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Sarah Baxter

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Director, Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting @SBUjournalism; @theipaper; @IpsoNews; http://mariecolvincenter.org

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Remembering Marie Colvin tonight. She was killed in Homs in 2012 reporting on the struggle for freedom in Syria 1/

My city is free today. Homs, Syria…. A flood of emotions, tears, fear, hopes… The Capital of the Revolution ❤️‍🩹



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Trump yells at a reporter for asking a tyrant about why he ordered the execution of another journalist.

Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to…



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NEW: 93 murders in London (pop: ~9m) in 12 months to October. The city's murder rate is now lowest for decades; perhaps centuries. comment.press/7892

FraserNelson's tweet image. NEW: 93 murders in London (pop: ~9m) in 12 months to October. 

The city's murder rate is now lowest for decades; perhaps centuries. comment.press/7892

Can Zohran Mamdani succeed in New York? My podcast with @theLDNstandard and what his victory means for London podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wha…


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"They’re drawing attention to what has been going on." Trump’s Syria talks are part of a broader strategy to "quieten down" the Middle East, pressure Iran, and manage Israel's security, says @SarahBaxterSTM, director of the Marie Colvin Centre for International Reporting.


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❗️According to The Moscow Times, Lavrov lost his popularity with Putin after he failed to organize a summit between Putin and Trump in Budapest. Trump soon imposed tough sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, the first since his return to the White House. Lavrov was absent from…

front_ukrainian's tweet image. ❗️According to The Moscow Times, Lavrov lost his popularity with Putin after he failed to organize a summit between Putin and Trump in Budapest. Trump soon imposed tough sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, the first since his return to the White House. Lavrov was absent from…

Baby Zohran Mamdani with my brother-in-law Feizel Mamdoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. Congratulations Mr Mayor!

SarahbaxterSTM's tweet image. Baby Zohran Mamdani with my brother-in-law Feizel Mamdoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. Congratulations Mr Mayor!

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A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in el Fasher, after having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to a few who escaped youtu.be/i7fC-Jf2V2g?si…

anneapplebaum's tweet card. Sudanese survivors of el-Fasher siege tell the BBC about RSF brutal...

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ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek, and xAI’s Grok all regularly cite Russian propaganda. From @WIRED wired.com/story/chatbots…


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#زهرا_شهباز_طبری، شهروند ۶۷ ساله و زندانی سیاسی، با حکم احمد درویش‌گفتار، رییس شعبه اول دادگاه انقلاب رشت به اتهام «همکاری با گروه‌های مخالف نظام» با مصادیق «یک تکه پارچه که روی آن شعار «#زن_مقاومت_آزادی» نوشته شده» و «یک پیام صوتی که هرگز منتشر نشده» به #اعدام محکوم شد./هرانا

akvanian's tweet image. #زهرا_شهباز_طبری، شهروند ۶۷ ساله و زندانی سیاسی، با حکم احمد درویش‌گفتار، رییس شعبه اول دادگاه انقلاب رشت به اتهام «همکاری با گروه‌های مخالف نظام» با مصادیق «یک تکه پارچه که روی آن شعار «#زن_مقاومت_آزادی» نوشته شده» و «یک پیام صوتی که هرگز منتشر نشده» به #اعدام محکوم شد./هرانا

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Reuters combined thousands of drone images to create a detailed composite of a known Syrian mass grave. Its three pits helped geologists compare subsoil color with a newer secret grave site. The pits first appeared in satellite images after Assad's fall reut.rs/4oyHfm5

Reuters's tweet image. Reuters combined thousands of drone images to create a detailed composite of a known Syrian mass grave. Its three pits helped geologists compare subsoil color with a newer secret grave site. The pits first appeared in satellite images after Assad's fall reut.rs/4oyHfm5

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In Moscow, a military court gave director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk 6 years in prison. Their crime: staging a play about Russian women lured by ISIS. The regime called it terrorism — first jail term for a play since Soviet times - The Economist. 1/

Mylovanov's tweet image. In Moscow, a military court gave director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk 6 years in prison.

Their crime: staging a play about Russian women lured by ISIS. The regime called it terrorism — first jail term for a play since Soviet times - The Economist. 1/

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Exclusive: Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds | Reuters reuters.com/world/middle-e…


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“The lack of what Trump would consider respect from Putin has pushed him into the more Ukrainian camp.” Trump has notably become more pro-Ukraine out of frustration that Putin hasn’t delivered the response he expected, says Marie Colvin Institute director @SarahBaxterSTM.


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🚨New statement from @WashingtonPost Executive Editor @murraymatt on the Pentagon's new press access policy. x.com/washingtonpost…

WashPostComms's tweet image. 🚨New statement from @WashingtonPost Executive Editor @murraymatt on the Pentagon's new press access policy.

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The Pentagon Press Association said the government’s policy for journalists covering the Defense Department still appears “designed to stifle a free press and potentially expose us to prosecution." wapo.st/3IQO57i



Wonderful. Now let’s reunite the Parthenon sculptures at the @britishmuseum in Athens. No stalling!


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A statement from The New York Times on the Pentagon’s press pass policy:

NYTimesPR's tweet image. A statement from The New York Times on the Pentagon’s press pass policy:

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