BREAKING: Anti-regime protesters tore down a statue of Khamenei in Galleh Dar, Fars province, Iran.
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BREAKING: Anti-regime protesters tore down a statue of Khamenei in Galleh Dar, Fars province, Iran.
Why has it taken so long? He should long be in jail.
๐ธ๐ฐ๐บ๐ฆ Slovakiaโs opposition parliamentary party Freedom and Solidarity plans to file a criminal complaint with the countryโs Prosecutor Generalโs Office over a decision by the pro-Russian prime minister Robert Fico to halt emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine.
the grass is long...
The Chagos deal has been paused.
๐บ๐ฆโค๏ธ Czech Republic, Finland, Poland, Luxembourg, Council of Europe, Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania, Ireland, Austria, Iceland โ leaders' words of support for Ukraine and its people on the occasion of the anniversary of resistance to the Russian full-scale invasion.
An anniversary we never wanted to mark. A date we never wanted to remember.
Four years since #Russia launched its full-scale invasion of #Ukraine.
For every Ukrainian, life split into โbeforeโ and โafterโ.
๐ฉ๐ช๐บ๐ฆ Germany is currently the biggest supporter of Ukraine, we have increased aid for 2026 to 11.5 billion euros, โ Merz
๐ซ๐ท Work on security guarantees is being completed, โ Macron
Does anyone remember what happened on this day in 2022?
If you watch only one thing today.
This is it.
As some who studied @ZelenskyyUa speeches. This one is back to basics. We, the people, together united are what makes Ukraine strong.
Shoring up that state centered civic duty.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=CnAU...
Damn right!
President Nawrocki has proposed a law that would imprison for up to ten years officials who "persistently question" his powers or those of judicial institutions filled with appointees from the time of the former PiS government.
The current government has condemned his "autocratic" plans.
French volunteer baker provides bread in solidarity in #Kyiv
French volunteer baker Loic Nervi is on a humanitarian mission in Borodyanka in the Kyiv region.By baking&distributing fresh bread to local residents,he provides practical support&shows solidarity to people facing daily hardship
๐น๐๏ธ:AFP
Footage shows a Ukrainian Mi-8 shooting down Russian Shahed drones.
I hope there will never be a Russian embassy in my country. donโt want a Russian territory in the middle of my country that they can attack us from again.
Brilliant historic walk with the @lincoln.ox.ac.uk crew yesterday following in Giordano Brunoโs footsteps across Londonโs Strand from his 1584 Ash Wednesday Supper adventure! ๐๐ฃ๐
โWe wonโt stop until we prevail.โ
Students are marching in Tbilisi, Georgia, demanding university autonomy and protesting Georgian Dreamโs unconstitutional interference in how many students state universities can admit and which academic fields they are allowed to teach.
As someone who lived in late communist Poland, I can tell you that Western solidarity meant a lot to us. Iranian students deserve our support -- even if it's 'just words'.
FREE IRAN!
Satellite images show the results of the FP-5 Flamingo missiles on a Russian Votkinsk plant in Udmurtia.
Shop 19 was damaged, and a hole 30ร24 meters is clearly visible.
It looks like the internal area burned out completely
๐บ๐ฆ Oleksandr Syrskyi:
โMy goal, until the negotiations are concluded, is through my actions on the battlefield to stop the enemyโs advance into our defensive lines and, if possible, to liberate our territory. That is exactly what will ensure fair negotiations that will lead us to a just peace.โ
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UPD 1 person killed, 14 wounded and hospitalised after terrorist attack in Lviv, Ukraine .
And if youโre wondering - yes, four Russian bombers already detected in the air, they can attack Ukraine in a matter of hours.
Remember Georgia!
Brawo Litwa! A co na to inni?
Remember Iran!
Wld be nice if students in the UK mounted solidarity marches.
Fellowship Opportunity!
Keasbey Isaac Newton Fellowship in American Studies 2026
University of Cambridge - Selwyn College Cambridge
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