Special Correspondent for Reuters • Pulitzer Prize winner • Author of "The Trouser People: Burma in the Shadow of the Empire" • andrew.marshall@reuters.com
Outside Lviv station, which is thronging with exhausted refugees fleeing war in eastern Ukraine, an accomplished pianist is playing “What a Wonderful World.” It’s hauntingly beautiful.
Defeat for Orban would reverberate well beyond Hungary, casting doubt on the durability of a political system that some on the American right have touted as a blueprint for reshaping Western democracy, write @AnitaKomuves and @Journotopia.
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U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, officials tell Reuters. W/@phildstewart
Finally, the wheels are coming off Thailand's infamous "Temple of Doom," with its abbot's resignation and the overdue burial of AIDS victims who helped generate so many donations. It took the Thai authorities long enough. I wrote this expose in 2008.
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The controversial Wat Phra Bat Nam Phu in Lop Buri was on Thursday ordered to cremate 20 bodies of AIDS victims that had been preserved for decades and displayed for temple visitors as part of “dharma learning.” #Generalnationthailand.com/news/gene…
“Stefanie Anderson avoids crowds, doesn’t go out after dark and flinches when the doorbell rings.”
Shocking and important story from my colleagues Linda So, Peter Eisler and Ned Parker.
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“Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them.” reutersagency.com/media-cent…
The U.S. government will spend $160,000 to incinerate contraceptives worth $10 million after rejecting offers from the United Nations and family planning groups to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations. reuters.com/legal/litigation…
Devastating interview from Gaza with Prof. Nick Maynard on Radio 4’s Today programme. He says young teenage boys are being systematically targeted while seeking food for their starving families, with different body parts shot on different days, sometimes by quadcopters.
“It’s almost as if a game is being played," said Maynard. "They’re deciding to shoot the head today, and the neck tomorrow, and the testicles the day after.” @maynard_nick
Scoop by @AramRoston on the troubled Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF): McNally Capital, a U.S. private equity firm controlled by a member of the family that founded Rand McNally, has an "economic interest" in GHF's logistics company. reuters.com/business/finance…
Trump's call for 100% tariffs on foreign films reminded me of this recent scene outside Reuters office in London's Canary Wharf district, which - with a few well-placed cars and fake steam vents - was transformed into a New York City block for a movie.
RFA does amazing reporting in the most difficult conditions in this region - especially Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia. We rely on them a lot - this is a real blow to us, to transparency accountability in Asia, to keeping people informed about what’s really going on. Very sad.
🧵 (1/3) The federal grants that fund Radio Free Asia and partner networks were terminated Saturday morning, according to a grant termination notice received by RFA.
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Fascinating investigation by @Journotopia@jasonszep & @LindaSoReports on Onlyfans chatters. As I mentioned to @Journotopia, OF creators provide digital content to consumers & practices such as allowing others to impersonate them can be misleading and against EU (& UK) law.
"Today love triumphed (over) prejudice." Thailand becomes the first Southeast Asian country to recognise same-sex marriage. reuters.com/world/asia-pacif… via @Reuters