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I spoke to Anuj Kumar of @the_hindu about my story in @nytopinion that the movie, "Homebound" produced by @DharmaMovies and directed by Neeraj Ghaywan is based on. thehindu.com/entertainment/…

SCOOP Preparations underway for a landmark visit by the Crown Prince of #Saudi Arabia to Washington DC this Fall. The visit, a first since 2018, will mark a highpoint in US - Saudi relations years after KSA was deemed toxic & dubbed a pariah. It's set to be quite a come back.

This is genocide: "Reporting from inside Gaza over the last few months, The Intercept observed a famine that is manufactured and an aid distribution system seemingly designed to cause more suffering and death. " theintercept.com/2025/07/21/isr…

Exclusive: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication. My latest. theguardian.com/education/2025…

One day quite soon all our history & information will be stored in the Cloud – & one day soon after that a malign hacker will stop us from accessing our past – & then we will have to go back to books. wapo.st/3TRrqcP

Read this desperate plea by my colleague @ruwaidaamer8, written with what little energy she has left, then do something — anything in your power — to make this stop. 972mag.com/hunger-gaza-fo…

"There is no case since WW2 of starvation that has been so minutely designed and controlled" Famine expert Alex de Waal on Israel deliberately starving an entire civilian population

Sharing my interview with ⁦@restofworld⁩ in which I argue that the future of AI will not be shaped by who builds the bigger model but by small systems designed to resolve real-world problems. restofworld.org/2025/nandan-ni…

My colleague @ItikaSPunit & I spoke with tech pioneer @NandanNilekani. He told us he's working on AI that understands Indian languages - not just text, but voice, dialect & colloquial speech. He also weighed in on the open vs closed model debate restofworld.org/2025/nandan-ni…

Genocide doesn’t always look like the Holocaust, according to @bartov_omer. In part 2 of my conversation with the Israeli-born scholar, he responded to critics who say the war in Gaza doesn’t qualify as a genocide:

Israeli-born Holocaust scholar @bartov_omer says Israel’s war in Gaza now meets the legal definition of genocide. Part 1 of my conversation with the @BrownUniversity professor:

An update from our contributing writer/guest editor Mohammed Zaqzouq, "Last night, I couldn't sleep until 1 a.m. because of unbearable hunger." gofundme.com/f/from-war-to-…

Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends. But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month. See you soon, NYC.

The National Health Service is the closest thing that the UK has to a national religion, and it is in crisis.

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Aterian, a UK-based critical minerals exploration company, said it has found high-grade lithium deposits in Rwanda as part of a joint venture with British-Australian giant Rio Tinto. Lithium is used in batteries (electric vehicles, electronics) etc. newtimes.co.rw/article/27973/…

“Bring back the spirit of Bandung”. Delighted to coauthored this piece w @faisaldevji & @NathalieTocci via @ForeignPolicy The 1955 conference’s value-based approach to international affairs offers a model for middle powers today. 🧵 foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/11/bri…

I am the writer Omar Hamad, and I want to trade my library for a sack of flour.

Alan Rusbridger Wants the BBC to Find its Nerve, by @joshuahersh. cjr.org/the-interview/…

As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’ nytimes.com/2025/07/16/wor… via @NYTimes

Does the chaos at the UN create an opportunity for Global South countries to gain more influence? In a new essay for @CEBRIonline I look at how the Trump shock has revealed the UN's over-reliance on the U.S., and ask if creates openings for the South. cebri.org/revista/en/art…