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[Micheál Martin @MichealMartinTD]

Croeso Prif Weinidog Cymru 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A pleasure to welcome First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth to Government Buildings.

Ireland and Wales share deep historical, cultural, and people-to-people ties. I look forward to continuing our close cooperation and partnership in the time ahead.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Trump appointed, 52 Republicans voted to confirm.

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

🏏 This morning, The King welcomed the Afghan national women’s cricket team to Clarence House.

The team was set up during the Afghan Republic in 2010, but lost recognition as a national team following the Taliban’s return to power. In Afghanistan, women and girls are banned from playing sport, along with other restrictions on their education, work and public life.

His Majesty was able to hear the stories of many of the players who fled Afghanistan and have rebuilt their lives as refugees, playing club cricket informally, and campaigning for recognition.

[Dutch Fella 🇺🇦 @WhatADdoing]

the Netherlands is buying 700 cruise missiles for Ukraine from Dutch industry. it is the Ruta Block 2 from Destinus with a 700+ km range and a 250 kg warhead. which puts the Moscow swamp comfortably in range. 😏

[Emily Schrader - אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر @emilykschrader]

There is a special place in hell for women like this UN Special Rapporteur

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

This is ABC journalist Jonathan Karl’s video of the peeling paint that Trump claims implicated the reporter in a crime.

Looks like he’s simply doing his job.

Maybe the President should do his!

[Science Museum @sciencemuseum]

We are thrilled that His Majesty The King received a Fellowship of the Science Museum Group yesterday at Buckingham Palace, presented by our Chair of Trustees Sir Tim Laurence and Director Sir Ian Blatchford. His Majesty received the award in recognition his many years of dedicated work raising public awareness of environmental issues and promoting careers in STEM.

Find out more here: https://t.co/lU06JR13YN

[Andrew Moore @MooreIAm]

The traffic jam to leave Crimea on the last road out has turned into a parking lot, with cars starting to run out of fuel.

Sevastopol, Crimea's largest city, is without power. Electricity has been knocked out for half of Crimea.

All the roads, bridges, and the ferry have been disabled or are under too great a threat to use.

All fuel sales have been suspended.

Crimea's tourism industry has collapsed.

Strikes against Russian airfields, administrative centers, air defense, and energy infrastructure have been carried out by Ukraine's elite Alpha Unit.

The systematic dismantling of Russian civil and military systems in Crimea will either lead to complete abandonment of their position or a poorly-supplied force without the fuel and munitions to sustain a long fight.

Crimea, already strategically vulnerable, is now isolated, and it's only going to get worse.

The war started in Crimea. Now it may end there too.

[BFBS Forces News @ForcesNews]

Germany's new Tank Brigade 45 has taken to the field for its first major combat exercise🛡️

Thousands of troops. Hundreds of vehicles. One clear message: Europe's militaries are preparing for a more contested future

[FalklandsinUK @FalklandsinUK]

On this day in 1982, LCpl Budhaparsad Limbu of 1st Bn 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles was killed clearing Argentine trenches at Goose Green.

Our thoughts are with LCpl Limbu's family - Limbu Point, West Falkland is named after him in remembrance. 🇫🇰🇬🇧

#Falklands44

[Defence Medical @DMS_MilMed]

Building up to @ArmedForcesDay, we’re highlighting Defence Medical personnel keeping our Armed Forces healthy – at home and overseas.

Today, we hear from AB Jess Hall in HMS Collingwood.

#ArmedForcesDay #ShowYourSupport #SaluteOurForces

[MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 @MFA_Ukraine]

Today, the world marks the International Day of Women in Diplomacy.

Ukraine is among the countries that consistently advance the principles of equality in diplomatic service.

🔹 In 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine became the first government institution in the country to join UN Women’s global #HeForShe movement.

🔹 At senior leadership level within the MFA headquarters, 73 women are employed, including 15 who serve as department directors and heads of divisions – accounting for 52% at this level.

🔹 28 female diplomats hold leadership positions in Ukraine’s foreign diplomatic missions, including 14 ambassadors.

🔹 Overall, women and men are represented in equal numbers within the MFA headquarters. In Ukraine’s foreign diplomatic missions, women make up 31% of staff.

🔹 The MFA team is also actively developing the Women’s Diplomatic Club – a community that brings together over 150 Ukrainian female diplomats.

The voice of Ukraine in the world is growing stronger thanks to women’s leadership. The initiatives of the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, have become an important dimension of Ukrainian diplomacy, bringing together millions of people around cultural, educational, and humanitarian efforts.

The work of the Association of Spouses of Ukrainian Diplomats also contributes to Ukraine’s diplomatic efforts. Through international, social, and charitable initiatives, the Association supports Ukrainian communities in Ukraine and abroad, implements educational and cultural projects, and strengthens Ukraine’s voice on the global stage.

Strong diplomacy is impossible without equal opportunities for everyone who seeks to serve their country and make the world a better place.

🌼 The pin featuring two flowers of equal size was created as a symbol of equality in Ukrainian diplomacy. It represents partnership, mutual respect, and the firm belief that diplomacy becomes stronger when women’s participation grows.

[ChrisO_wiki @ChrisO_wiki]

1/ Ukraine is using quadcopter drones carried by uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to hunt down and destroy Russian anti-drone teams in occupied Crimea, according to a Russian source. ⬇️

[SallyB McGlone @sallyacb275]

Their Name Liveth Evermore

Flight Engineer Janice Harrington, one of 5 female Flight Engineers in the Air Transport Auxiliary

Killed alongside Mosquito ac Captain, First Officer Dora Lang

2 Mar 1944

Both cared for by @CWGC and are buried in All Saints Cemetery, Maidenhead

#ArmedForcesWeek2026

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

What appears to be the first publicly released footage of a Ukrainian fighter using Ukrainian glide bombs to hit a Russian position.

Ukraine has been working on its domestic-manufactured glide bomb program for years, and is likely finally fielding units.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Nancy Lacore, who was fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, won a Democratic House primary in South Carolina. https://t.co/s3sLeji4fY

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

“Do me a favor.”

A phrase that has landed Donald Trump in the hottest possible water before.

Now being used again to manufacture baseless claims of election fraud.

He’s trying to convince you this election is rigged. But he’s the one trying to rig it. He did it once before, and he’ll try it again.

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

⚡️ BREAKING: Relays in Belarus that were helping Russian drones hit Ukraine have stopped working, Zelenskyy says.

According to intelligence reports, transmission equipment in Belarus stopped functioning on June 22, though it remains unclear whether the hardware has been dismantled.

[BLYSKAVKA @blyskavka_ua]

⚡️The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun targeting pickup trucks used by russian forces to launch “Shahed” drones.

A published video reportedly shows that a vehicle used to launch a drone strike against Ukraine was detected and subsequently destroyed by Ukrainian forces.

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[SOE History @SOEhistory]

🅾🅽 🆃🅷🅸🆂 🅳🅰🆈
June 24, 1914: Pearl Witherington is born. Initially a courier, she became the only woman to officially lead an SOE network (Wrestler) and led thousands of maquisards (rural French Resistance members).
#PearlWitherington #SOE #WW2 🇬🇧
https://t.co/sLaQP2U3eG