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This dude was biking back from Thailand to the UK. Then he stumbled into a revolution.
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The side of Nepal the media won't show you 🇳🇵
YouTube video by wehatethecold
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September 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This dude was biking back from Thailand to the UK. Then he stumbled into a revolution.
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The days of 3am doomscrolling the real story of Ed Gein are over.
At least in this Japanese city.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...
At least in this Japanese city.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...
Japanese city proposes two-hour daily limit for smartphone use
Toyoake's cap will not be binding and there will be no penalties incurred for higher usage, according to a draft ordinance.
www.japantimes.co.jp
August 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The days of 3am doomscrolling the real story of Ed Gein are over.
At least in this Japanese city.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...
At least in this Japanese city.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...
Zimbabwe’s central bank is rolling out new ZiG notes...barely a year after the last ones lost 43% of their value.
Not very cash money of you.
allafrica.com/stories/2025...
Not very cash money of you.
allafrica.com/stories/2025...
August 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Zimbabwe’s central bank is rolling out new ZiG notes...barely a year after the last ones lost 43% of their value.
Not very cash money of you.
allafrica.com/stories/2025...
Not very cash money of you.
allafrica.com/stories/2025...
August 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The genocide is being televised and our kids will wonder why we didn't do enough.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israel approves settlement plan to 'erase' idea of Palestinian state
A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan that would cut across land which the Palestinians seek for a state received final approval on Wednesday, according to a statement from Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
www.reuters.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The genocide is being televised and our kids will wonder why we didn't do enough.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
"I fought for my sight, now I fight for others."
After Fatuma Saidi Majogo of Tanzania survived trachoma, which has caused blindness for 1.9 million people, she now goes door-to-door in her community, checking people for symptoms of the disease.
She has saved 6 lives in her community.
After Fatuma Saidi Majogo of Tanzania survived trachoma, which has caused blindness for 1.9 million people, she now goes door-to-door in her community, checking people for symptoms of the disease.
She has saved 6 lives in her community.
August 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"I fought for my sight, now I fight for others."
After Fatuma Saidi Majogo of Tanzania survived trachoma, which has caused blindness for 1.9 million people, she now goes door-to-door in her community, checking people for symptoms of the disease.
She has saved 6 lives in her community.
After Fatuma Saidi Majogo of Tanzania survived trachoma, which has caused blindness for 1.9 million people, she now goes door-to-door in her community, checking people for symptoms of the disease.
She has saved 6 lives in her community.
What are the 'NATO-like security guarantees' Trump talked about yesterday? On Wednesday, NATO leaders will meet to hammer out the details.
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NATO military leaders to meet on Wednesday to discuss Ukraine as Trump teases air support
NATO military leaders are expected to meet on Wednesday to discuss Ukraine and the way forward, U.S. and NATO officials said on Tuesday, as Washington and European capitals work out details of what security guarantees might look like for Kyiv.
www.reuters.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
What are the 'NATO-like security guarantees' Trump talked about yesterday? On Wednesday, NATO leaders will meet to hammer out the details.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
What's on the table for the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting today
- NATO-like security guarantees for Ukraine from US & Europe
- Russia gains Crimea, possibly Donetsk & Luhansk regions
- Full peace accord instead of ceasefire
Follow along here:
apnews.com/live/donald-...
- NATO-like security guarantees for Ukraine from US & Europe
- Russia gains Crimea, possibly Donetsk & Luhansk regions
- Full peace accord instead of ceasefire
Follow along here:
apnews.com/live/donald-...
Live updates: Zelenskyy signals openness to three-way meeting with Trump and Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gathered at the White House to discuss Russia's war, Crimea and security guarantees.
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August 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
What's on the table for the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting today
- NATO-like security guarantees for Ukraine from US & Europe
- Russia gains Crimea, possibly Donetsk & Luhansk regions
- Full peace accord instead of ceasefire
Follow along here:
apnews.com/live/donald-...
- NATO-like security guarantees for Ukraine from US & Europe
- Russia gains Crimea, possibly Donetsk & Luhansk regions
- Full peace accord instead of ceasefire
Follow along here:
apnews.com/live/donald-...
Heartbreaking.
Under Assad, at least 3,700 children were forcibly disappeared. Some sent to orphanages run by the NGO SOS Children’s Villages, who were then given false identities to keep them hidden.
This deserves far more attention.
Under Assad, at least 3,700 children were forcibly disappeared. Some sent to orphanages run by the NGO SOS Children’s Villages, who were then given false identities to keep them hidden.
This deserves far more attention.
Another shocking bombshell exposing Assad depravity: forced disappearance of thousands of children of regime critics, many put in orphanages, *abetted by SOS Children’s Villages International.* Summary of Shane Bauer’s long-read, no paywall—longer piece is linked.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/m...
Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into Syria’s Missing Children
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Heartbreaking.
Under Assad, at least 3,700 children were forcibly disappeared. Some sent to orphanages run by the NGO SOS Children’s Villages, who were then given false identities to keep them hidden.
This deserves far more attention.
Under Assad, at least 3,700 children were forcibly disappeared. Some sent to orphanages run by the NGO SOS Children’s Villages, who were then given false identities to keep them hidden.
This deserves far more attention.
Foreign correspondents at U.S. local papers are down 30% since 2000.
Meanwhile, the world’s only gotten more connected.
Less coverage. Less context.
That’s why we tell the stories others don’t.
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Meanwhile, the world’s only gotten more connected.
Less coverage. Less context.
That’s why we tell the stories others don’t.
Subscribe to hear what the headlines miss: the-unwestern.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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August 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Foreign correspondents at U.S. local papers are down 30% since 2000.
Meanwhile, the world’s only gotten more connected.
Less coverage. Less context.
That’s why we tell the stories others don’t.
Subscribe to hear what the headlines miss: the-unwestern.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Meanwhile, the world’s only gotten more connected.
Less coverage. Less context.
That’s why we tell the stories others don’t.
Subscribe to hear what the headlines miss: the-unwestern.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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WATCH | Zelensky tells Trump that Putin is ‘bluffing’ and does not want peace ahead of crunch Ukraine summit
Read here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Read here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
August 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
WATCH | Zelensky tells Trump that Putin is ‘bluffing’ and does not want peace ahead of crunch Ukraine summit
Read here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Read here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
“This is a practical contribution towards building momentum,” Albanese says. “This is not Australia acting alone.”
Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says
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Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that Australia will recognize a Palestinian state. This move aligns with recent signals from leaders in France, Britain and Canada.
apnews.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“This is a practical contribution towards building momentum,” Albanese says. “This is not Australia acting alone.”
And for many, this summer will be the coolest one for the rest of our lives.
Every summer from now on will be hotter than this one.
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Every summer from now on will be hotter than this one.
www.dw.com/en/poles-apa...
August 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
And for many, this summer will be the coolest one for the rest of our lives.
Every summer from now on will be hotter than this one.
www.dw.com/en/poles-apa...
Every summer from now on will be hotter than this one.
www.dw.com/en/poles-apa...
Kamchatka can't get a break 😭
A long-dormant volcano in Russia’s Far East erupted on Sunday for the first time in hundreds of years, scientists said, spewing an ash cloud several miles high. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/w...
August 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Kamchatka can't get a break 😭
🧵This week in global news you probably didn’t hear enough about:
From Palestine to Pokrovsk, here’s what’s happening across the world outside the Western media bubble.
#worldnews
From Palestine to Pokrovsk, here’s what’s happening across the world outside the Western media bubble.
#worldnews
August 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🧵This week in global news you probably didn’t hear enough about:
From Palestine to Pokrovsk, here’s what’s happening across the world outside the Western media bubble.
#worldnews
From Palestine to Pokrovsk, here’s what’s happening across the world outside the Western media bubble.
#worldnews
France, UK, Canada, and now Portugal.
If this pans out, that'll make it 151/193 UN countries who recognize Palestine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/w...
If this pans out, that'll make it 151/193 UN countries who recognize Palestine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/w...
July 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
France, UK, Canada, and now Portugal.
If this pans out, that'll make it 151/193 UN countries who recognize Palestine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/w...
If this pans out, that'll make it 151/193 UN countries who recognize Palestine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/w...
@meduza.io reports the first tsunami wave hitting Severo-Kurilsk following a 8.8-magnitude earthquake - possibly the 6th largest in history.
Waves reached 4 meters (~13 ft), but luckily only minor injuries were reported.
meduza.io/en/news/2025...
Waves reached 4 meters (~13 ft), but luckily only minor injuries were reported.
meduza.io/en/news/2025...
July 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
@meduza.io reports the first tsunami wave hitting Severo-Kurilsk following a 8.8-magnitude earthquake - possibly the 6th largest in history.
Waves reached 4 meters (~13 ft), but luckily only minor injuries were reported.
meduza.io/en/news/2025...
Waves reached 4 meters (~13 ft), but luckily only minor injuries were reported.
meduza.io/en/news/2025...
Gangs now control 85% of Haiti’s capital.
5,000+ dead just this year. 1.3M displaced.
But this didn’t come from nowhere.
Our first Unwestern Untold traces how the first Black republic was sabotaged by debt, invasion, and silence.
Read now: the-unwestern.beehiiv.com/p/how-the-we...
#worldnews
5,000+ dead just this year. 1.3M displaced.
But this didn’t come from nowhere.
Our first Unwestern Untold traces how the first Black republic was sabotaged by debt, invasion, and silence.
Read now: the-unwestern.beehiiv.com/p/how-the-we...
#worldnews
How the West Built—and Broke—Haiti
Our first Unwestern Untold uncovers how Haiti was punished for winning its freedom.
the-unwestern.beehiiv.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Gangs now control 85% of Haiti’s capital.
5,000+ dead just this year. 1.3M displaced.
But this didn’t come from nowhere.
Our first Unwestern Untold traces how the first Black republic was sabotaged by debt, invasion, and silence.
Read now: the-unwestern.beehiiv.com/p/how-the-we...
#worldnews
5,000+ dead just this year. 1.3M displaced.
But this didn’t come from nowhere.
Our first Unwestern Untold traces how the first Black republic was sabotaged by debt, invasion, and silence.
Read now: the-unwestern.beehiiv.com/p/how-the-we...
#worldnews
Key takeaways from today's EU-US trade deal 🧵
- US tariffs EU goods 15%, including cars, down from 30%
- Keeps existing 50% tariff on EU steel
- EU buys $750 billion of US energy, $600 billion in US investments, & unspecified amount of US military equipment
1/3
- US tariffs EU goods 15%, including cars, down from 30%
- Keeps existing 50% tariff on EU steel
- EU buys $750 billion of US energy, $600 billion in US investments, & unspecified amount of US military equipment
1/3
July 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Key takeaways from today's EU-US trade deal 🧵
- US tariffs EU goods 15%, including cars, down from 30%
- Keeps existing 50% tariff on EU steel
- EU buys $750 billion of US energy, $600 billion in US investments, & unspecified amount of US military equipment
1/3
- US tariffs EU goods 15%, including cars, down from 30%
- Keeps existing 50% tariff on EU steel
- EU buys $750 billion of US energy, $600 billion in US investments, & unspecified amount of US military equipment
1/3
Just 10 countries account for 80% of "global news" in U.S media.
US, China, Russia, Ukraine, Mexico, Israel, France, Germany, Iran, and the UK.
So what's happening in the rest of the world?
www.1point21interactive.com/the-world-ac...
US, China, Russia, Ukraine, Mexico, Israel, France, Germany, Iran, and the UK.
So what's happening in the rest of the world?
www.1point21interactive.com/the-world-ac...
Our understanding of the word is shaped by the information we encounter - and the information we don't.
www.1point21interactive.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Just 10 countries account for 80% of "global news" in U.S media.
US, China, Russia, Ukraine, Mexico, Israel, France, Germany, Iran, and the UK.
So what's happening in the rest of the world?
www.1point21interactive.com/the-world-ac...
US, China, Russia, Ukraine, Mexico, Israel, France, Germany, Iran, and the UK.
So what's happening in the rest of the world?
www.1point21interactive.com/the-world-ac...
🧵 What’s shaping the world beyond the West this week?
From Japan’s far-right surge to famine warnings in Gaza—here’s your global recap. #worldnews
From Japan’s far-right surge to famine warnings in Gaza—here’s your global recap. #worldnews
July 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
🧵 What’s shaping the world beyond the West this week?
From Japan’s far-right surge to famine warnings in Gaza—here’s your global recap. #worldnews
From Japan’s far-right surge to famine warnings in Gaza—here’s your global recap. #worldnews
🌍 Welcome to this week’s #Unwestern:
From Chile’s left-wing surge to Europe’s chemical fears and Hong Kong’s democratic fade, here are 5 global stories that aren’t leading your usual news feed - but should be. 🧵
#worldnews
From Chile’s left-wing surge to Europe’s chemical fears and Hong Kong’s democratic fade, here are 5 global stories that aren’t leading your usual news feed - but should be. 🧵
#worldnews
July 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
🌍 Welcome to this week’s #Unwestern:
From Chile’s left-wing surge to Europe’s chemical fears and Hong Kong’s democratic fade, here are 5 global stories that aren’t leading your usual news feed - but should be. 🧵
#worldnews
From Chile’s left-wing surge to Europe’s chemical fears and Hong Kong’s democratic fade, here are 5 global stories that aren’t leading your usual news feed - but should be. 🧵
#worldnews
🌍 Welcome to this week’s #Unwestern recap - the stories shaping the world beyond the West.
From Hungary’s 30 years of Pride to peace in the Great Lakes and heatwaves across Europe, let’s dive in: 🧵
#worldnews
From Hungary’s 30 years of Pride to peace in the Great Lakes and heatwaves across Europe, let’s dive in: 🧵
#worldnews
June 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
🌍 Welcome to this week’s #Unwestern recap - the stories shaping the world beyond the West.
From Hungary’s 30 years of Pride to peace in the Great Lakes and heatwaves across Europe, let’s dive in: 🧵
#worldnews
From Hungary’s 30 years of Pride to peace in the Great Lakes and heatwaves across Europe, let’s dive in: 🧵
#worldnews
While some danced under the solstice sun this week, others faced protests, power shifts, and fragile peace talks.
Here’s your global roundup. Stories from beyond the West 🧵👇
Here’s your global roundup. Stories from beyond the West 🧵👇
June 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
While some danced under the solstice sun this week, others faced protests, power shifts, and fragile peace talks.
Here’s your global roundup. Stories from beyond the West 🧵👇
Here’s your global roundup. Stories from beyond the West 🧵👇