Charles Haviland

The hollow resurrection of US international broadcasting - Asia Times Deserving of scrutiny is the boasting this week by the self-proclaimed acting chief executive officer of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Kari

The hollow resurrection of US international broadcasting, by Steve Herman - former VOA White House correspondent @newsguy.bsky.social
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At least 55 Palestinians been killed in overnight air strikes on #Gaza, according to the Civil Defence, as Israel’s new military offensive continues for a third day

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Andrew North (@northandrew@bsky.social) was a guide for me on my first reporting trip to #Afghanistan and I recommend his book, 'War & Peace & War', about ordinary #Afghans' lives and his own service there as a journalist -- out now in paperback (*order by Monday night👇*)

Astonishing. I felt panic for @bbcstever.bsky.social. It went on for 30mins. Lukashenko kept coming back to him, more and more annoyed.

"We don't shut anyone's mouth. Prison is for people who opened their mouth too wide ... You're asking me whatever you want. Don't overdo it, Steve!"

Chilling. ~AA

Khmeimim air base in Syria - aircraft still coming and going. Lots of people and cars at the terminal. Is there a Kabul-style evacuation of Russian citizens, dependents, & regime folks going on? (H/t @trbrtc ) Via @trbrtc.bsky.social

Uniforms of Syrian soldiers from the dictator Bashar al-Assad’s army, abandoned as they fled Damascus. A historic image marking the end of the dictator and his army.

Many thousands rally to oppose Georgian government after break with EU The country was thrown into crisis when Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's Georgian Dream party said it was halting EU accession talks.

New mass pro-#EU protests in Tbilisi, #Georgia, as Georgian Dream govt calls off talks to join the bloc

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Syria: Who are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the rebels seizing control of Aleppo? - BBC News The Islamist militant group HTS has a long and involved history in the Syrian conflict.

Who are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the rebels who've seized control of #Syria's Aleppo?

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The joy of ‘winterrailing’: my off-season rail adventure in France, Germany and Switzerland Golden landscapes, cosy cafes and crowd-free sightseeing are just some of the highlights of exploring central Europe by rail in the cooler months You’ve got broadly two options when planning an off-season rail trip in Europe. Hop on a sleeper train and…

The joy of ‘winterrailing’: my off-season rail adventure in France, Germany and Switzerland

Grey heron, or simply "heron" in this country as it's the only species of heron on these shores! (cf. purple heron, black heron, Goliath heron, squacco heron etc, all found in East Africa...)

Hi. Just started following you here, as well (having done so on Twitter/X).

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #6,233,940, Charles Haviland ‪@cfhaviland.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 25, 2024"

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,233,940!