Alistair MacDonald

For people with disabilities, the Ukraine war’s trauma is magnified. Some are unable to cope in bomb shelters. “What about the moms with bedridden children who can’t go to the basement, what’s their fate?” wsj.com/articles/ukrai… #autismawareness #disabilities #Ukraine

Turkey could announce Eurofighter Combat Jet Order as early as this week. Sources Say. wsj.com/business/turke…

Latest from me: on why learning disability is the frontier of human liberation, & how so much of its history is still ignored and overlooked. This is all about @RoseUnwin's landmark new book Beautiful Lives theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

America’s popular Patriot air-defense system is set to face off with a European rival in a battle for orders that will test the region’s ability to wean itself off U.S. weapons wsj.com/business/this-…

The hottest place in London is almost always the Tube. And it’s only getting hotter. @AnveeBhutani's latest A-hed. wsj.com/world/the-lond… via @WSJ

Over 12 days of war, Iran pierced Israel’s air defenses with increasing success, showing that even the world’s most advanced systems can be penetrated wsj.com/world/middle-e… via @WSJ

Our investigation into the mass killings in the Assad regime's Saydnaya prison in Syria, which included interviews with 21 former prisoners, is out: wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Another great M&A scoop by the 'The Bennett' @BenDummett Italian candy maker Ferrero is nearing a roughly $3 billion deal to acquire cereal conglomerate WK Kellogg, sources say wsj.com/business/deals…

A U.S. move to withhold Patriot interceptor missiles from Ukraine is a blow to the embattled country’s efforts to withstand Russia’s mounting aerial assaults ⁦@JaneLytv⁩ and ⁦@macdonaldajm⁩ wsj.com/world/what-the…

A U.S. move to withhold Patriot interceptor missiles from Ukraine is a blow to the embattled country’s efforts to withstand Russia’s mounting aerial assaults wsj.com/world/what-the… with @JaneLytv

For the first time in this war, I wrote in the first person. Here is what it's like to experience an air raid in Kyiv, to negotiate between bombs and normality, and to come out of shelter into the smoky aftermath. Free to read: wsj.com/world/gaming-t…

Scotland’s “Mr. Tea” became a national celebrity by cultivating novel brews in a country famed for its cloud and cold. But his bags-to-riches story was built on a lie. wsj.com/world/europe/t… via @macdonaldajm

Shell is holding early stage talks to acquire rival BP in what would be the largest oil deal in a generation wsj.com/business/energ… great scoop via @BenDummett

Scotland’s “Mr. Tea” became a national celebrity by cultivating novel brews in a country famed for its cloud and cold. But his bags-to-riches story was built on a lie. wsj.com/world/europe/t… via @WSJ

U.S. fund manager Steven Wood became enchanted last year by storied Swiss watchmaker Swatch. The company’s controlling family isn’t so charmed by him. Via ‘Mags’ ⁦@margotpatrick⁩ wsj.com/business/ameri…

Trump to WSJ: U.S. Was Aware of Israel’s Plans to Attack Iran wsj.com/livecoverage/i… via @wsj

"Today...Bourges is on the cusp of a remarkable revival...Defence-dependent towns, long used to industrial decline, are preparing for the opposite. Three places, in France, Germany & Poland, illustrate the huge potential [and] strains this can bring." economist.com/europe/2025/06…

An 84-year-old woman with one eye is trying to complete another 600-mile pony ride, and a nation is watching with growing admiration and fear. wsj.com/lifestyle/jane… great story via @natasha_dangoor

Here's our beat-by-beat dive into how Ukrainians pulled off their audacious attack on Russia's warplanes. Our team analysed satellite, video, and photo evidence, spoke to people with knowledge of the attack and scoured official statements for this story: wsj.com/world/ukraine-…

Ukraine's security service, the SBU, has released more footage of their drone attack deep into Russia.

Awful news. How can an autocracy be co-owner of a newspaper? By changing the law to allow this, Starmer may win more Emirati “investment”. But failure to defend democratic institutions (like a free press) will leave UK poorer in the long run.