Larisa Brown
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Defence Editor, The Times. Author of The Gardener of Lashkar Gah. Forever trying to learn Arabic.
London
Joined August 2010
The Gardener of Lashkar Gah is today's @guardianculture Book of the day. Thank you @JohnSimpsonNews for this wonderful review. "Beautifully researched and deeply moving, her account brought me to tears more than once".
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A senior defence source told @thetimes the US was expected to announce its peace plan for Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference, which begins on February 14
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The British government has been told by the Americans that the UK should be leading Nato in Europe, it is understood
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John Deverell, former brigadier and director of diplomacy at the MoD, said the UK government should "do what is morally right" and explicitly criticise Trump's attempt at a "real estate transaction"
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RT @Palestine_UN: “For those who want to send the Palestinian people to a ‘nice place’, allow them to go back to their original homes in wh…
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Steve Reed, environment secretary, tells @TimesRadio that Palestinian civilians "must be able to return to their homes" after Trump said he wants to make Gaza a Middle Eastern Riviera populated by people from all over the world
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RT @georgegrylls: New - Sir Keir Starmer to "push ahead" with Chagos deal, says Mauritius PM. To sweeten the deal, Starmer has offered a)…
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RT @BBCSteveR: Today’s Russian papers see benefits (for Russia) from Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade wars. One claims: “There are pluses f…
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RT @JohnHealey_MP: Good to speak to @PeteHegseth today, congratulating him on his new role at a critical time for global security. I offe…
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What could either option look like? We look at the details here -
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RT @Dimi: SCOOP China builds huge new wartime military command centre in western Beijing - 10 times the size of the Pentagon https://t.co…
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RT @John_Hudson: NEW: The order that removed dozens of senior USAID leaders earlier this week was rescinded today by a career USAID officia…
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"When asked how he could say that diversity hiring was to blame for the crash even though basic facts about the midair collision were still being sought by investigators, he said, “Because I have common sense.”"
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RT @dstroul: I was interested in the origin of this "$50M for Gaza condoms" comes from. In FY 2023, USAID spent about $45.7M on oral and i…
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A US army helicopter collided with a passenger jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew over Washington, causing both aircraft to crash into the Potomac River. Get the latest at @thetimes
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