Today in Proximities: - Bangladesh erupts after youth leader Hadi's killing - Burundi overwhelmed as civilians flee DRC fighting - Sudan's RSF killed over 1,000 in refugee camp: UN As always, you can read it in under two mins www.proximities.news/p/bangladesh...

Today in Proximities: - Two-week-old freezes to death in Gaza as Israel restricts entry of shelters - India summons Bangladesh envoy as tensions persist - Benin jails 30 over failed coup attempt As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/gaza-india...

Today in Proximities: - UN can’t respond to hunger crisis in Afghanistan - More than 100, including children, killed by drones in Sudan - Iran’s currency in free fall under Western sanctions As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/afghanista...

"It's written like some kind of a white nationalist treatise" @barrymalone.bsky.social on Donald Trumps security strategy

Today in Proximities: - Cameroonian opposition leader dies suddenly in detention - Flooding toll in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand tops 1,300 - Surveillance fears as India orders phone makers to pre-load govt app Read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/cameroon-i...

Another great weekend read from @barrymalone.bsky.social of Proximities looking at the coups in West Africa and whether / how they are connected:

Today in Proximities: - At least 41 dead as torrential rains continue in Vietnam - EU sanctions deputy leader of Sudan's RSF after ethnic cleansing - Up to 52 taken from school in latest Nigeria kidnapping As always, you can read it in under two mins www.proximities.news/p/vietnam-su...

Today in Proximities: - Nigeria's Tinubu postpones trip amid search for kidnapped schoolgirls - Israeli expulsions in West Bank are a war crime: HRW - Criminal gangs expand presence in Brazilian Amazon As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/nigeria-we...

Today in Proximities: - Israel kills 13 in strike on football pitch in Lebanon - French oil giant Total accused of complicity in Mozambique war crimes - Eswatini paid $5.1 million to take U.S. deportees As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/lebanon-mo...

Why the ‘international’ media suddenly cares about Sudan: When more than two years of brutal warfare devolved into wholesale ethnic slaughter, western journalists could no longer look away, writes @barrymalone.bsky.social

Today in Proximities: - 25 girls kidnapped as gunmen storm school in Nigeria - Amid beatings and denial of care, 98 Palestinians die in Israeli detention since Oct 7, number "likely higher" - Dhaka tense as Bangladesh's Hasina sentenced to death www.proximities.news/p/nigeria-ba...

Today in Proximities: - Sudan's RSF says open to ceasefire, but attacks continue - North Korea tests missile as Trump teases talks - ICC confirms charges against Uganda's fugitive Kony As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/sudan-nort...

Piece out today in @justsecurity.org by @suchitauppal.bsky.social & myself for @humanrightsfirst.org on the continuing battle for truth & accountability in n Ireland @barrymalone.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social #speirgorm www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...

Today in Proximities: - Mass slaughter in Sudan after world ignored warnings - More than 130 killed in Rio police raids ahead of COP30 - Hasina says millions will boycott Bangladesh elections As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/sudan-braz...

I've written for Middle East Eye on how Ireland's new president Catherine Connolly may test the limits of her office on Israel's genocide in Gaza. And how the presidency of Mary Robinson could provide the blueprint.

Today in Proximities: - Atrocities in Sudan after RSF captures el-Fasher - UN peacekeepers shoot down Israeli drone in Lebanon - Violence erupts as Cameroon's 92-year-old Biya reelected As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/sudan-leba...

Today in Proximities: - At least 40 people drown off the coast of Tunisia - Israel "as occupying power" must allow food into Gaza: ICJ - Peru declares state of emergency over soaring crime As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/tunisia-ga...

Today in Proximities: - Protests in Cameroon as 92-year-old Biya set for eighth term - Israel still blocking food aid from Gaza - Saudi executes second child offender in two months As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/cameroon-g...

"Gen Z have been making their voices heard in places such as Madagascar, Nepal, Peru, Morocco, Kenya, Indonesia, the Philippines, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka." In this week's Proximities by @barrymalone.bsky.social:

Today in Proximities: - More than 3,000 dead in Sudan cholera outbreak - Planning underway for Gaza "stabilization force" - Prosecutors seek death penalty for Bangladesh's Hasina As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/sudan-gaza...

Big news out of Madagascar as yet another leader seems to have fallen to Gen Z protesters.

Today in Proximities: - 55,000 children under 5 acutely malnourished in Gaza - Petro suggests Qatar mediate between US and Venezuela - India police arrest pharmaceutical boss after child cough syrup deaths As always, you can read in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/gaza-venez...

Good to be on @novaramedia.com tonight to discuss the heavy topic of two years of genocide against the Palestinian people. We also covered Madagascar's Gen Z protests, the disastrous Conservative party conference and why young Tories never change. tinyurl.com/yxhjzscm

Today in Proximities: - Qatar says Trump proposal on Gaza needs more work - Government critic violently kidnapped in Tanzania - Ultra conservative to become Japan's first female PM As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/gaza-tanza...

I am so grateful to contribute a guest post on Taiwan to @barrymalone.bsky.social's fantastic newsletter, Proximities, which aims to highlight non-Western news stories. I've been a reader from day one and I highly recommend you hit subscribe:

Today in Proximities: - Egypt blames Ethiopia for Nile flooding - Army general appointed PM as Madagascar protests continue - Eswatini receives 10 more Trump deportees As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/egypt-suda...

Delighted to have a guest post from @melissakchan.bsky.social in Proximities today. She has written an explainer about Taiwan with a level of depth and insight you rarely see elsewhere. Please give it your time. www.proximities.news/p/what-youre...

Pleased to be one of the 250 voices to join this @cels-argentina.bsky.social initiative on the urgency of preserving the truth about the genocide in Gaza @barrymalone.bsky.social #speirgorm

Today in Proximities: - Morocco's Gen Z protesters on streets for fourth night - More than 100,000 children going hungry in Myanmar - Gaza flotilla asks world to keep watch as it nears danger zone As always you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/morocco-my...

Today in Proximities: - Rescuers desperately search for survivors after Indonesia school collapse - Taliban cuts internet off in Afghanistan citing “immorality” - Nepal chooses two-year-old as new living goddess As always, you can read it in under two minutes www.proximities.news/p/indonesia-...

This week's Saturday deep dive in Proximities was an explainer on tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Nile. In recent weeks, we've also run explainers on Haiti, the Sahel, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sudan and DR Congo. Subscribe! Mon to Fri editions free. www.proximities.news/p/could-ther...

Today in Proximities: - At least 23 people, including children and pregnant women, have starved to death in Sudan's el-Fasher this month - Dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed in Antananarivo - Black liberation activist Assata Shakur dies in Cuba www.proximities.news/p/sudan-mada...

Today in Proximities: - Mutharika, 85, sweeps back to power in Malawi - Four killed during protests in India's Ladakh - Eleven fresh Ebola cases in DR Congo As usual, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/malawi-ind...

Today in Proximities: - Finally! Alaa Abd el-Fattah pardoned in Egypt - Syria's Sharaa in New York, urges U.S. to lift sanctions - Three trans women murdered by gunmen in Pakistan As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/egypt-syri...

This week's Saturday deep dive in my newsletter was an explainer on the war in DR Congo. Recently, we've run explainers on Ethiopia, Haiti, the Sahel, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sudan. Subscribe! Oh, and Monday to Friday editions are completely free. www.proximities.news/p/whos-fight...

Today in Proximities: - Saudi-Pakistan defence pact rattles India - 78 killed in drone attack on Sudanese mosque - Nepal interim PM pledges to tackle corruption As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/saudi-arab...

Today in Proximities: - Israel is still bombing Lebanon - Maldives journalists challenge crackdown - Togo president's critical sister-in-law arrested As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/lebanon-ma...

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama. His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful. Now he is tweeting in support of me. This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*. Or used to work.

Pleased to have worked on "Trump vs The Truth" for Channel 4. Last night we aired “the longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods and distortions ever broadcast on television”. It's now available on streaming. www.channel4.com/programmes/t...

Today in Proximities: - Young Nepalese topple prime minister - Ethiopia inaugurates massive dam, Egypt worries - Hope for prominent activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah's release As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/nepal-ethi...

As RFK Jr. destroys the world's strongest safeguard against new contagious diseases: "Ebola is a word you never want to see in a headline," but today DR Congo "confirmed a fresh outbreak… 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths." From @barrymalone.bsky.social's excellent Proximities newsletter:

Today in Proximities: - More than 1,000 reported dead in Sudan landslide - Second quake in Afghanistan hampers rescue efforts - Burkina Faso outlaws homosexuality As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/sudan-afgh...

Today in Proximities: - At least 100 people, mostly women and children, kidnapped in Nigeria - Argentina's Milei pelted with rocks, plants and bottles - Museveni, 80, to run yet again in Uganda As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/nigeria-ar...

I've been subscribed to the Proximities newsletter for ages now and I'm so glad it's back from hiatus! It always highlights stories that have be under reported and quite often provides new angles for those of us in the anglophone west for stories we might think we already know. A real gem of a thing

Today in Proximities: - Israeli drones kill Syrian soldiers near Damascus - DR Congo peace talks resume in Qatari capital - Pardon after eight years for woman accused of insulting Thai royals As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/syria-dr-c...

Today in Proximities: - Botswana declares emergency as clinics run out of medicine - U.S. envoy launches bizarre tirade against Lebanese journalists - Riot police fire tear gas at Indonesian students As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/botswana-l...

Today in Proximities: - Israel slaughters more Palestinian journalists - Three Sudanese sisters drown in Mediterranean - Bangladesh says struggling to provide for Rohingya refugees As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/gaza-libya...

Today in Proximities: - Gaza: What does a famine declaration mean? - 18 killed as Colombia security crisis deepens - Kim's emotional meeting with families of troops killed in Ukraine As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/gaza-colom...

Today in Proximities: - Death toll in Nigeria mosque attack rises to 50 - Gaza City children "condemned" to death - Police: Brazil's Bolsonaro planned Argentina escape As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/nigeria-ga...

In today's Proximities: - Civilians killed in DR Congo, sexual violence rampant - Afghans die in bus crash as forced out of Iran - North Korea dismisses "gibberish" from South As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/dr-congo-a...