Priyanka Shankar
@priyankashankar.bsky.social
Independent journalist with a keen interest in human rights & scuba diving. Work seen in Al Jazeera English, The Guardian, El Pais, Nikkei Asia, Reuters, DW, Lighthouse Reports, BBC Travel, The World, etc.
https://priyankashankar.pressfolios.com
https://priyankashankar.pressfolios.com
Foreign aid cuts have hurt the most vulnerable people in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh including people with cognitive disabilities and those who have survived landmine explosions.
What do solutions to help look like?
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What do solutions to help look like?
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Foreign aid cuts hurt the most vulnerable in world’s largest refugee camp
In recent months, healthcare in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh has been badly affected by foreign aid cuts.
www.aljazeera.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Foreign aid cuts have hurt the most vulnerable people in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh including people with cognitive disabilities and those who have survived landmine explosions.
What do solutions to help look like?
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
What do solutions to help look like?
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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Diplomats said the move to abruptly end special trade arrangements — which allowed most Ukrainian goods to enter the EU duty free — came after Poland led a push to protect the bloc’s farmers. www.ft.com/content/8733...
May 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Diplomats said the move to abruptly end special trade arrangements — which allowed most Ukrainian goods to enter the EU duty free — came after Poland led a push to protect the bloc’s farmers. www.ft.com/content/8733...
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EU eyes closer ties to transpacific bloc as Trump jolts trade order
https://www.ft.com/content/bee31826-012d-4bb1-a6eb-d6cc0d4ef39f
https://www.ft.com/content/bee31826-012d-4bb1-a6eb-d6cc0d4ef39f
EU eyes closer ties to transpacific bloc as Trump jolts trade order
Brussels revives plan to forge strategic partnership with CPTPP to defend rules-based global system
www.ft.com
May 4, 2025 at 4:26 AM
EU eyes closer ties to transpacific bloc as Trump jolts trade order
https://www.ft.com/content/bee31826-012d-4bb1-a6eb-d6cc0d4ef39f
https://www.ft.com/content/bee31826-012d-4bb1-a6eb-d6cc0d4ef39f
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This is one of the best ads I have ever seen and I can’t believe I missed it
May 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is one of the best ads I have ever seen and I can’t believe I missed it
The $10 BILLION India-Pakistan trade secret hidden by official data
Backdoor trade between India and Pakistan is much higher than official figures say – but can it survive the latest hostilities?
Latest for @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social with Yashraj Sharma.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/....
Backdoor trade between India and Pakistan is much higher than official figures say – but can it survive the latest hostilities?
Latest for @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social with Yashraj Sharma.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/....
The $10bn India-Pakistan trade secret hidden by official data
Informal trade between India and Pakistan is much higher than official figures say – but can it survive new hostilities?
www.aljazeera.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The $10 BILLION India-Pakistan trade secret hidden by official data
Backdoor trade between India and Pakistan is much higher than official figures say – but can it survive the latest hostilities?
Latest for @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social with Yashraj Sharma.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/....
Backdoor trade between India and Pakistan is much higher than official figures say – but can it survive the latest hostilities?
Latest for @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social with Yashraj Sharma.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/....
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Indian security forces are searching for the gunmen behind an attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir, that killed 26 people.
🟡 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/zk4bkq
🟡 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/zk4bkq
April 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Indian security forces are searching for the gunmen behind an attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir, that killed 26 people.
🟡 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/zk4bkq
🟡 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/zk4bkq
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Spain scraps €6.6m arms order from Israeli company after outcry
Spain scraps €6.6m arms order from Israeli company after outcry
Coalition allies of Pedro Sánchez said the purchase of millions of bullets jeopardised country’s efforts to hold Israel to account over war in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Spain scraps €6.6m arms order from Israeli company after outcry
Part-school, part-social network, a Mouride circle on the Spanish island is helping teenage asylum seekers prepare for adulthood and navigate a challenging welfare system.
Latest for @theguardian.com from Gran Canaria 👇🏽
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Latest for @theguardian.com from Gran Canaria 👇🏽
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‘We feel like we’re back in Senegal’: the Sufis helping migrants in the Canaries
Part-school, part-social network, a Mouride circle on the Spanish island is helping teenage asylum seekers prepare for adulthood and navigate a challenging welfare system
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Part-school, part-social network, a Mouride circle on the Spanish island is helping teenage asylum seekers prepare for adulthood and navigate a challenging welfare system.
Latest for @theguardian.com from Gran Canaria 👇🏽
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Latest for @theguardian.com from Gran Canaria 👇🏽
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
X has filed a lawsuit alleging that New Delhi is unlawfully censoring content online. But will it hurt Musk’s interests in the country?
More 👇🏾 with insights from Apar G. and @Michael Kugelman.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...
More 👇🏾 with insights from Apar G. and @Michael Kugelman.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...
Why is X suing the Indian government as Musk woos Modi?
X has filed a lawsuit alleging that New Delhi is unlawfully censoring content online.
www.aljazeera.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
X has filed a lawsuit alleging that New Delhi is unlawfully censoring content online. But will it hurt Musk’s interests in the country?
More 👇🏾 with insights from Apar G. and @Michael Kugelman.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...
More 👇🏾 with insights from Apar G. and @Michael Kugelman.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...
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Duterte’s arrest gives ‘a sense impunity ends’, says Nobel peace prize winner
Duterte’s arrest gives ‘a sense impunity ends’, says Nobel peace prize winner
Maria Ressa said rules-based order ‘can perhaps still exist’ but social media is being used to undermine democracy around the world
The arrest of Rodrigo Duterte is a welcome sign that the rules-based order continues to hold, the Nobel laureate Maria…
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Duterte’s arrest gives ‘a sense impunity ends’, says Nobel peace prize winner
Around 15 Members of the European Parliament are “on the radar” of the investigation.
www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...
www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...
Huawei targeted in new European Parliament corruption probe
Chinese tech giant Huawei is at the centre of a new corruption case in Europe’s capital. On Thursday, Belgian police raided the homes of its lobbyists, Follow the Money and its media partners Le Soir ...
www.ftm.eu
March 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Around 15 Members of the European Parliament are “on the radar” of the investigation.
www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...
www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...
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The fallout from the US aid funding freeze continues. In Haiti, could this actually be a moment for optimism? What’s Unsaid is a podcast by The New Humanitarian, where we explore open secrets and uncomfortable conversations around the world’s conflicts and disasters. Listen: buff.ly/xcSogRG
March 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The fallout from the US aid funding freeze continues. In Haiti, could this actually be a moment for optimism? What’s Unsaid is a podcast by The New Humanitarian, where we explore open secrets and uncomfortable conversations around the world’s conflicts and disasters. Listen: buff.ly/xcSogRG
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What are smartphones stealing from us? When mine was taken away, I found out | Alexander Hurst
What are smartphones stealing from us? When mine was taken away, I found out | Alexander Hurst
As a Paris film extra, I surrendered my device and discovered the extraordinary connections I miss while staring at my screen
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
What are smartphones stealing from us? When mine was taken away, I found out | Alexander Hurst
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Millions of young people in China are grappling with unemployment amid a prolonged economic slowdown. Increasing numbers are growing disillusioned as they navigate the country’s tough labour market. aje.io/chinajobs
March 3, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Millions of young people in China are grappling with unemployment amid a prolonged economic slowdown. Increasing numbers are growing disillusioned as they navigate the country’s tough labour market. aje.io/chinajobs
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🎉 No Other Land Wins the Oscar for Best Documentary! 🎉
Congratulations to +972 Magazine’s very own reporter, Yuval Abraham, and long-time contributor, Basel Adra, on winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for their powerful film, No Other Land.
#NoOtherLand #Oscars2025
Congratulations to +972 Magazine’s very own reporter, Yuval Abraham, and long-time contributor, Basel Adra, on winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for their powerful film, No Other Land.
#NoOtherLand #Oscars2025
March 3, 2025 at 5:45 AM
🎉 No Other Land Wins the Oscar for Best Documentary! 🎉
Congratulations to +972 Magazine’s very own reporter, Yuval Abraham, and long-time contributor, Basel Adra, on winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for their powerful film, No Other Land.
#NoOtherLand #Oscars2025
Congratulations to +972 Magazine’s very own reporter, Yuval Abraham, and long-time contributor, Basel Adra, on winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for their powerful film, No Other Land.
#NoOtherLand #Oscars2025
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What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.
February 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.
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‘We have nothing now’: Myanmar’s exiled media face existential crisis after Trump severs aid
‘We have nothing now’: Myanmar’s exiled media face existential crisis after Trump severs aid
Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future after USAid cuts
Each month Su Myat secretly crosses the border from Thailand into Myanmar to report on her conflict-ridden homeland, covering…
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
‘We have nothing now’: Myanmar’s exiled media face existential crisis after Trump severs aid
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Thread - I've been thinking a lot about Walter Lippmann’s Public Opinion lately, especially in the context of Musk’s role in dismantling the federal workforce through DOGE. It’s a perfect example of what Lippmann warned about over a century ago.
February 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thread - I've been thinking a lot about Walter Lippmann’s Public Opinion lately, especially in the context of Musk’s role in dismantling the federal workforce through DOGE. It’s a perfect example of what Lippmann warned about over a century ago.
Germany heads to the polls tomorrow, amid fears that far-right sentiment is rising while migration policies sit at the centre of political debate.
How are migrants and asylum seekers in the country reckoning with the new shift to the right?
More: www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/...
How are migrants and asylum seekers in the country reckoning with the new shift to the right?
More: www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/...
Uncertainty grows among refugees and migrants as Germany heads to the polls
Rights groups say migrants and refugees live in an atmosphere of fear amid a far-right resurgence.
www.aljazeera.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Germany heads to the polls tomorrow, amid fears that far-right sentiment is rising while migration policies sit at the centre of political debate.
How are migrants and asylum seekers in the country reckoning with the new shift to the right?
More: www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/...
How are migrants and asylum seekers in the country reckoning with the new shift to the right?
More: www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/...
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On the show this week:
• The US and Russia compete to influence Germany’s election
• Trump’s turn on Zelenskyy is celebrated by media outlets in Moscow
• President Nayib Bukele’s media machine in El Salvador
Watch now ▶️ youtu.be/nrP1VABrRGs
• The US and Russia compete to influence Germany’s election
• Trump’s turn on Zelenskyy is celebrated by media outlets in Moscow
• President Nayib Bukele’s media machine in El Salvador
Watch now ▶️ youtu.be/nrP1VABrRGs
February 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
On the show this week:
• The US and Russia compete to influence Germany’s election
• Trump’s turn on Zelenskyy is celebrated by media outlets in Moscow
• President Nayib Bukele’s media machine in El Salvador
Watch now ▶️ youtu.be/nrP1VABrRGs
• The US and Russia compete to influence Germany’s election
• Trump’s turn on Zelenskyy is celebrated by media outlets in Moscow
• President Nayib Bukele’s media machine in El Salvador
Watch now ▶️ youtu.be/nrP1VABrRGs
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Commission trade spox Olof Gill at today's media briefing:
"As longstanding allies the EU and US have built a strong economic partnership based on strong values, mutual trust and cooperation.
Tariffs would put into question the spirit of cooperation that has long-defined Transatlantic relations"
"As longstanding allies the EU and US have built a strong economic partnership based on strong values, mutual trust and cooperation.
Tariffs would put into question the spirit of cooperation that has long-defined Transatlantic relations"
February 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Commission trade spox Olof Gill at today's media briefing:
"As longstanding allies the EU and US have built a strong economic partnership based on strong values, mutual trust and cooperation.
Tariffs would put into question the spirit of cooperation that has long-defined Transatlantic relations"
"As longstanding allies the EU and US have built a strong economic partnership based on strong values, mutual trust and cooperation.
Tariffs would put into question the spirit of cooperation that has long-defined Transatlantic relations"
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‘Total chaos’: Monkey blamed for nationwide power cut in Sri Lanka
‘Total chaos’: Monkey blamed for nationwide power cut in Sri Lanka
Energy minister says monkey ‘came into contact with grid transformer’, causing hours-long outage in sweltering heat
A countrywide power outage in Sri Lanka has been blamed on a monkey that clambered into a power station south of Colombo.
The blackout,…
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
‘Total chaos’: Monkey blamed for nationwide power cut in Sri Lanka
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Immigrant advocacy groups filed the first major lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s claim that there is an “invasion” on the U.S.-Mexico border to justify summarily expelling migrants without giving them a chance to apply for asylum.
Immigrant advocates file lawsuit challenging Trump asylum shutdown
The Trump administration has claimed there is an “invasion” on the U.S.-Mexico border to justify summarily expelling migrants without giving them a chance to apply for asylum.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Immigrant advocacy groups filed the first major lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s claim that there is an “invasion” on the U.S.-Mexico border to justify summarily expelling migrants without giving them a chance to apply for asylum.
Have you ever wondered what happens to the land a person owns when they are forced to flee and seek refuge elsewhere?
This has been a question in the minds of many Nepali-speaking citizens of Bhutan who fled their country to escape oppression under the country’s “One Nation, One People” law.
This has been a question in the minds of many Nepali-speaking citizens of Bhutan who fled their country to escape oppression under the country’s “One Nation, One People” law.
February 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Have you ever wondered what happens to the land a person owns when they are forced to flee and seek refuge elsewhere?
This has been a question in the minds of many Nepali-speaking citizens of Bhutan who fled their country to escape oppression under the country’s “One Nation, One People” law.
This has been a question in the minds of many Nepali-speaking citizens of Bhutan who fled their country to escape oppression under the country’s “One Nation, One People” law.