Mari Saito
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Two Reuters employees - a journalist and a security adviser accompanying her - were among those injured in the attack by the men who wielded sticks and clubs and hurled large rocks, in an area close to the Palestinian village of Beita. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, journalists at West Bank olive harvest, witnesses say
Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian villagers, activists and journalists on Saturday who had gathered during an attempt to harvest olives near a settler outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, witnesses said.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Two Reuters employees - a journalist and a security adviser accompanying her - were among those injured in the attack by the men who wielded sticks and clubs and hurled large rocks, in an area close to the Palestinian village of Beita. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Russia hands long prison sentences to 15 captured Ukrainian fighters reut.rs/48uldvX
Russia hands long prison sentences to 15 captured Ukrainian fighters
Fifteen members of a Ukrainian militia group were convicted by a Russian military court on Friday of taking part in "a terrorist organisation" and sentenced to between 15 and 21 years in a maximum security penal colony, Russia's prosecutor general said.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Russia hands long prison sentences to 15 captured Ukrainian fighters reut.rs/48uldvX
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Some 71% of respondents said they agreed with a statement that "American society is broken" 😐
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Americans believe harsh political rhetoric is fueling violence, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Roughly two out of three Americans believe that the harsh rhetoric used in talking about politics is encouraging violence, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in the days following the killing of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Some 71% of respondents said they agreed with a statement that "American society is broken" 😐
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Russia has so far sent more than 34,000 attack drones and decoys into Ukraine in 2025, nearly nine times the number from the same period last year, according to the Times data set. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/w...
Russia Made Drone Production a Supreme Priority. Now It Swarms the Skies.
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September 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Russia has so far sent more than 34,000 attack drones and decoys into Ukraine in 2025, nearly nine times the number from the same period last year, according to the Times data set. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/w...
Experts warn of “vicious spiral" in political violence after Kirk killing - www.reuters.com/world/us/nat...
September 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Experts warn of “vicious spiral" in political violence after Kirk killing - www.reuters.com/world/us/nat...
Poland’s military command urged people to stay at home, naming the regions of Podlaskie, Mazowieckie, and Lublin as most at risk, adding: "This is an act of aggression that posed a real threat to the safety of our citizens." www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Poland shoots down drones in its airspace during Russia’s Ukraine attack, calls violation act of aggression
Radars tracked more than 10 objects and those that could pose a threat were "neutralised," Poland's military command said.
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September 10, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Poland’s military command urged people to stay at home, naming the regions of Podlaskie, Mazowieckie, and Lublin as most at risk, adding: "This is an act of aggression that posed a real threat to the safety of our citizens." www.reuters.com/business/aer...
THE HAGUE, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says
The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday.
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September 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
THE HAGUE, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
The jet carrying von der Leyen to Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second-largest city, was unable to use electronic navigational aids as a result of the interference, which forced the pilot to land using paper maps, the FT reported on Monday. www.politico.eu/article/ursu...
Von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming
Commission president was on a tour of frontline states when her plane was target of interference.
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September 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The jet carrying von der Leyen to Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second-largest city, was unable to use electronic navigational aids as a result of the interference, which forced the pilot to land using paper maps, the FT reported on Monday. www.politico.eu/article/ursu...
Damage from Ukrainian drone attacks and extensive planned maintenance have sent Russia's offline oil refining capacity to a record high in August, Reuters calculations show, though working sites are likely to spur output to help mitigate the impact. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
September 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Damage from Ukrainian drone attacks and extensive planned maintenance have sent Russia's offline oil refining capacity to a record high in August, Reuters calculations show, though working sites are likely to spur output to help mitigate the impact. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Here is our new investigation into Enerhodar, an occupied Ukrainian city that hosts Europe's largest nuclear plant. Based on interviews with over 50 people, we detail how Moscow's security apparatus and Rosatom are ruling over the city with violence and fear. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Russia turns a Ukrainian nuclear city into a stronghold of fear
Once a thriving city of 50,000, Enerhodar, home of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, is a ghost town. The Russian occupation is using intimidation and seemingly arbitrary detentions to scrub the region of its Ukrainian identity.
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August 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Here is our new investigation into Enerhodar, an occupied Ukrainian city that hosts Europe's largest nuclear plant. Based on interviews with over 50 people, we detail how Moscow's security apparatus and Rosatom are ruling over the city with violence and fear. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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I have studied the targeting of journalists for many years, but the scale and public display of these killings is truly shocking: “Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital“
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Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital
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August 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I have studied the targeting of journalists for many years, but the scale and public display of these killings is truly shocking: “Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital“
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Exclusive: Despite Western sanctions, Russian bomb factory bought Siemens tech via middleman - www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Exclusive: Despite Western sanctions, Russian bomb factory bought Siemens tech via middleman
As Russia sought to ratchet up military production for the war in Ukraine, a state-owned explosives manufacturer circumvented Western sanctions by purchasing equipment made by Germany's Siemens from a middleman that imports technology from China.
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August 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Exclusive: Despite Western sanctions, Russian bomb factory bought Siemens tech via middleman - www.reuters.com/business/aer...
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New: Fake news reports about Bosnia's Serb entity, Republika Srpska, led me down a rabbit hole that revealed a network of fake news websites operated by two dubious Austrian businessmen. Coincidentally, Republika Srpska's leader, who was featured favorably in those articles, was ousted today.
August 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New: Fake news reports about Bosnia's Serb entity, Republika Srpska, led me down a rabbit hole that revealed a network of fake news websites operated by two dubious Austrian businessmen. Coincidentally, Republika Srpska's leader, who was featured favorably in those articles, was ousted today.
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The tech giant developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, a joint investigation reveals. www.972mag.com/microsoft-82...
Microsoft storing Israeli intelligence trove used to attack Palestinians
Microsoft developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians.
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August 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The tech giant developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, a joint investigation reveals. www.972mag.com/microsoft-82...
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Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans @humeyrapamuk.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans
In early July, the top official at the U.S. embassy in South Africa reached out to Washington asking for clarification on a contentious U.S. policy: could non-whites apply for a refugee program geared toward white South Africans if they met other requirements?
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July 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans @humeyrapamuk.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/africa...
"Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them."
July 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
"Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them."
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Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer.
“I practically felt like an animal,” González told The Post.
“I practically felt like an animal,” González told The Post.
U.S. deportee, freed from Salvadoran prison, describes ‘horror movie’
Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer.
“I practically felt like an animal,” González told The Post.
“I practically felt like an animal,” González told The Post.
In addition to the air defense and missile insufficiencies, Ukraine’s ground troops, who remain vastly outnumbered on the front line, are also running low on 155mm artillery shells, Syrsky said, and need an additional supply of armored vehicles. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Ukraine’s top commander asks Trump to help take the war to Russia
With Trump now open to supplying U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine, Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky calls for longer-range missiles and the permission to use them against Russia.
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July 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
In addition to the air defense and missile insufficiencies, Ukraine’s ground troops, who remain vastly outnumbered on the front line, are also running low on 155mm artillery shells, Syrsky said, and need an additional supply of armored vehicles. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
A Western diplomat familiar with Ukraine's reform effort described it as "the most dangerous moment" yet for the independence of anti-corruption authorities.
"The Ukrainian side is testing the limits more and more," referring to the patience of Kyiv's allies.
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"The Ukrainian side is testing the limits more and more," referring to the patience of Kyiv's allies.
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Ukraine curbs autonomy of anti-corruption agencies
Ukraine has toughened restrictions on two anti-corruption agencies at the centre of the government's reform drive, rolling back their autonomy in favour of tighter executive control.
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July 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A Western diplomat familiar with Ukraine's reform effort described it as "the most dangerous moment" yet for the independence of anti-corruption authorities.
"The Ukrainian side is testing the limits more and more," referring to the patience of Kyiv's allies.
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"The Ukrainian side is testing the limits more and more," referring to the patience of Kyiv's allies.
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At least 15 people, including four children, have died of starvation in Gaza over the last 24 hours amid Israel’s siege, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
‘No food, no water’: More children die as forced starvation grows in Gaza
UN says workers are fainting from hunger and exhaustion as Israel’s restriction of aid deepens an already dire crisis.
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July 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
At least 15 people, including four children, have died of starvation in Gaza over the last 24 hours amid Israel’s siege, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration shelved in recent weeks an inter-agency working group it had set up to formulate strategies for pressuring Russia into speeding up peace talks with Ukraine, according to three U.S. officials.
June 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration shelved in recent weeks an inter-agency working group it had set up to formulate strategies for pressuring Russia into speeding up peace talks with Ukraine, according to three U.S. officials.
A lost Canadian teen traveled to Donetsk last year. There, he was detained by Russia's FSB. He eventually agreed to spy for Russia. We went through a thousand pages of Polish court documents, including the full chat between the teen and his handler. New story: www.reuters.com/investigates...
Russia recruited a teenage spy. His arrest led to a crypto money trail
Russia is using untrained spies after operatives were expelled from Europe in 2022. The case against a Canadian teen shows how Moscow conducts the operations.
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June 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A lost Canadian teen traveled to Donetsk last year. There, he was detained by Russia's FSB. He eventually agreed to spy for Russia. We went through a thousand pages of Polish court documents, including the full chat between the teen and his handler. New story: www.reuters.com/investigates...
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Also note this, from a group known for caution & neutrality: bsky.app/profile/shas...
Unprecedentedly strong intervention by ICRC. “Palestinians, she says, have been stripped of human dignity. International humanitarian law is being hollowed out. What is happening in Gaza, she says, surpasses any acceptable legal, moral and humane standard” www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
Gaza worse than hell on Earth, Red Cross chief tells BBC as aid centres close for day - live updates
The president of the ICRC tells the BBC's international editor Jeremy Bowen Palestinians have been stripped of human dignity.
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June 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Also note this, from a group known for caution & neutrality: bsky.app/profile/shas...
MADRID, May 21 (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a former Ukrainian politician on Wednesday outside a school in a wealthy suburb of Madrid, Spain's Interior Ministry said.
Andriy Portnov was previously a senior aide to Viktor Yanukovich www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Andriy Portnov was previously a senior aide to Viktor Yanukovich www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Ukrainian ex-politician shot dead outside elite American school in Madrid
An unidentified gunman or gunmen shot and killed former Ukrainian politician Andriy Portnov on Wednesday morning outside a school in a wealthy suburb of Madrid, a source close to the police investigation said.
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May 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
MADRID, May 21 (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a former Ukrainian politician on Wednesday outside a school in a wealthy suburb of Madrid, Spain's Interior Ministry said.
Andriy Portnov was previously a senior aide to Viktor Yanukovich www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Andriy Portnov was previously a senior aide to Viktor Yanukovich www.reuters.com/world/europe...
The European Union sanctions today included 3 pro-Russia activists we’ve been following since our ‘23 investigation. When reached by phone, one of them simply told a Reuters reporter to “fuck off” before hanging up www.reuters.com/world/eu-san...
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EU sanctions three pro-Kremlin activists identified by Reuters
The European Union on Tuesday announced sanctions against three pro-Russia activists whose activities promoting the Kremlin's agenda inside Germany were first revealed in a Reuters investigation in 2023.
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May 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The European Union sanctions today included 3 pro-Russia activists we’ve been following since our ‘23 investigation. When reached by phone, one of them simply told a Reuters reporter to “fuck off” before hanging up www.reuters.com/world/eu-san...
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