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Dr Mark Grant retweeted
UN Secretary General @antonioguterres has told Sky News’ @AliBunkallSKY that Russian forces should leave the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and warned Moscow against any attempt to steal Ukrainian electricity in light of fears they plan to divert power from the ZNPP to Russia
Dr Mark Grant retweeted
Getting journalists to the frontline while also trying to keep them safe is the job of professional security advisors who are rarely mentioned or even seen. @markgrant83 describes this role in the early days of reporting in the #Ukraine via @pressgazette
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Dr Mark Grant retweeted
Head of High-Risk, Safety and Security @SkyNews @markgrant83 is running a half marathon to support RPT and #freelance journalists globally.💪
Visit his fundraising page to see his story👉 buff.ly/3adFZnM
It’s here… Reporting the War in Ukraine; a First Draft of History is available on Paperback – buy your copy on Amazon.
As a contributor to this book, I am pleased to share some of my own insight into the many challenges the media faced, in the early days of the Ukraine War.
Dr Mark Grant retweeted
Book burning. Or, more precisely: library burning. Orwell: "he who controls the past controls the future" stop this now @Spotify now now now forbes.com/sites/lisakim/202…
A game changer in the fight against Malaria with the GSK vaccine (a world first) being approved for mass rollout.
The first vaccine against malaria could be rolled out to billions of people after key advisers to the WHO gave it the green light
@ashishskynews is in Kenya, where a pilot roll-out of the vaccine has been running, and says the vaccine is "simply a game changer"
Dr Mark Grant retweeted
The Foreign Secretary said all MPs would have substantive responses to our questions about vulnerable Afghan and Uk nationals stuck in Afghanistan by the end of yesterday. I have not had a single response regarding any one of the 143 I have notified to the FCDO, MOD and HO.
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.@vmsalama scoop: Internal @StateDept memo sent last month via agency’s confidential dissent channel warned of potential collapse of Kabul soon after US Aug 31 troop withdrawal and offered recommendations to mitigate the crisis, speed up evacuation wsj.com/amp/articles/confide…
Finally…. 500 days of waiting and we now have a release date for Bond… James Bond.
No Time To Die will premiere in London next month ahead of theatrical release independent.co.uk/arts-enter…
The very real risk that journalists face from cyber attacks. As the convergence of physical and cyber risks moves even closer, what can be done to protect journalists, their networks and sources from attacks? @amnesty
A phone. A spy. Global democracy under cyber attack.
80 journalists around the world reveal the names of the victims: human rights defenders, journalists, business people, diplomats, heads of state.
Our report: amnesty.org/Pegasus
The fall out of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan continues… How will the world be able to help the Afghan people once UK/US forces evacuation is completed?
Prices soaring in Kabul, no banking services available
khaama.com/prices-soaring-in…
Dr Mark Grant retweeted
Sad truth is our Afghan fallen died in vain
thetimes.co.uk/article/sad-t… Spot on @MatthewParris3
A great piece on Afghanistan and the end of the American hegemony, highlighting the gross injustice of placing the blame on the Afghan people themselves. @spectator spectator.co.uk/article/afgh…
A harrowing narrative of the current situation in Kabul, as thousands look to flee Taliban rule before the evacuation period ends… what next for those who do not make it out in time?
"This is the worst day by far."
@ramsaysky says the situation at Kabul's airport is "utterly horrendous", and that 'hardened soldiers' told him its the "worst thing they have ever seen in their entire career"
The lads from ‘2 Para’ continue to make the whole of the United Kingdom proud. They are making a real difference to thousands of Afghan people in a professional, dignified and selfless manner. No easy feat in amongst the chaos that has been created…
Afghanistan: Pictures of British troops and the Taliban at Kabul airport news.sky.com/story/afghanist…
What is next for Afghanistan's media under Taliban rule? bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58…
More ‘truth bombs’ by @RoryStewartUK …
Is this an example of extremely poor judgement, incompetence or a lack of empathy…. We deserve more from a foreign secretary in times of crisis.
Dominic Raab's failure to make urgent call to help Afghanistan shameful, says Labour bbc.in/2WaWyJX