Author: The Future of War Crimes Justice (2024) Judgement Day: The Trial of Slobodan Milosevic (2006) War correspondent The Guardian + other media
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Chris Stephen retweeted
A friend told me the secret of his marriage. He likes rugby, she likes dance. She doesn't care for rugby, nor he for dance.
But every so often they go to rugby or ballet.
At the ballet he pays attention, because she loves it and wants to talk about it later.
Simple.
Chris Stephen retweeted
"Pictorial evidence is clearly on the up, technology is improving. But potential manipulation of these types of videos, that too has increased."
@MarkEllisIBA discusses the eyeWitness app with @reportingLibya for @cepa ⬇️
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Tracking My Son to His Grave: Nina’s Story | "There is more evidence of war crimes now than ever before, courtesy of devices in the hands of combatants. What it reveals is heartbreaking." Chris Stephen cepa.org/article/tracking-my…
Chris Stephen retweeted
Only a tiny % of gas stations are owned by oil companies. Most are owned by families, often one-offs and also frequently 1st generation American.
They are branded with an oil logo (Exxon, Chevron, etc) but that's a contract to signify the type of gas they sell, not that they are owned by those companies.
My dad owned a Mobil station when I was a kid and I can assure you Mobil had nothing to do with the place.
Trump angry at big oil profits.
Oil companies have no control over the price of retail gasoline. US oil production is already at a record and refining maxed out.
Want to lower gasoline prices? Build more refineries. Only one built since 1976! cnbc.com/2026/08/03/trump-sa…
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Top Trump official slams Germany over verdict for man who called Merz a liar.
politico.eu/article/donald-t…
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Authorities in Waco, Texas captured a kangaroo that wandered onto a car dealership lot yesterday, returning it safely to a local wildlife rescue.
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That’s the final home game of the season for Chelsea, I’m going to now walk around the pub and clap the bar stools just to feel part of it all.
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UN security advisory indicates unconfirmed but credible information regarding potential IED threats in #Tripoli. No specific targets identified, but the overall risk level is elevated.
This is not a warning of an imminent attack, but a precautionary alert based on incomplete intelligence.
Bottom line: city-wide vigilance, not a targeted threat.
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Let’s keep Iran’s missile threat in perspective.
It’s no surprise Iran can launch missiles 4,000km. Its space program has already sent SLVs that far.
Doesn’t mean it has mastered the capability.
One missile failed.
The other was possibly intercepted, possibly fell into the ocean. We have no info on its accuracy (or lack thereof).
Just because Iran can lob something 4,000 km doesn’t necessarily mean it can be militarily effective doing so.
Let’s not exaggerate the threat — that only plays into Iran’s hands.
@defpriorities
WSJ: "Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean...Neither of the missiles hit the base, but the move marked a significant attempt by Iran to reach far beyond the Middle East and threaten U.S. interests."
wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-us…
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Beer sales by German breweries fell sharply in 2025, recording their steepest decline since records began more than 30 years ago.
politico.eu/article/germany-…
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NEW: There is worry that an attack on Iran could be coming this evening. Air France, KLM and others have cancelled their flights to the region with KLM sharing this statement with me:
'Due to the geopolitical situation, KLM is currently avoiding the airspace of Iran, Iraq and Israel as a precaution, as well as the airspace over several countries in the Gulf region. This means that, until further notice, we will not be operating flights to Dubai, Riyadh, Dammam and Tel Aviv.'
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The helicopter appears to be a A/MH-6 Little Bird helicopter belonging to United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
Would be operating at extreme range if flying from Iceland - most likely has come from a nearby vessel.
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It will take literally BILLIONS (with a B) and DECADES in investments to bring back Venezulean production to where it was before Chavez.
Despite that fact that VZ has the largest oil reserves in the world, years of corruption and negligence have rendered them a negligable producer
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This stray dog was overjoyed to be playing balloon with some strangers in the street. A reminder that sometimes the greatest joy comes from the most simple moments
