It's almost as if after all these, er, months the FIFA Peace Prize has no meaning. Say it ain't so, Gianni. You grovelling wretch.

The Coyle brothers are a credit to the city of Hull. @ricklyon.bsky.social www.thehullstory.com/allarticles/...

By sending ambassadors such as Charles Kushner (a convicted criminal who once hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law & then sent a video of the encounter to his own sister) to allied countries, Trump thinks he is insulting them. In reality, he is seriously undermining & humiliating America.

Advising people to take to the streets whilst bombs are falling on them does not sound like particularly sound advice from a would be leader - "Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran, released a message to Iranians imploring them to take to the streets." Seen in the @economist.com

The human reality of America & Israel's needless & utterly avoidable attack on Iran:- “I rushed to school to get my daughter from middle school. The girls were hiding under the stairs and crying,” Ali Zeinalipoor, a Tehran resident. Via @nytimes.com . www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/w...

Ukrainians urgently need more support to end Russia's evil assault on them, not empty praise. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/w...

My friend was killed for telling you the truth. Now the powerful are even more desperate to silence us | Janine di Giovanni

War. What is it good for? Absolutely not much anymore, argues Janan Ganesh convincingly. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com

Column. On the nationalist core of Faragism and why it doesn’t need conspiracy, transaction or even knowing complicity to serve a Kremlin agenda. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"The world is moving on, slowly but surely" - away from America. And not just in financial markets. Americans should be very concerned. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com .

Huge credit to U2, Ed Sheeran & Taras Topolia for this tribute. But most of all, of course, thank you to the heroes of Ukraine.

Keir Starmer: "We stand with Ukraine, now and always. Slava Ukraini."

The only words that truly matter today are "Slava Ukraini". Thank you to all of the heroes who are fighting for the freedom of their country, Ukraine, and all of Europe. Support them with everything we have.

A sobering summary of just how massively Putin and Russia's illegal & unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has failed. Let's stand ever more strongly with Ukraine and help them bring this to an end before another grim anniversary comes around.

What is the urgency for a deal or war with Iran right now? The Trump administration is certainly leaving itself open to accusations that it is drumming up a crisis to detract attention from other matters. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Didn't some people claim they voted for Trump because he promised not to get the US tangled up in any more Middle East regime change calamities? giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Oh yessss

Russland Krieg in der #Ukraine tobt nun im fünften Jahr. Noch immer findet Russland zu viele Wege, um Sanktionen zu umgehen & so den Krieg zu finanzieren. Dazu gehört die #Schattenflotte von Öltankern, die auch unsere Gewässer passiert. Höchste Zeit, dass Europa dies stoppt!

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I realise the Hungarian elections & hope Orban will lose may be playing a part in the EU soft-peddling this. But there are bigger things at stake here - Europe's security - and the EU should have suspended Orban's corrupt, anti-democratic & pro-Putin Hungary long ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/w...

“We don’t need to be better than the U.S., we need to be better than Russia”. Great point by @cemoll.bsky.social. That's a much lower bar & means European security autonomy is more quickly achievable than some think. (It's still sickening that Trump and Putin are forcing us to focus on war though).

President Macron: We must work on a total ban on maritime services for Russian oil exports, intensify our joint efforts against what is called the Russian shadow fleet.

Terrible news for Will Pryce. I wish him all the best for his surgery & recovery. I'm sure he'll get strong support from all at @hullfcofficial.bsky.social . Is there any club in RL, or any other sport, that has such consistently bad luck with injuries? www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

"Putin does not yet seem to feel enough pressure to end his war". It's pretty clear what Europe and the rest of the world's job is, then. www.economist.com/leaders/2026...

No-one should be sorry to see the back of Iran's vile regime, which just murdered at least 6,000 of its own citizens. But that does not mean Trump bombing Iran as a distraction from his domestic disasters will help the Iranian people at all.

Please could anyone who believes these two things are not connected contact me immediately. I have a bridge to sell you. #Trump #Corruption www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...

My lovely daughter, Njira, is participating in Penn State University's huge "THON" fundraising event for children with cancer. Please consider supporting her. donate.thon.org/participants...

In 2014, Russia violated Ukraine’s borders&shattered our peace. “For 12 years, Ukrainians have fought every single day to restore it – and not a single day have we been safe from brutal Russian attacks,”MFA of Ukraine stated 📹MFA of Ukraine

The extremist Israeli government, discredited PA and out of control, violent fundamentalist settlers mean we are heading for mass horror & tragedy in the West Bank. Unless the wider world learns from Gaza and does more, urgently, to stop it.

The @detroitpistons.bsky.social incredible rise from @nba.com record-breaking losing streak to title contenders is definitely a triumph of team unity. But Cade Cunningham growing so spectacularly into a leadership role is a big part of it too. www.nba.com/news/the-ath...

This article contains an excellent summary of how the "failing tyrant" Putin has disastrously weakened Russia. By backing Ukraine more firmly for a while longer, we in Europe can end this threat to us for the foreseeable future. It's not actually that hard a task. www.socialeurope.eu/all-quiet-on...

Some excellent, bracing directness here from @hillaryclinton.bsky.social & @radek-sikorski.bsky.social . More of this please everyone. As ever, the hard-right "nationalists" on the panel seem more concerned with defending foreign dictators than our own countries in Europe. youtu.be/mDi5SPyf1zo?...

How Israel is spraying herbicides on Syrian crops www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...

"China, by contrast, has been notable by its absence". This is a surprisingly common refrain about a wannabee "superpower" whenever there is a crisis in the world. www.economist.com/asia/2026/02...

That's an impressive array of perpetrators of human misery assembled in one room.

This is the Kremlin saying "look, we told you the US government is as corrupt as we are". The current US administration is foolish for allowing itself to be put in that position. And for its potentially catastrophic failure to pick the right side - Ukraine - in this conflict.

If true, you need to consider having that part surgically removed.

The murderous drug trade between the US and parts of Latin America is very much a two-way street. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...

@hullkr.bsky.social's comeback is a great story. They're from my city, my country, my sport and will be playing in our @hullfcofficial.bsky.social's stadium. Part of me almost wishes them well on Thursday night. Almost.... www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

Vinícius, Mourinho and treating racism as reputational risk rather than a lived reality | Jonathan Liew

"Time is less and less on Russia’s side, however much Moscow portrays the situation otherwise. Moscow cannot wish away the fundamental mismatch between the military means it has available and the political aims it seeks to achieve". www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...

The EU has sanctioned those responsible for Navalny’s poisoning, arbitrary arrest and sham sentencing. We will continue to use our Russia human rights sanctions regime to ensure accountability for repression. (3/3)

The murder of political opponents is part of the regime’s DNA. It is not a display of strength, but an admission of fear. (2/3)

Russia’s regime doesn’t limit itself to bombing Ukraine, it also keeps silencing opponents at home. Two years ago, Alexei Navalny died in a Russian prison camp, poisoned with a lethal toxin. The Kremlin bears full responsibility. (1/3)

Look around the world. Does right now seem like a good time to slash your Diplomatic Service? news.sky.com/story/despon...

Incredibly, I am seeing some of the US media reporting that Rubio's speech in Munich went down quite well. It did not. Slightly less obnoxious than JD Vance is not a standard that impresses anybody. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

As Alexei Navalny once said, Putin & his cronies are nothing more than "crooks and thieves". Of the snide, cowardly and murderering variety. Treat them for what they are. Not as political leaders to be engaged with. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...