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Senior Editor @TIME . ■ In London via Beirut, Cairo, Toronto, elsewhere.

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Last month, I sat down with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens. We chatted the historic same-sex marriage legislation, Greece's economic rebound, his love of TikTok and Guns N' Roses, and more. My latest for @TIME .
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"I lost 14 members of my family in one airstrike." @TIME spoke to 9 people in or from Gaza. Read their stories, in their own words.
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“We will end an oppressive government by democratic means.” Exclusive: For TIME, @ASLuhn sat down with Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who holds a narrow lead over Erdoğan in most polls ahead of a crucial May 14 election.
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"We are becoming green without even noticing it." Tens of thousands of Lebanese have flocked to solar power as the crisis-stricken state provides as little as 1-2 hrs of electricity a day. My report from Beirut for @TIME .
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Days ahead of the two-year anniversary of the Beirut port explosion, the silos—a symbol of the blast—partially collapsed. @TIME spoke to bereaved families about the fight to preserve what's left of them. Photos courtesy of the incredible Myriam Boulos
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The war in Ukraine "plunged millions of children and adolescents into a warped reality of curfews and roadblocks, mortar fire, and shallow graves," writes @CharlieCamp6ell , introducing a new photo essay by Fabian Ritter of Kyiv's youth.
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Over 100,000 Ukrainians have come to the U.K. on the promise of a spare room for 6 months. But local officials and homelessness experts, not to mention Ukrainians themselves, worry about what comes next. My first piece for @TIME .
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A plan to move many of Amsterdam's sex workers to a suburban, multi-storey "Erotic Center" has caused quite the backlash. @cmcdonaldgibson reports on the divide over the Red Light District's future amid gentrification and overtourism.
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Labour's Keir Starmer will be Britain's next Prime Minister when the next election comes around, according to today's polls. In his first major interview with foreign media, Starmer lays out his vision. Courtesy @YasmeenSerhan for TIME.
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"It was sad," says European Parliament President @RobertaMetsola , recalling the extraordinary police raid she took part in against a fellow lawmaker. My @TIME profile on how Metsola tackled Qatargate and her wider pitch to shake up the E.U.
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An excellent history of ISIS via @jacobinmag :
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~job klaxon~: stoked to share that I've joined @firstdraftnews as senior editor, jumping into the disinformation beat at such a crucial time. I started today!
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My latest for @LRB . Just one day before the Paris attack, deadly blasts went off in Beirut. Comparing the response:
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This week, Roberta Metsola was reelected President of the European Parliament. Read @TIME 's profile about her history-making first term—and why the institution stands at a crossroads.
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Overseas Americans are one of the most overlooked voting blocs. But that's changing—and they could make a difference in next week's midterms. @YasmeenSerhan with a great dispatch from London.
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Canadians fed up with divisive niqab debate turn out to vote in masks — and even a pumpkin
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"A nation that not 50 years ago required women to obtain their father’s or husband’s permission to work is now among Europe’s most feminist countries." @LisaAbend profiles Spain's Minister of Equality on the new Solo sí es sí ("only yes means yes") law.
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Concerned about privacy and Internet security? Here's a comprehensive portal:
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Poland's right-wing government is controversially rewriting history. @katia_patin with a thoughtful feature on the Institute of National Remembrance, or IPN in Polish, that has scholars up in arms
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In a historic comeback, Lula won Brazil's presidential election. @TIME spoke to Lula in May for a cover story. Read the transcript here:
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“I wanted to show that we have agency and can tell our stories in our own way,” @Elias_Jahshan , who edited a new anthology, "This Arab is Queer," tells @TIME . The book, featuring essays from 18 LGBTQ+ Arab writers, debuts in the U.S. today.
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“Now this whole deal is tanking, no option looks good,” a Twitter employee tells TIME. “We’re either running into a brick wall or off a cliff.” courtesy @billyperrigo
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did my first @qz obsession email today, on pagers—the decades-old device that's still somehow kicking around
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My latest for @LRB : I review Trudeau's record one year on.
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"Reports of the orgy had not affected the forces’ work," said Ms. Van de Keere, the police commissioner for Brussels
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Brussels Police are investigating reports of a police orgy amid a terror alert
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they even come in hand-stitched form, too, courtesy of @Statistitching
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a post by me on the record US trade deficit numbers out today.
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"I sometimes joke in Italian that on the left we have more parties than voters sometimes." Elly Schlein—"Italy's AOC"—on the fractured left and what a far-right government led by Giorgia Meloni could look like. Courtesy @YasmeenSerhan
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The UK's new immigration plan will curb EU migration levels further, a trend we've seen since 2016.
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"The first thing that the Russians do when they occupy Ukrainian territory is cut off the networks. Then the people living there don’t know what’s happening." @TIME 's latest deep dive, on the battle for control over Ukraine's internet.
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my latest @qz obsession email on milkshaking—and the long history of food as protest.
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"Humanitarian arguments, if consistently applied, could be used to flatten the entire Middle East" http://t.co/uxJ6t4DP3R via @guardian
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Vice really let loose with this social description.
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Reeling from his biggest scandal yet, Justin Trudeau deployed some familiar weapons: a canoe and his tight ass.
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a post by me on the health consequences of too much sitting.
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This week, two matches determine whether Ukraine can book an unlikely spot at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. @CharlieCamp6ell met the Ukraine squad, in this fab piece
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“This spot was once barren desert. No birds, no animals, no life. Now there is water, animals.” @SamOnTheRoad with a dispatch from Karbala, Iraq on saving the city's date palms.
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a small post from me on how there could've instead been a lady liberty statue in Egypt, of all places.
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“I hate that our work is often called naive,” says Beatrice Fihn, the director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. “We’re the ones actually talking about what happens if a bomb goes off. Smart, timely piece by @naina_bajekal .
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The more active you are on social media, the more likely it is you're a narcissist. But with some important caveats:
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"She inherited the throne of a country almost broken by the legacy of war, and remained upon it through a time of epochal change both for the U.K. and the world." @TIME 's long-read obituary for Queen Elizabeth II.
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"Ukrainian women and girls crossing the border into Poland often arrive with no knowledge of the restrictive abortion laws."
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“It’s amazing, I didn’t know weed was legal until I got here,” one backpacker tells TIME. Our latest dispatch, from Thailand, on the country's stunning U-Turn on drugs laws.
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the UK now consumes as much energy as 50 years ago—but it's economy is 3x bigger.
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Ahead of the 1-year anniversary of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul, @TIME spoke with 8 Afghan women who fled the country and are trying to rebuild anew. Our latest special project, in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center and Rukhshana Media
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My latest for @VICE . How #Syrian Children Are Drawing and Using Art Therapy to Heal Trauma from #War . http://t.co/PSGTibSjlE
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"We made the decision to stay here, and I dread the day one of my children might turn around and ask why we chose to live in a place like this," says Mariam Abrahamyan. @GabrielCSGavin with a dispatch on the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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“Things came to a head when police charged Khan under anti-terror legislation over a speech he gave in Islamabad, in which he vowed to sue police officers over the arrest and alleged torture of a close aide.”
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Banksy paints Steve Jobs as Syrian migrant (Jobs was of Syrian descent)
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"If Elon Musk and other brainwave tech entrepreneurs have their way, brick and mortar colleges will no longer be relevant."
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“He’s a gem, look at the mammoth journey he’s undertaking on foot to help our country." @astharajvanshi reports from Rahul Gandhi's epic 150-day, 3,500 km "United India March"—and whether it can revive India's moribund Congress Party.
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Streetcars, Beck taxis, the CN tower. It’s as if Suits isn’t even trying to hide the fact it’s filmed in Toronto
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the first flight sending asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda takes off today. @eloise_barry spoke to a lawyer representing some of the migrants, and explained why this sets a dangerous global precedent
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Boris Johnson is set to be the next UK leader. Here's my look at his 30-year career as a journalist, car reviewer, politician, and game show host.
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My latest for @walrusmagazine : Canada can do more to help the millions of Syrian refugees in the Middle East http://t.co/nmTrCrsHHd
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another @qz obsession email by me, on candles—gently lighting our fire for ~2500 years
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Just read thru @maisonneuvemag 's Winter issue. Great stuff. Plus, inside you'll find my story on DNA discrimination
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This Is How To See Who Unfriended You On Facebook http://t.co/b8gsliwKjI via @rachelzarrell @buzzfeednews
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Since the UK narrowly voted in June 2016 to depart the EU, many Britons have sought to make sense of it all. Enter the flow charts.
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After hitting biggest homer of his career, Blue Jays' Bautista rode home like a boss on this http://t.co/VExlxUhU7Q http://t.co/wv2w8A9Lik
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"The self-love phenomenon is bordering on a societal obsession. The question is: why?"
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Focus on refugees mustn't end after resettlement. Excellent @KamalAlSolaylee piece on their long-term needs
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@JFXM Interesting graph. Incidentally, only one is an Arab/Middle Eastern country. People often mistakenly treat the two as synonymous.
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Great news: the HoC just passed Bill S201. For context, read my Dec @maisonneuvemag piece on genetic discrimination:
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. @_DavidShields has a new book coming out about aestheticizing war and the New York Times
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some holiday cheer, by me.
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“The same people who tried to kill me are still sitting in power,” Imran Khan says. "They are petrified that if I got back in, they would be held accountable.” Read @TIME 's interview with Pakistan's former leader—and his plan to return to power.
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“I travel around the world, eat a lot of shit, and basically do whatever the fuck I want.”
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My latest for @ForeignAffairs on the restoration of Beirut's grand #synagogue http://t.co/R1RGC0au3d #Jews #Lebanon
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Muslim and Christian children are less generous than atheist ones, according to one study
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the global music industry posted another year of growth. still, there's been better days.
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Excellent @nybooks piece about how market monopolies have led to increasing social and economic inequality
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The Pope has apologized to Indigenous Canadians over the horrors of residential schools. But some say it's only a first step towards reconciliation, while others say it's "too little, too late." via @sanya_mansoor
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“Saudi is changing,” said a young man going as a wizard. Incredible photos from Riyadh look at how the once-banned holiday was celebrated this year.
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"There are those who wonder whether it is really wise for the party to try to 'out-Trudeau' Trudeau."
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Syrian refugees are not a threat: The vetting process is long and exhaustive — too long, in fact
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A nice background piece on events in #Lebanon since the #Syrian war. Hats off to @dailystarleb web designers http://t.co/emJM8pezeW
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First tweet and it's self-promotional. New article on Beirut, it's a really expensive city. http://t.co/KbiMRv4ERH
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If all goes to plan, Paris will be the world's first major metropolis to have a swimmable river. City officials invited TIME to see the mammoth $1.5bn effort to clean up the Seine—just in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics. @vivwalt with the deep-dive.
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When Ursula von der Leyen took the EU's top job in Dec. 2019, no one expected a pandemic and war would dominate her agenda. For TIME, @naina_bajekal sat down with Europe's most powerful woman:
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This contextualizes Clinton well.
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As pressure on Boris Johnson to resign grows, @eloise_barry looks at who could take over, and what bookies are saying about their odds
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@ratemyskyperoom @bjrottinghaus props to the bold book plug. deserves an extra point, imho
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"Italian-Americans who support Trump's efforts to bar Muslims and Mexicans need to look into their own histories."
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Amount that Egypt owes the United States in unpaid parking tickets: $1,700,000 http://t.co/xJRrvpIEzx via @Harpers
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Beware of stealth marketing.
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the things we do to avoid an inheritance tax..
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ethan hawke was into that Dead Poets Society line as much as everyone else. cool interview on surviving hollywood:
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Must read on Egypt's dwindling farmland -- a country that was once a breadbasket of the world. Stunning images too: http://t.co/8rNN81LLo6
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Exactly. The media should do its job and call out these Republicans, too.
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Candidates denounce Trump's comments about Muslims, but many plan to attend an anti-Muslim event next week
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a post by me on why two scientists decided to pulverize an iPhone in a blender.
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Nice spin attempt.
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*this is a cutting graf. made me think about why, every so often, i hear about how X or Y or Z has ‘put Toronto on the map’.
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“The World Cup is about football, not beer,” says Farid, 26, an Algerian who frets about much of the focus on the availability of booze.
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"Young Lebanese fans were offered an extraordinary deal: free flights, accommodations, match tickets and food, plus a small stipend, to bring some ultra culture to Qatar's World Cup games."
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"Clinton lost her historic race for a combination of reasons, some almost accidental."
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