The US government is now paying the French company TotalEnergies 928 million dollars: So that Total does not build two planned offshore wind farms off the US east coast - and instead invests in oil and natural gas projects. 2/

A mockery of international protection needs: the USA has let in 4,499 refugees since October - all but three were South African 🇿🇦 - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Project Drawdown data suggests a switch to alternative refrigerants than F-gases would put a bigger dent in greenhouse emissions than the switch to EVs. Plus it would protect water from TFA pollution. Alternative refrigerants already exist. Feels like a no-brainer. share.google/j6IcdYFaLT36...

The gall. JD Vance Accuses EU of Meddling in Hungarian Election: "Will you stand against the bureaucrats in Brussels? Will you stand for western civilization? Will you stand for freedom, truth, and the God of our fathers? Then, my friends, go to the polls and stand for Viktor Orban!"

The gall. JD Vance Accuses EU of Meddling in Hungarian Election: "Will you stand against the bureaucrats in Brussels? Will you stand for western civilization? Will you stand for freedom, truth, and the God of our fathers? Then, my friends, go to the polls and stand for Viktor Orban!"

The African continent dominates @ourworldindata.org stats on people living in extreme poverty. Non-cooperation with the World Bank, and war, means Eritrea and Sudan are not listed. Clearly wealthy donor states and their own leaders must do more

A good look how the Trump Administration's America first approach & abuse of allies is weakening the USA's position and American's pocketbook's, Robert Kagan's America vs. the World - The Atlantic - www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

North Walsham and Dilham Canal lock at Dilham, a lovely circular walk from Dilham church

Sierra Leone's medical system and maternity care is gravely threatened by cuts to UKAid funding reports @channel4news.bsky.social Minnie Stephenson - www.channel4.com/news/a-matte...

Sierra Leone's medical system and maternity care is gravely threatened by cuts to UKAid funding reports @channel4news.bsky.social Minnie Stephenson - www.channel4.com/news/a-matte...

According to figures from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) from mid-March, more than 1,500 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced and 105 people injured by radical settlers since the beginning of the year. The number is likely higher now. 4/

A good look how the Trump Administration's America first approach & abuse of allies is weakening the USA's position and American's pocketbook's, Robert Kagan's America vs. the World - The Atlantic - www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Overseas development aid funding axed by @FCDOGovUK leaving programmes supporting impoverished communities without foreign support @UKaid - www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Help fund research into Parkinson's! Donate to our fund raising trek across the Scottish Borders to Northumberland! Thank you!

From rhe horse's mouth: Putin provides intel to Iran despite US statements to the contrary

Israeli security forces IDF and settler groups are out of control in the occupied Palestinian West Bank and civilians are being indiscriminately killed. 'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Next month i am walking 100 kms along St Cuthbert's Way to Holy Island, Northumberland to support @parkinsons.org.uk to fund research into finding a cure for Parkinsons. Please donate! - www.justgiving.com/page/huw-ley...

Israeli security forces IDF and settler groups are out of control in the occupied Palestinian West Bank and civilians are being indiscriminately killed. 'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Congratulations @martinplaut.bsky.social on this recognition of your scholarship!

Fears Of Iranian Refugee Influx Grow As War Intensifies: UNHCR girds for possible exodus of Iranian refugees into Central Asia as more than 1,300 enter Turkey daily - www.rferl.org/a/33707155.h...

The year-round use of flea treatments may be poisoning our dogs & cats and is harming wildlife in rivers #waterways -- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The year-round use of flea treatments may be poisoning our dogs & cats and is harming wildlife in rivers #waterways -- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NEW Q&A | New U.S. Aid Conditions Threaten UN Work on Women, Peace and Security The Trump administration is imposing conditions on U.S. aid that could have profound effects on women and girls. @cristaldowning.bsky.social explains the potential fallout. www.crisisgroup.org/qna/global-u...

Call to artists! Start planning for Refugee Week commemorations in June 2026 with Quentin Blake, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention -- www.towerhamletsarts.org.uk?guide=artsinfo

UK proposals to retroactively double the qualifying period to ten years for those on skilled worker visas for indefinite leave to remain would be a grave injustice for key workers and all those from abroad labouring so hard in service industries - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

A "war of choice" in Iran when that state showed no signs of attacking the US pre-emptively, and now the Pentagon realises it lacks the stockpiles of interceptors to maintain a campaign into April as Trump suggests - www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...

Exploring Fernkloof Nature Reserve at the start of our Hermanus Camino, pure heaven on South Africa's 🇿🇦 amazing Whale Coast ♥️

UAE-supported militias that comprise Sudanese Rapid Support Forces RSF suspected of genocide in take-over of El Fasher that saw thousands of non-Arab civilians murdered - Sudan atrocities are 'hallmarks of genocide', UN says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

EU officials have challenged the United Arab Emirates over the UAE's support for the Sudanese RSF militia - euobserver.com/202243/eu-sa...

Urbanisation across east London areas like Tower Hamlets and Newham has erased historic marshlands like Fish Island that absorbed surface flooding theconversation.com/east-london-...

UAE-supported RSF fighters murdered some 6,000 civilians in three days of atrocities after taking El Fasher, Sudan last year, UN report finds - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Urbanisation across east London areas like Tower Hamlets and Newham has erased historic marshlands like Fish Island that absorbed surface flooding theconversation.com/east-london-...

@unhcr.org 's High Commissioner Barham Salih calls on states to help refugees to reduce dependency, boost international protection, and solutions - www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...

EU officials have challenged the United Arab Emirates over the UAE's support for the Sudanese RSF militia - euobserver.com/202243/eu-sa...

@unhcr.org 's High Commissioner Barham Salih calls on states to help refugees to reduce dependency, boost international protection, and solutions - www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...

An excellent article on how USAID aid to Moldova helped the country diversify its markets, boost democratisation, and empower pro-western voices, by Corina Cepoi - harriman.columbia.edu/usaid-spent-...

Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/

Being done in your name, America.

Crisis as UK foreign aid budget cut amid huge outlay to cover ongoing costs to shelter Ukrainian refugees dispersed through Britain

"The extensive study by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights describes the deaths of 18,592 children in Gaza, growing civilian casualties in Ukraine and an “epidemic” of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo". www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb...

International Humanitarian Laws designed to protect civilians in times of conflict are at a breaking point, study by the Geneva Centre for International Humanitarian Law & Human Rights finds - www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb...

The RSPB has reported that seven satellite-tagged Hen Harriers are suspected or confirmed to have been illegally killed in England during 2025, all on or close to land managed for grouse shooting:

Urban Rainwater Harvesting #URWH isn't just for cities as logistics centres, schools, homes can benefit www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Excellent discussion of the key points needed for Gaza's reconstruction, including active participation of development & humanitarian groups alongside private sector

Urban Rainwater Harvesting #URWH isn't just for cities as logistics centres, schools, homes can benefit www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Number of US citizens seeking asylum in Ireland due to fear of persecution over 2025 rises fourfold, while Americans relocating to Ireland voluntarily doubles - www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

Trump administration indefinitely pauses immigration processing from scores of countries worldwide - www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

They arrived as vetted & approved refugees but people from Eritrea, Mali, Somalia, & Venezuela now are detained in Trump’s Minneapolis crackdown - www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Trump administration indefinitely pauses immigration processing from scores of countries worldwide - www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Nominations are currently open for the 2026 Anja Niedringhaus Courage In Photojournalism Award that highlights the work of women and nonbinary photojournalists. The Award winner will have her work showcased, and receive a cash prize of $20,000. www.iwmf.org/awards/anja-...