For everyone wanting to read about Rwanda's involvement in conflict the Democratic Republic of the Congo (which is a different country), and what's going on in Goma after #bbcqt

thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2…

Very significant announcement today by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland of plans for ‘an independent Public History project relating to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.’ gov.uk/government/new…

With the Safety of Rwanda Bill back in front of lawmakers today, potentially for its final time, here's a look back at the twisting timeline of the government's troubled plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda nytimes.com/2024/04/17/wor…

As we head into the potentially final Safety of Rwanda Bill debates in parliament, I cannot stress enough that flights are *not ready* to take off

The people selected haven't even been told yet, they're not detained, there will be legal challenges
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US has filed assurances in Assange extradition case, which were requested by a British court before it makes a final decision on his ability to appeal. Next step is a hearing on May 20. More on what those assurances are all about in our earlier story here: nytimes.com/2024/03/26/wor…

Twenty years after the world first saw photos of detainees tortured while in US custody at Abu Ghraib, one of the thousands of men who were abused there is at long last set to testify in a US federal court.

My latest, and first for Guardian US.

theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

Freddie Scappaticci timeline: The life, activities and murders of an IRA double agent irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024…

Surreal to see Evan on the cover of @time. I know he would rather have written the cover story than be the cover story. But as we approach one year of Evan’s wrongful detention, it’s good to see so many articles about him. Journalism is not a crime. #FreeEvan

I just saw Yulia Navalnaya last night, who told me she had finally figured out what to tell people when they asked about Alexey Navalny: “he’s doing well under bad circumstances.” Sources close to the family say she didn’t know. “They killed him today,” a source said.

Rigorous impartiality: What has been breached in the quest for a DUP deal and why the British will regret it, by ⁦Katy Hayward⁩ consoc.org.uk/rigorous-impar…

What's Russia's 'reconstruction' of Mariupol really like?

We spent months collecting testimonies and evidence of how Russia is rebuilding the city it invaded and destroyed. The reality is a far cry from the propaganda.

Russia's new Potemkin village:
ig.ft.com/mariupol/

In 2019, a London teenager named Zac Brettler plummeted to his death from a luxury building on the Thames. This is my story about his parents' effort to solve the mystery of what happened to him - after British authorities gave up on doing so. The New Yorker newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

Volodymyr Zelensky is considering a sweeping “reset” of Ukraine’s military and civilian leadership in an attempt to reinvigorate its war effort nearly two years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

My Financial Times report on the latest developments: on.ft.com/4bqCUeP

Full performance of Fast Car by Tracy Chapman with Luke Combs at the Grammys.

Her smile at the beginning is the best.