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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 3h
Block is accused of ordering an Israeli security firm to carry out the violent abduction of her children from Denmark, following a bitter custody battle with her ex…. the investigation led to the arrest this month of Germany's former intel chief for treason and espionage www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Trial of German steakhouse heiress Christina Block that sparked a huge spy scandal
For 15 months, a high-security courtroom in Hamburg has been hearing the case of Christina Block, accused of ordering the abduction of her children.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5h
The Trump administration released final plans for President Trump’s 250-foot-tall triumphal arch that do not include drones, snipers or other features of the “military complex” that Trump said he would add to the project.
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Final plans for Trump’s arch appear to abandon his ‘military complex’ idea
Newly posted documents make no mention of drones, snipers or other military features announced by the president. A White House official disputed that plans had changed.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 4h
(Reuters) - Former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan is the narrow frontrunner in the race to become the 10th UN secretary-general.
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Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage
An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as ‌the narrow frontrunner in the race to become the 10th UN secretary-general, two people close to the process said.
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 6h
Exclusive: Listen to CBS News correspondent Holly Williams confront Bari Weiss’ handpicked foreign editor, Shayndi Raice, over what Williams described as “dictated” edits to her report marking the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terror attack. Watch the full episode of Power Lines: youtu.be/RcDzn1QP_G4
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CNN @cnn.com · 4h
The federal budget deficit rose to nearly $2 trillion for the past fiscal year, which ended September 30, the Treasury Department reported Friday. cnn.it/4jlpJ5n
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h
i’m just so fucking sorry that my muslim friends have to be hit with this despicable racism every single day. it’s not ok and you should not have to tolerate it. this country belongs to all of us.
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 6h
using language which some analysts called racially charged, the president struck a controversial tone
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Nikkei Asia (Official) @asia.nikkei.com · 4h
Japan has suspended new visas for foreign restaurant workers, worsening labor shortages, particularly in rural areas. As these workers opt for better paying jobs in big cities, smaller restaurant chains are having to delay expansion and cut hours. trib.al/P2hZ4yZ
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Japan's rural restaurants go hungry in fight for foreign talent
More workers head to big cities after cap on new visas sparks urban wage hikes
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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I want to visit Japan for many reasons, but the current highest is the possibility of meeting Robin the island cat: www.instagram.com/p/DajMhZNk6t8/
A very round black and white cat Robin carrying a big fish in his mouth
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 8h
Oil prices jump sharply to their highest levels in weeks, as investors assess the impact of both the Iran and Ukraine-Russia wars on global energy supplies.
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Oil prices jump sharply, to nearly $110 per barrel
Renewed attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and growing doubts about a U.S.-Russia diesel deal helped push crude prices to levels not seen in a month.
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CNN @cnn.com · 11h
President Donald Trump has fired Katie Zacharia as press secretary, advisers to the president said, ending her turbulent week-long stint as the White House’s top spokesperson. cnn.it/4zzMpUj
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CNN @cnn.com · 10h
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has quietly moved into a new role at the State Department after her special envoy status expired last month. cnn.it/4jXXFVR
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CNN @cnn.com · 9h
President Donald Trump said Friday there is “zero chance” he’s considering replacing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles after reports that suggested as much. cnn.it/4hLssUw
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CNN @cnn.com · 8h
Veteran photojournalist Heidi Levine, who was on assignment for the Washington Post, was hospitalized after Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank attacked her and a group of Palestinians during the annual olive harvest. CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports. Read more: cnn.it/4edEMKU
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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 14h
Cook Political shifts 11 House races toward Dems. Its current chart:
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 15h
‘A sharp reset in AI expectations could undermine corporate confidence, trigger a pullback in capex and weigh on GDP growth just as higher oil prices, tariffs and tighter immigration restrictions push inflation higher, raising the risk of a stagflationary environment.’ www.apollo.com/wealth/insig...
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Nikkei Asia (Official) @asia.nikkei.com · 15h
Global pharma firms walk back innovative drug investments in Japan 35% of investment plans face downsizing or possible relocation, poll finds asia.nikkei.com/business/phar...
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Global pharma firms walk back innovative drug investments in Japan
35% of investment plans face downsizing or possible relocation, poll finds
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 15h
They're not boycotting American wines because they're trying to break up the country Senator, you're being used by Canada's Kristi Noem, this is embarrassing as hell for you
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Decision Desk HQ @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 15h
47%-45%: Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts narrowly leads independent Dan Osborn in DDHQ's Nebraska Senate polling average. Trump carried the state by more than 20 points in 2024. The DDHQ Forecast gives Ricketts about a 4 in 5 chance. #NESen
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 15h
Stuff like this is why the Canadian political establishment is (correctly, IMO) assuming that Democrats can NOT be trusted to return the bilateral relationship to the status quo ante going forward.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h
WaPo photojournalist Heidi Levine, a Jewish American, said violent masked Israeli settlers beat her while she covered attacks on Palestinian olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. “They just kept kicking me… probably 50 times,” she said. Witnesses said Israeli soldiers watched without intervening
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 15h
Japan and South Korea have reportedly agreed to extend their $10 billion currency swap arrangement for another three years, preserving a source of U.S. dollars that either state can draw on during a financial emergency.
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Japan, South Korea agree to extend $10 billion currency swap arrangement
The agreement, originally set to expire at the end of November, is expected to run through November 2029, with its size unchanged.
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Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · 15h
I think people are misunderstanding the size of the Tesla stock price increase.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h
really funny because it was totally predictable
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 15h
Kharkiv today after a Russian strike on the flea market. I have no words. These terrorist bastards do this every day to Ukrainians, and somehow we are still blamed for it. This is insane.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15h
Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. wapo.st/4yt6dHY
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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
In the end, they did actually hold a public execution.
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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 15h
China is running the most systematic effort by any outside power to convert the Ukraine war’s lessons into military advantage, absorbing the errors of both sides, write @ai.csis.org experts. Read: bit.ly/4iaD66n
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Learning Without Bleeding: China’s Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine Drone War
China is using the Russia-Ukraine drone war as a military laboratory. Lilly Min-Chen Lee and Kateryna Bondar trace how quickly Chinese analysts identify battlefield innovations and how the PLA transla...
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 16h
According to independent journalist Jasper Nathaniel who was at the scene, the IDF provided cover for the “settlers” as they beat Palestinians and the WaPo journalist. The IDF also reportedly shot one of the Palestinians.
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The IDF provided cover, with tear gas and machine guns, while the settlers beat @washingtonpost journalist Heidi Levine nearly to death. Then the IDF shot a Palestinian bystander, and aimed their guns and shoved the paramedics who were trying to treat him. All of this documented.
Israel Defense Forces & @IDF• 32m
Earlier today, IDF and Israel Border Police forces were dispatched to an area adjacent to Khirbet Abu Falah, following a report of a violent confrontation. Foreign media personne...
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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 15h
BIG-kun and Dipper-chan, a pair of expressionless bears in banana costumes, are mascots for BIG Dipper pachinko parlors.
A brown bear mascot with a stoical expression is wearing a banana costume and standing in front of a promotional booth.A brown bear mascot with a stoical expression, a pink bow, and eyelashes is wearing a banana costume and standing among a crowd.
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 15h
White Nationalist Attempted Mass Shooting at Hindu Temple While Indian-American Congressman Was Inside talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/wh...
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White Nationalist Attempted Mass Shooting at Hindu Temple While Indian-American Congressman Was Inside
‘We Were Very Fortunate That Something Much, Much Worse Did Not Happen’...
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Euronews @euronews.com · 15h
“It’s easier dealing with Trump than with Putin,” Zelenskyy tells Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina after the US president suggested he is difficult to deal with and does not want a peace deal.
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 15h
⚡️ Zelenskyy on Trump saying Putin is easier to negotiate with: I find him easier than Putin
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Zelenskyy on Trump saying Putin is easier to negotiate with: I find him easier than Putin
Zelenskyy has said he finds Trump easier to negotiate with than Putin, who has no desire for talks, and warned diesel deals could lead to wider sanctions relief.
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Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 15h
The U.S. may face shortages of its most powerful conventional bunker-buster bombs as hardened Iranian military and nuclear facilities remain, according to a CSIS analysis. The authors estimate that only a low single-digit number of Massive… x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2111088…
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 17h
American WaPo veteran photojournalist Heidi Levine was severely beaten by Israeli “settlers” in the West Bank, along with Palestinians harvesting olives. Story: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1... Here she is in the ambulance:
Woman with gray hair lying in an ambulance appearing stunned

Photo by Jasper Nathaniel
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 16h
Israeli settlers continue progrom amid olive harvest in occupied West Bank aje.news/maxgkq
Israeli settlers continue progrom amid olive harvest in occupied West Bank
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16h
Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers trying to gather their autumn olive harvest. Heidi Levine, a veteran photographer for The Post, was also knocked her to the ground, kicked repeatedly and stripped of her camera and phone.
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and Washington Post photographer in West Bank
The settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives and beat Heidi Levine, a veteran photojournalist. Witnesses said Israeli soldiers did nothing to halt the violence.
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 16h
Michelle Yeoh sees a "powerful voice" for Asia in the Busan International Film Festival. Its 31st edition, the first one as an "A-list" festival, signaled its growing ambitions to be the most vital film event in Asia.
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Busan International Film Festival builds momentum as an ‘A-list’ festival
Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi and Malaysian actor Michelle Yeoh were among the honorees in Busan, a showcase of Asian talent.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 16h
this isn't a flying car - this is a falling car
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Decision Desk HQ @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 16h
Democrat Abdul-El Sayed leads our Michigan Senate polling average by 2.4%. El-Sayed has held a generally consistent lead over Republican Mike Rogers in the polling average since the primary, and has a 70% win probability in the DDHQ forecast.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16h
Pentagon Plans to Hold Report on Iran School Strike Past Midterms www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Pentagon Intends to Hold Iran School Attack Report Past Midterms
Top Pentagon officials have expressed their intention to hold off on releasing an internal report into the attack on a school in southern Iran until after the US midterm elections at the earliest, acc...
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 16h
Trump: we are running low on ammo not because of my war on Iran but because Biden gave “massive amounts” of Tomahawks to Ukraine. The U.S. didn’t supply a single Tomahawk to Ukraine! Not a single one!
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 17h
President Zelenskyy was asked whether he feels he is being treated as a scapegoat for all the problems President Trump is currently facing with his approval ratings ahead of the congressional elections. President Zelenskyy sighed sadly, smiled, and said, "That's my answer."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h
What the fuck kind of false equivalency is this? Biden stumbled and stuttered in his speech, but he was never remotely as incoherent as this mentally scrambled dementia patient.
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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 17h
FIFA may scrap Peace Prize after 1 year. Is nothing sacred?! www.nytimes.com/athletic/769...
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FIFA Peace Prize could be scrapped a year on from Donald Trump win (Gift Article)
Trump was given the inaugural prize last December but he could be the only recipient with a FIFA committee now reviewing the award.
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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
The LDP frets over fallout from Yana Kazuo’s scandals. Meanwhile, the US has in fact pressed Japan to raise defense spending to 3.5% of GDP, though this target is unlikely to be included in the revised national security documents. observingjapan.substack.com/p/yana-may-b...
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Yana may be gone but his scandal lingers | Japan Daily Briefing
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17h
A White House lawyer says President Trump has officially invoked executive privilege in the court fight involving his management of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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Trump invokes executive privilege in Kennedy Center court fight
A lawyer for the White House said information about the president’s management of the center, including efforts to add his name to it, should be off-limits.
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Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · 17h
NEW: ICE is trying to deport a mother of 4 while her husband is at Fort Benning in Army basic training. When she went to pick up the family's military IDs, Navy personnel turned her over to ICE. She's been in the US since age six. With @nancyayoussef.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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He Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE.
When a soldier’s wife went to pick up her military ID at a base in Texas, ICE officers showed up.
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