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Al Jazeera English Correspondent reporting from Iraq | Past lives in: Ukraine, Africa, South-East Asia | RTS '26 | DuPont '23 | jackhewson.com/showreel

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/08/2026
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a new pact on Friday committing to collective defense against attacks on any of the three nations, Saudi Arabia said, entering an agreement that could reshape the strategic layout of the Middle East.
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Joint Defense Pact
The agreement treats an attack on any of the three countries as an attack on all. Saudi Arabia has recently faced drone and missile strikes that it has blamed on Iran’s allies in Yemen and Iraq.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What a graphic. @cnn.com $NVDA $TSLA $AEO
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/07/2026
A landfill in Indonesia is still burning more than a week after it caught fire, producing thick, toxic fumes that have sickened and displaced nearby residents, and highlighting the country’s longstanding challenges with waste management.
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A Landfill in Indonesia Caught Fire Over a Week Ago. It’s Still Burning.
Toxic fumes have sickened nearby residents. Lawmakers and activists say the blaze is an indication of the country’s longstanding issues with waste management.
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 08/07/2026
Epic crowds on the streets of Najaf for the funeral procession of Ali Khamanei. Id estimate easily over 1m. Many motivated by Islamic solidarity in face of US Israeli aggression. Gaza came up many times as to why people have turned out
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/07/2026
Could Farage quit? Questions swirl over Reform UK leader’s future
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Could Farage quit? Questions swirl over Reform UK leader’s future
Leader is under pressure over £5m gift, byelection losses and rise of rival Restore but allies say exit speculation is ‘wishful thinking’
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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Absolutely extraordinary story from the Sunday Times that is going to be very hard for Farage to deflect. "Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal" www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal
The Reform UK leader did not declare benefits including staff, security and housing by crypto-gambler George Cottrell, our investigation reveals
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Reuters @reuters.com · 05/07/2026
Three sons of Iran's slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not his successor reut.rs/4vdwbxA
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Three sons of Iran's slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not his successor
Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali ​Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son ‌who has succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, did not make an appearance.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 05/07/2026
Ukraine striking Russian energy infrastructure at unprecedented rate ft.trib.al/nKEohAc
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Ukraine striking Russian energy infrastructure at unprecedented rate
Kyiv’s intensified drone campaign is spurring Russia’s worst fuel crisis in decades
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
there is really only one way to de-normalize this insane level of corruption and that's through disgorgement, accountability, the end of impunity. otherwise it is the new normal & the USA is toast.
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Donald Trump made more than $1bn last year in return to presidency
US president also earned hundreds of thousands of dollars from licensing of Bibles, watches and perfume
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Reuters @reuters.com · 01/07/2026
Iran insists on keeping control over Hormuz, senior Iranian sources say reut.rs/4eRypfI
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Iran insists on keeping control over Hormuz, senior Iranian sources say
Iran is determined to win international recognition of its control over the Strait of Hormuz and ability to levy fees on ​ships entering or leaving the Gulf even if it has to do so by force, two senior Iranian sources said.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 01/07/2026
🇻🇪 Security camera shows moment twin earthquakes hit Venezuela Security camera footage shows the moment twin 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes hit Venezuela on June 24. The death toll has now risen to nearly 2,000 with more than 10,500 injured and thousands more unaccounted for.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/06/2026
Stock markets across Asia tumbled on Friday, pulled lower by the region’s biggest technology shares as investors continue to wrestle with whether the boom in artificial intelligence spending is all but done or just beginning.
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Stocks in Asia Tumble as A.I. Uncertainty Jolts Tech Shares
Stock markets across Asia tumbled, as investors continue to wrestle with whether the boom in artificial intelligence spending is overdone or just beginning.
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 22/06/2026
Iranian delegation walk out after Trump threatens "you close [the strait] and you won't have a country. You won't even make it back to your fucking country" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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US-Iran talks strained as Trump threats spark Iranian walkout
Negotiations continue via mediators after US president threatened to bomb Iran and kidnap negotiating team unless strait of Hormuz reopened
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 19/06/2026
🇮🇷 🇺🇸 A newly signed deal to end the Middle East war was already under strain on Friday, after talks in Switzerland were postponed and fighting flared between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. ➡️ u.afp.com/Szhr
Vessels are anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz, on June 18, 2026.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 19/06/2026
US-Iran talks planned for June 19 at the Burgenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland will not take place, according to a Swiss foreign ministry statement after US Vice President JD Vance pulled out of the planned trip reut.rs/3SRhHpt
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Israel has bombed Dahiyah in Beirut.
Smoke rises from the city
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 14/06/2026
British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet tanker, marking the latest effort by European countries to choke off a key source of Moscow’s oil revenues.
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UK seizes Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel
The seizure marks the first time Britain has detained a Russian-linked tanker, amid concerns doing so would cost millions of pounds.
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 10/06/2026
Excellent overview piece on fears of a new Lebanese civil war www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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Lebanon Is Teetering at the Abyss of a New Civil War
A ceasefire agreement with Israel requiring the government to dismantle Hezbollah reignites sectarian tensions.
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 10/06/2026
In #Iraq there's an Arabic turn of phrase that describes the pro Iranian armed factions that are putting down their weapons that sounds like they're taking their clothes off, or "stripping". It's causing some degree of public amusement. Faction press officers not entirely pleased
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 07/06/2026
Iran fired missiles toward Israel, after a deadly Israeli airstrike on Beirut hours earlier.
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Iran Fires Missiles at Israel After Israeli Airstrike on Beirut
Tehran has sought a halt to Israeli operations inside Lebanon as part of its peace negotiations with Washington.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 05/06/2026
At least 49 people die of thirst after truck breakdown in Niger desert aje.news/m5r7if
At least 49 people die of thirst after truck breakdown in Niger desert
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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 01/06/2026
Across the world, signals crucial for safe air and sea travel are being disrupted.
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The Epidemic of GPS Jamming
Across the world, signals crucial for safe air and sea travel are being disrupted.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 03/04/2026
Can you imagine how many people approved it before publishing? Shameful.
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Does the @nytimes know what NATO stands for?
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THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2026
NEWS ANALYSIS
By STEVEN ERLANGER
A North American Treaty Organization Without America?
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 01/04/2026
Worried for Shelly Kittleson, I hope she is freed as soon as possible www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/w...
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American Journalist Abducted in Iraq, Security Officials Say
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 30/03/2026
⚡️Ukrainian FPV giant signs deal to build drones in US. FPV drone and interceptor maker General Cherry reached an agreement with U.S. defense firm Wilcox Industries to produce drones in its New Hampshire factories.
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Ukrainian FPV giant signs deal to build drones in US
One of Ukraine's largest drone makers, General Cherry, has signed a deal to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the U.S., the company said in a statement shared with the Kyiv Independent on Mar...
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 30/03/2026
You can feel it in London, the mood on public transport, the vibe on the street. There's a kind of broken dystopian edge to the UK these days. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Pessimism takes root in UK as shoppers struggle to afford essentials
Millions are dipping into savings or borrowing to get by as the Iran war drives up prices, survey shows
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 29/03/2026
What a time to be alive www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump is contemplating the sheer folly of boots on the ground in Iran. How did it come to this? | Simon Tisdall
After the anguish of Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s almost unthinkable the US would again send troops to the Middle East – but its president is desperate and narcissistic, says foreign affairs commentator...
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Erin Cunningham @erinmcunningham.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
More Palestinians have been displaced by settler violence and Israeli access restrictions in the first three months of 2026 than in all of 2025, the U.N. says. www.ochaopt.org/content/huma...
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Humanitarian Situation Report | 27 March 2026 | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian Territory
Millions of people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory remain reliant on relief aid provided to them amid tight restrictions; many lack protection from Israeli policies and acts of violence ...
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 27/03/2026
"Iran plans to turn the strait into a money spinner ... could raise $80bn a year... tankers carrying oil from favoured non-hostile nations such as India, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea and China could be waved through or offered cheaper rates." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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A war of regression: how Trump bombed the US into a worse position with Iran
Analysts fear Iran has played a weak hand well and the US has blundered into a defining strategic failure
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 14/03/2026
US historian Robert Pape in the Guardian “They [Iran] are forcing the publics in the Gulf to ask: ‘Why are we paying the price of a war that appears driven by expansionist Israeli policies?’” And to a broader extent through oil prices that applies to the rest of the world too
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 19/02/2026
This was a good read. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/m...
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Is Love Addictive? Many Say Yes, and It’s Changing Our Idea of Romance.
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 19/02/2026
Global plastic production projected to double or triple according to this. Any chance we could *not* do that www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics
Plastic production has doubled over the last 20 years – and will likely double again. For author Beth Gardiner, metal water bottles and canvas tote bags are not the solution. So what is?
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 24/12/2025
You know you're getting old when not only do you not understand what the kids are into, the music they listen to or the fashions they wear, but you actively don't want to either
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Simon Kuper @simonkuper.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
One effect of our age of the rich: the flattery industry is booming. Call them luxury hotel concierges, personal trainers, Trump cabinet members, Musk "loyalists", wealth managers etc, but the essential job is flatterer. Me @financialtimes.com on how the industry works on.ft.com/43SIvbR
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How flattery became a big, beautiful industry
[FREE TO READ] Never before have there been so many rich people to be boosted
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 24/11/2025
For anyone going through a difficult period of their life right now, this interview with Anthony Hopkins is incredibly inspiring. youtu.be/1mbe4F3YBqw?...
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The Day Anthony Hopkins Quit Drinking | The Interview
YouTube video by The Interview
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 22/11/2025
For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph. One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics. What could go wrong? www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 13/11/2025
Growing inequality drives stock market disconnect with broader economic reality... "the number of so-called "everyday millionaires" has more than quadrupled since 2000 to about 52 million people. ... The scale of wealth makes it difficult for markets to go to ground for very long."
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The Barents Observer @thebarentsobserver.com · 12/11/2025
Moscow is making great efforts in building its Runet — a closed and strictly controlled Russian internet. The Barents Observer has compiled an overview of what is happening in the Russian segment of the internet
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The new Russian internet: closed, censored, and “secure”
The World Wide Web is gradually disappearing in Russia — not only as an information technology, but also as a space of freedom. The Russian state is making great efforts in building its alternative Ru...
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 11/11/2025
Heinous www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
This threatened law suit is ridiculous. But very irritating that the BBC put itself in such a vulnerable position and will now have to spend so much energy and attention defending itself, www.bbc.com/news/live/cd...
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Outgoing BBC director general to address staff after Trump threatens to sue for $1bn
Trump says he will file legal action by Friday if the BBC does not apologise and
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Reuters @reuters.com · 11/11/2025
Moscow's forces push south of the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, Russian commander says reut.rs/43piAIr
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Moscow's forces push south of the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, Russian commander says
Russian forces have pushed deep into the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk and curled southwards to capture a series of train stations, a Russian commander on the ground said on Tuesday.
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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
“A country long defined by its own ­history of political violence, paramilitarism, and vigilantism, Ireland now faces a different kind of threat. This time, the targets are non-white immigrants and Muslims.” Brilliant reporting by @johnmooneyirl.bsky.social.
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Inside the rise of Ireland’s new far-right terror threat
The emergence of the IDA marks a shift to small, tightly controlled extremist cells operating covertly in Ireland
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Al Jazeera Investigates @ajiunit.com · 08/11/2025
Using never-before-seen videos, rare testimonies and leaked military files, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit exposes abuses and battlefield weaknesses in the civil war raging across Myanmar. Watch: aje.io/junta #MyanmarExposed
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 07/11/2025
"Clearly echoing Erwin Rommel’s Nazi force, the Africa Corps is the Kremlin’s new expeditionary formation in Africa. ...Like Wagner before it, it is still laden with neo-Nazi and white supremacist symbology." on Russian neo-colonialism in Africa: ecfr.eu/publication/...
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The bear and the bot farm: Countering Russian hybrid warfare in Africa
Russia has many quiet enemies in Africa. Working together, like-minded Africans and Europeans can roll back its troublesome influence.
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Jack Hewson @jackhewson.com · 07/11/2025
US blocks $22b sanctions-prompted sale of Lukoil to Gunvor, a Swiss commodity trader cofounded by Putin ally Gennady Timchenko in the 90s. Timchenko fully divested for a decade but US treasury says Gunvor still a "Putin puppet" www.ft.com/content/19e5...
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Gunvor drops bid for $22bn of Lukoil assets after US moves to block deal
Treasury calls Swiss trader ‘Kremlin’s puppet’ and says it would block its licence to operate
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Ifeanyi Uddin @ifeanyiuddin.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
"China now makes a lot more from exporting wind turbines, electric cars, solar cells and the like than drill-baby-drill America makes selling fossil fuels." | The Economist
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The world’s renewable-energy superpower
China’s moment for climate leadership has arrived
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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Both The New York Times and Airwars are tracking the U.S. strikes on boats in the Carribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. 64 or 65 killed in 15 separate incidents. NYT: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Airwars: airwars.org/conflict/u-s...
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Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks
In two months, the Trump administration has killed dozens of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged strikes so far.
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