Stephen Halliday
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My Little Forced Escape From Face Book
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The Pentagon also says it will offer "more limited" support to US allies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#USA #Europe #Russia #China
The Pentagon also says it will offer "more limited" support to US allies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#USA #Europe #Russia #China
China no longer Pentagon's top security priority
The US will also offer “more limited” support to US allies, according to a new national defence strategy document.
www.bbc.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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The Pentagon also says it will offer "more limited" support to US allies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#USA #Europe #Russia #China
The Pentagon also says it will offer "more limited" support to US allies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#USA #Europe #Russia #China
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Many of the troops are former convicts; others simply feel a sense of impunity, knowing that instead of being sent to prison for their actions, they will merely be sent back to the front.
theins.press/en/society/2...
#russia
Many of the troops are former convicts; others simply feel a sense of impunity, knowing that instead of being sent to prison for their actions, they will merely be sent back to the front.
theins.press/en/society/2...
#russia
“It’s best to avoid traveling by train”: Women in Russia’s Belgorod Region face violence from soldiers
In Russia’s border regions, where thousands of troops have been concentrated since the start of the war in Ukraine, women are increasingly facing violence and hostility from soldiers. Many of the troo...
theins.press
January 24, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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Many of the troops are former convicts; others simply feel a sense of impunity, knowing that instead of being sent to prison for their actions, they will merely be sent back to the front.
theins.press/en/society/2...
#russia
Many of the troops are former convicts; others simply feel a sense of impunity, knowing that instead of being sent to prison for their actions, they will merely be sent back to the front.
theins.press/en/society/2...
#russia
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This day was, as far as I am aware, the only time an XPT was ever to venture onto a pioneer branch line. And although we didn't know it until the return journey, it was also to be the last ever train to run to Corowa.
This scene won't ever be repeated. Not only is the railway now unusable […]
This scene won't ever be repeated. Not only is the railway now unusable […]
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January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
This day was, as far as I am aware, the only time an XPT was ever to venture onto a pioneer branch line. And although we didn't know it until the return journey, it was also to be the last ever train to run to Corowa.
This scene won't ever be repeated. Not only is the railway now unusable […]
This scene won't ever be repeated. Not only is the railway now unusable […]
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Railway map of the region from 1956 showing the location of Burrumbuttock approximately in the centre of frame.
January 24, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Railway map of the region from 1956 showing the location of Burrumbuttock approximately in the centre of frame.
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The apparent aim is to trigger a full city-wide blackout: strikes are reportedly hitting substations linked to nuclear power plants to cut Kyiv off from external power supply – after local generation capacity in and around the city has already been heavily damaged.
January 24, 2026 at 12:35 AM
The apparent aim is to trigger a full city-wide blackout: strikes are reportedly hitting substations linked to nuclear power plants to cut Kyiv off from external power supply – after local generation capacity in and around the city has already been heavily damaged.
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While I am writing this, explosions are ringing out one after another in Kyiv.
January 24, 2026 at 12:35 AM
While I am writing this, explosions are ringing out one after another in Kyiv.