NPR:

"Even Biden himself had to make calls negotiating what number of aid trucks would be let in from the border crossings...they appeared to be part of an Israeli strategy to bog the U.S. down in the details."

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A Modest Proposal What if we just flooded the planet with cheap or even free solar panels?

Environmentalist Bill McKibben: just flood the world with solar power panels. Look at Pakistan, he says, where cheap panels coincided with tiktoc videos showing people how to jigger them -- and the equivalent of half the national grid went online last year

billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-modest-p...

A hidden network handles chats for OnlyFans stars. AI could soon take over Impersonators for OnlyFans models said their sales quotas are soaring, and once AI improves, they could be out of work.

Then AI came for OnlyFans. Fascinating piece from @restofworld.org's Michael Beltran

restofworld.org/2025/onlyfan...

“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out” We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

Powerful work by @propublica.org

“You think we’re arresting people now?” Homan said. “You wait.”

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Flooding kills hundreds in northwestern district of Pakistan Authorities say flooding from heavy rains have killed at least 270 people in a northwestern district of Pakistan.

Flooding kills hundreds in Pakistan and environmentalists and residents ask: where were the warnings?

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We are living in a world where suffering is livestreamed and I cannot get over that.

@raji143.bsky.social Hello Dr. Raji, my name is Diaa Hadid, I'm an international correspondent for NPR and I'm based in Mumbai - also happen to be a Canberran! I am trying to reach you for a story on India-China relations. My email is dhadid@npr.org - would love to be in touch, thank you, Diaa

'We Wish to Honour Our Daughter Lost in Air India Crash With an Education Trust' AI 171 Ahmedabad Crash: Two months after losing 32-year-old Harpreet in the Air India crash, her family channels grief into hope, starting a trust to fund education for needy children, turning tragedy...

what kindness to emerge from such unfathomable pain. " If any child is able to study and do well in life, we would feel that Harpreet supported them."

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Truly a long shot but help me here: Hi India, all of you. Can anybody connect me to a doctor who does egg retrievals, also known as "pick ups" locally? Seeking doctors anywhere in India - thank you

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

Exclusive: The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
By @rhersher.bsky.social

Of the many things banned by the Taliban in Afghanistan... chess? The Taliban bans chess, saying it's anti-Islamic. Islam has long had a vexed relationship with chess, although Muslims historically helped spread the game

Of the many things banned by the #Taliban in #Afghanistan... chess? It's more than what you think... - by @diaahadid.bsky.social

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Lebanon mourns beloved artist Ziad Rahbani Lebanon has lost one of its most beloved artists, the playwright and musician Ziad Rahbani.

I loved Ziad Rahbani, so many of us did, for helping us find that funny, biting and sardonic voice that cut through the haze of Lebanese myths and lies about ourselves. Thank you Michael for this beautiful obit of an imperfect, shining man.

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Indian authorities begin investigating Air India crash in which 1 passenger survived India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is investigating the crash with help from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. Authorities said Friday that the black box has been recovered.

India's deadliest aviation disaster in years comes as the country aims to be a global flight hub. Experts say safety standards must improve first - from fearlessly reporting problems to regulators, to enfocing airport safety rules. With Shweta Desai for @npr.org:

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'It's a ticking time bomb': Acid levels in Earth's oceans have already breached 'danger zone', study suggests Researchers have found that ocean acidification entered a "danger zone" in 2020, suggesting increased carbon dioxide levels have caused Earth to breach another planetary boundary.

imagine trying to explain to your grandkids that we poisoned and cooked the planet because it was a bit easier and made us more $$$ than not poisoning or cooking it

www.livescience.com/planet-earth...