Alix Kroeger
@alixkroeger.bsky.social
Text editor at the Associated Press, London. Previously BBC News website and BBC na srpskom. Oxford Climate Journalism Network 2024. Ukraine, Balkans, climate change, bicycles and the rest.
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Delightful detail from the Roman “unswept floor” mosaic by Heraclitus, showing a mouse nibbling a walnut.
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Delightful detail from the Roman “unswept floor” mosaic by Heraclitus, showing a mouse nibbling a walnut.
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
PARIS (AP) – France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy to be released from prison under judicial supervision, a Paris court says
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
PARIS (AP) – France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy to be released from prison under judicial supervision, a Paris court says
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
"Fedora man" is a 15yo boy who takes sartorial inspiration from Poirot and other mid-20th century detectives. “When something unusual happens, you don’t imagine a normal detective,” he said. “You imagine someone different.”
Gem of an interview by AP's Thomas Adamson, who's also a fashion writer
Gem of an interview by AP's Thomas Adamson, who's also a fashion writer
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
"Fedora man" is a 15yo boy who takes sartorial inspiration from Poirot and other mid-20th century detectives. “When something unusual happens, you don’t imagine a normal detective,” he said. “You imagine someone different.”
Gem of an interview by AP's Thomas Adamson, who's also a fashion writer
Gem of an interview by AP's Thomas Adamson, who's also a fashion writer
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Bad news from Georgia where Georgian Dream is banning the opposition and charging its main leaders with plotting a coup.
Georgia is dousing the last embers of democracy
An oligarchic party outlaws the opposition and turns towards Russia
economist.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Bad news from Georgia where Georgian Dream is banning the opposition and charging its main leaders with plotting a coup.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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'I stood with the dead so forsaken and still, when dawn was grey I stood with the dead'
Siegfried Sassoon
Battle-scarred at barracks, Ypres, 1917 by Frank Hurley.
Siegfried Sassoon
Battle-scarred at barracks, Ypres, 1917 by Frank Hurley.
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
'I stood with the dead so forsaken and still, when dawn was grey I stood with the dead'
Siegfried Sassoon
Battle-scarred at barracks, Ypres, 1917 by Frank Hurley.
Siegfried Sassoon
Battle-scarred at barracks, Ypres, 1917 by Frank Hurley.
Beep beep, Bermondsey
November 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Beep beep, Bermondsey
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If Pokrovsk falls, it could pave the way for Russia to take the rest of the Donbas - a key goal for Putin. It could also influence US perceptions about the war and sway the course of peace negotiations. @apnews.com story with interviews from the front line and analysis 👇
Ukraine's army fights to hold Pokrovsk in a battle for territory and narratives
The battle for Pokrovsk is crucial for control of Ukraine's Donetsk region. Russian and Ukrainian forces are deeply entrenched, sometimes fighting for the same buildings.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If Pokrovsk falls, it could pave the way for Russia to take the rest of the Donbas - a key goal for Putin. It could also influence US perceptions about the war and sway the course of peace negotiations. @apnews.com story with interviews from the front line and analysis 👇
Police said officers were alerted Wednesday night when a man reported that he noticed the shape of a swastika applied in a reddish liquid on a parked car. A test revealed that the substance was human blood. Almost 50 cars had been defaced
Police investigate swastikas painted with human blood in Germany
Police in Germany are investigating swastikas painted with human blood on dozens of cars, mailboxes, and buildings in Hanau.
apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Police said officers were alerted Wednesday night when a man reported that he noticed the shape of a swastika applied in a reddish liquid on a parked car. A test revealed that the substance was human blood. Almost 50 cars had been defaced
New anti-drone system in Poland, Romania and Denmark.
"The American Merops system, which is small enough to fit in the back of a midsize pickup truck, can identify drones and close in on them, using artificial intelligence to navigate when satellite and electronic communications are jammed."
"The American Merops system, which is small enough to fit in the back of a midsize pickup truck, can identify drones and close in on them, using artificial intelligence to navigate when satellite and electronic communications are jammed."
A new system to identify and take down Russian drones is being deployed to NATO's eastern flank
Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones. The American Merops system can identify and target drones using AI, even when communications are jammed.
apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New anti-drone system in Poland, Romania and Denmark.
"The American Merops system, which is small enough to fit in the back of a midsize pickup truck, can identify drones and close in on them, using artificial intelligence to navigate when satellite and electronic communications are jammed."
"The American Merops system, which is small enough to fit in the back of a midsize pickup truck, can identify drones and close in on them, using artificial intelligence to navigate when satellite and electronic communications are jammed."
This time it's Belgium. Drones
* forced the closure of Brussels airport last night
* were spotted last weekend around the Kleine-Brogel military base where US nuclear weapons are stored
* also spotted last month around the Elsenhorn military base, near the German border
* forced the closure of Brussels airport last night
* were spotted last weekend around the Kleine-Brogel military base where US nuclear weapons are stored
* also spotted last month around the Elsenhorn military base, near the German border
Drone sightings disrupt flights at Belgium's main airport
Flights at Belgium’s main international airport remain disrupted after drone sightings forced a temporary closure.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This time it's Belgium. Drones
* forced the closure of Brussels airport last night
* were spotted last weekend around the Kleine-Brogel military base where US nuclear weapons are stored
* also spotted last month around the Elsenhorn military base, near the German border
* forced the closure of Brussels airport last night
* were spotted last weekend around the Kleine-Brogel military base where US nuclear weapons are stored
* also spotted last month around the Elsenhorn military base, near the German border
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"A good way to learn German is to read children's books to familiarise yourself with basic grammar and vocabulary"
German children's book:
German children's book:
December 10, 2024 at 6:58 AM
"A good way to learn German is to read children's books to familiarise yourself with basic grammar and vocabulary"
German children's book:
German children's book:
Perfectly normal Saturday afternoon in Bermondsey, yes
November 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Perfectly normal Saturday afternoon in Bermondsey, yes
The big rally is underway in Novi Sad. A change of tactics from Vucic, who apologised to protesters for calling them agents of Western intelligence. Protesters are having none of it #serbia
Serbia marks anniversary of deadly train station disaster with large rally
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia, to commemorate the victims of last year's railway station disaster.
apnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The big rally is underway in Novi Sad. A change of tactics from Vucic, who apologised to protesters for calling them agents of Western intelligence. Protesters are having none of it #serbia
Give me a story more French than the Louvre heist, no, not like that, it's too French
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Give me a story more French than the Louvre heist, no, not like that, it's too French
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Spirulina Macaron. Second (and final) President of the French Sixth Republic, served February 2nd-7th, 2033.
What even is this cursed beverage?* Truly we live in the worst timeline
*Rhetorical question; you don't need to explain this to me
*Rhetorical question; you don't need to explain this to me
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Spirulina Macaron. Second (and final) President of the French Sixth Republic, served February 2nd-7th, 2033.
Serbia's Gen Z protesters are on the move, marching to Novi Sad from Belgrade for a major rally on Saturday. They stopped in the town of Indjija overnight. The mayor, a Vucic ally, refused to let them use a sports hall, so residents put out mattresses and bedding for them in the streets
Protests and grief as Serbia marks anniversary of tragedy that killed 16. Here's what to know
Tens of thousands of students and other opponents of Serbia's populist president are gathering in the city of Novi Sad.
apnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Serbia's Gen Z protesters are on the move, marching to Novi Sad from Belgrade for a major rally on Saturday. They stopped in the town of Indjija overnight. The mayor, a Vucic ally, refused to let them use a sports hall, so residents put out mattresses and bedding for them in the streets
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Every year on #Halloween we carve a #Pumpkin from our collection of Penguin Books. 🎃
We're up to our elbows here in juicy plots and seedy characters. Luckily there's not much pulp fiction. 🎃
We're up to our elbows here in juicy plots and seedy characters. Luckily there's not much pulp fiction. 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Every year on #Halloween we carve a #Pumpkin from our collection of Penguin Books. 🎃
We're up to our elbows here in juicy plots and seedy characters. Luckily there's not much pulp fiction. 🎃
We're up to our elbows here in juicy plots and seedy characters. Luckily there's not much pulp fiction. 🎃
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La Joconde attendant le bus après avoir quitté le musée du Louvre.
Paris.
Paris.
October 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
La Joconde attendant le bus après avoir quitté le musée du Louvre.
Paris.
Paris.
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When in the woods, best beware of dead man's fingers lurking there.
Reaching up above the ground, a creepy fungi to be found.
Happy Halloween everyone.
Photo: Sheringham Park by Rob Coleman
Reaching up above the ground, a creepy fungi to be found.
Happy Halloween everyone.
Photo: Sheringham Park by Rob Coleman
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 AM
When in the woods, best beware of dead man's fingers lurking there.
Reaching up above the ground, a creepy fungi to be found.
Happy Halloween everyone.
Photo: Sheringham Park by Rob Coleman
Reaching up above the ground, a creepy fungi to be found.
Happy Halloween everyone.
Photo: Sheringham Park by Rob Coleman
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Weather good, we are gradually working our way north in search of the Loch Ness Monster.
August 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Weather good, we are gradually working our way north in search of the Loch Ness Monster.
The door of St-Gatien cathedral in Tours, France (photo from September 2025) #adoorableThursday
October 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The door of St-Gatien cathedral in Tours, France (photo from September 2025) #adoorableThursday
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I'm dressing up as actually more of a comment than a question
What terrifying thing are you dressing as this Halloween I'm dressing up as acid reflux
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I'm dressing up as actually more of a comment than a question