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Ciarán Fahey
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Associated Press sports writer, often distracted by news.
I’m not German. I run @abandonedberlin.com in my free time.
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Ciarán Fahey @cfahey.bsky.social · Mar 23
Scarred by German colonialism, victims push the country into a new reckoning with its dark past

(AP) #Germany #colonialism #racism 🇩🇪

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A promise to an African grandmother: Shining a light on Germany's colonial past
Germany has over the past years made strides in coming to terms with a dark era of its past, the colonial rule of large swaths of Africa.
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Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian villages in the West Bank

(AP) #Israel #WestBank

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Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian villages in the West Bank
Israeli and Palestinian officials say dozens of masked Israeli settlers have attacked a pair of Palestinian villages in the northern West Bank.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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At UN climate talks in Brazil, the only sign of the United States is an empty chair

(AP) #COP30 #ClimateChange #Trump #USA #MAGA

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At UN climate talks in Brazil, the only sign of the United States is an empty chair
U.N. climate negotiations are underway in Brazil, and leaders are pushing for accelerating efforts to curb global warming by drastically reducing the carbon pollution that causes it.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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BBC faces leadership crisis after news bosses quit over Trump speech edit and bias claims

(AP) #BBC #Trump #mediabias #media

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BBC faces leadership crisis after news bosses quit over Trump speech edit and bias claims
Britain’s biggest and most important media organization, the BBC, is facing turmoil at the top after its top executive and head of news both resigned.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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36 years ago, AP’s Frieder Reimold was watching a briefing by Günter Schabowski, who said he thought new restrictions on travel to West Germany were being lifted "immediately."

Reimold sent an alert, "DDR öffnet Grenzen," and the rest is history. An incredible night.

(AP) #DDR #Mauerfall #Berlin
AP reporter recounts covering fall of Berlin Wall in 1989
BERLIN (AP) — After months of overtime writing about upheaval and protests in East Germany , AP's Frieder Reimold settled in on Nov. 9, 1989, to watch a televised evening briefing by Guenter Schabowsk...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Rayo Vallecano, unbeaten by Real Madrid and Barcelona this season⚡️
November 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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UN report on the situation in the West Bank, October 2025 only:

-260 settler attacks (average 8 per day), highest number since the UN started recording in 2006
-140 Palestinians injured
-150 attacks on olive harvesting
-4,200 olive trees vandalised in 77 villages
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Humanitarian Situation Update #337 | West Bank | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian Territory
October 2025 recorded the highest monthly number of Israeli settler attacks since OCHA began documenting such incidents in 2006, with more than 260 attacks resulting in casualties, property damage or ...
www.ochaopt.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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The Football Association of Ireland has voted to submit a motion to UEFA to ban Israel from its European club and international competitions.

(RTÉ) #Ireland #Israel #UEFA

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FAI to bring motion to ban Israel from Euro competition
The FAI has voted to submit a motion to UEFA to ban Israel from its European club and international competitions.
www.rte.ie
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Bundesliga preview with Bayern Munich hoping to tie its 10-game winning start from 2015. Union Berlin will have a thing or two to say about that in Köpenick today.

(AP) #FCBayern #Eisern #Bundesliga

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Bundesliga record in sight as Bayern Munich aims to keep winning run going
Bayern Munich has extended its winning streak to 16 games across all competitions. The team recently defeated Paris Saint-Germain and Bayer Leverkusen.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Triple Trabi trouble at the Berlin Wall today.

#Trabi #Berlin #DDR
Three Trabis parked beside the sidewalk where the Berlin Wall used to be with one man outside one of them looking at the front of it as if he wanted to fix it but hasn’t a clue what he’s looking at.
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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GERMANY - A Berlin court has confirmed that the "political activity ban" on British-Palestinian doctor Ghassan Abu-Sittah in the context of the “Palestine Congress” in April 2024 was unlawful.
Auftritts-Verbot bei "Palästina-Kongress" in Berlin war rechtswidrig
www.rbb24.de
November 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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You know those people on boats the United States has just been blowing up in the Caribbean? The AP went to find out about who they were.

(AP) #Trump #USA #Venezuela #humanrights

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Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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We've reached the stage where someone or some people are painting swastikas with human blood in Hanau of all places.

(AP) #Hanau

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Dozens of swastikas painted in human blood daubed on property across German city
Police in Germany are investigating swastikas painted with human blood on dozens of cars, mailboxes, and buildings in Hanau.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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He’s done it! Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor's race, capping a stunning ascent

(AP) #Zohran #NYC

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Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor's race, capping a stunning ascent
Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, capping a stunning ascent from little-known state lawmaker just a year ago to one of the most talked-about politicians in the country.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Former Kilkenny hurling star DJ Carey sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for fraud.

He conned people out of nearly €400,000 by falsely claiming he needed money for cancer treatment.

(RTÉ) #DJCarey #Kilkenny #fraud #Ireland

www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
Inside DJ Carey's con: How a legend deceived and defrauded
DJ Carey, once one of hurling's biggest stars, used his reputation to convince people he needed money for cancer treatment.
www.rte.ie
November 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about what’s going on | Nesrine Malik
Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about what’s going on | Nesrine Malik
The massacres carried out by the RSF in El Fasher, Darfur, with the support of its UAE sponsors, will only stop when the international community acts, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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November 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Can we make this guy Berlin mayor, too?
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10d
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Good overview of what’s happening in Sudan.

Sudan war takes a turn as paramilitary force captures Darfur, threatening to split the country

(AP) #Sudan 🇸🇩

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Sudan war takes a turn as paramilitary force captures Darfur, threatening to split the country
Sudan's brutal two-year war has entered a new phase. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has seized control of the entire Darfur region, ousting the Sudanese army from its last stronghold.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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The Irish government’s lurch to the right on immigration will only create space for fascists to thrive

“The governments of Germany, the UK and France have been trying for years to prevent the rise of the far right through ceding ground to them and have failed spectacularly.”

(Indo) #Ireland #Nazis
Naoise Dolan: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s lurch to the right on immigration will only create space for fascists to thrive
The message seemed clear from Catherine ­Connolly’s landslide presidential ­victory: ordinary Irish people want a robust new vision, not a ­bargain bin version of far-right talking points.
www.independent.ie
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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theguardian.com
What did Pasolini know? Fifty years after his brutal murder, the director’s vision of fascism is more urgent than ever
What did Pasolini know? Fifty years after his brutal murder, the director’s vision of fascism is more urgent than ever
With mystery still surrounding Pier Paolo Pasolini’s death, the poet and film-maker’s warnings of corruption and rising totalitarianism offer a chilling message for our times
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Ukraine's attack drones are striking much further inside Russia than before.

"The strikes have caused gasoline shortages in Russia, even forcing rationing in some regions and underscoring a growing vulnerability in the country’s infrastructure."

(AP) #Ukraine #Russia

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Built in the shadows and launched at night, Ukraine's long-range drones are rattling Russia
In rural Ukraine, attack drones are assembled in secret to strike deep into Russia. These drones target oil refineries, fuel depots and military hubs, stretching Moscow's air defenses.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Israel says the ceasefire is back on after it kills 104 people including 46 children.

Someone needs to tell Israel how ceasefires work.

(AP) #Israel #Gaza #warcrimes #still

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Israel's military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104
Israel’s military says the ceasefire is back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Israel’s military says it has resumed enforcing the ceasefire, and that aid deliveries will resume.

(AP) #Israel #Gaza #ceasefire

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Israel resumes ceasefire in Gaza and says aid deliveries will restart Monday
Gaza’s fragile ceasefire faced its first major test Sunday as Israeli forces launched a wave of deadly strikes, saying Hamas militants had killed two soldiers.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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The daylight robbery at the Louvre happened with visitors already inside and “as staff complained that crowding and thin staffing are straining security.”

(AP) #Louvre #robbery #jewelheist #yougetwhatyoupayfor

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Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum
Thieves have pulled off a daring heist at the Louvre, stealing priceless Napoleonic jewels. On Sunday, they used a basket lift to access the museum, smashed display cases, and fled with the treasures.
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October 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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It didn’t last long.

(AP) #Israel #Gaza #warcrimes #ceasefire

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Israel halts aid to Gaza 'until further notice' as renewed fighting tests ceasefire
An Israeli security official says the transfer of aid into the territory is halted “until further notice” after a Hamas ceasefire violation.
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October 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Mohammed Abu Moussa, a 45-year-old medical technician, says he and many others were subjected to horrific abuse in Israeli prisons.

Israel is a country where people – including prisoners – are supposed to have basic rights.

(AP) #Israel #abuse #humanrights

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A father returns from Israeli detention to find Gaza and his family shattered
Released from Israeli detention after 20 months, 45-year-old Mohammed Abu Moussa is overwhelmed as he returns to Gaza and reunites with his family.
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October 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM