"As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests."
— Gore Vidal
#Kharkiv region:5 people were killed.24 people were injured,including 2 children
Four rescuers&1 civil protection specialist from the Kharkiv regional military administration were killed.They were working at the site of a strike when Russians carried out a deliberate follow-up strike targeting them
Right, they ought to be penalised for that crucial maternal failure.
A terrible night for Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
Russia launched 70 missiles and 611 drones at #Ukraine tonight. Kyiv was the main target. Five people were killed and 35 more were injured, including a pregnant woman and two kids.
Investigative journalist and broadcaster Roger Cook dies aged 83
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In a career spanning five decades, he was best known for the ITV current affairs programme The Cook Report
The investigative journalist Roger Cook, best known for the current affairs programme The Cook Report, has died aged 83, his family said in a statement.
A statement from ITV on Monday said: “In a career spanning an incredible five decades, Roger Cook’s ground-breaking approach to investigative journalism made him one of broadcasting’s most trusted and respected figures. Continue reading...
Au Soudan, plus de 1 000 civils ont été tués par des drones en 2026 ; « les viols et les violences sexuelles sont omniprésents », alerte l’ONU
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U.S. President Donald Trump has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that ending the war in Ukraine is vital and he is ready to help, Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov says.
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Le conflit entre l’armée soudanaise et les paramilitaires des Forces de soutien rapide (FSR) est loin de diminuer en intensité, s’alarme le Haut-Commissaire Volker Türk, à l’ouverture d’une nouvelle session du Conseil des droits de l’homme à Genève.
