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Pledges to support @AfricaCDC have nearly halved. @EleniGiokos asks @Dr_jeankaseya what’s behind the sharp decline.

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Why a country with “no enemies” is facing threats from its US ally. @hahellyer weighs in on Trump’s threat to Oman:

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The Ebola outbreak has pushed Rwanda and Uganda to shut their borders with the DRC. But @IFRC’s @Petra_Khoury tells @EleniGiokos she doesn’t think that will stop the epidemic:

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U.S. inflation has hit a nearly 3-year high from the Iran war. But @joebrusuelas tells @EleniGiokos this figure “doesn’t represent the peak.”

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🔴 Ellie Geranmayeh speaks to @BeckyCNN on @CNNConnect about the launch of @ecfr's flagship interactive dashboard, the Iran Nuclear Monitor, your one-stop-shop for reliable intel on where Iran's nuclear program is heading after a year of Israeli & American bombings 👇️

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From GPS jamming and submarine cable exposure to AI-driven disinformation, civilian digital infrastructure is no longer separable from civilian life itself - it needs to be protected because it’s a human right.

Great to reengage with Becky Anderson on @cnni's Connect the World to discuss the digital cost of the current conflict affecting our region and beyond - and why it’s time for all of us to collectively treat the safeguarding of critical digital infrastructure as an urgent global responsibility, not a future consideration.

My sincere thanks to @BeckyCNN, @CNNConnect, and @cnni for the opportunity to speak on this critical subject.

And for a deeper dive into the state of affected digital infrastructure, and how we can better safeguard and protect civilian digital ecosystems during conflict, explore the @dcorg's newly released report: https://t.co/0xjpPJuHVH

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See my latest thoughts on the US-China Summit:

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Vienna is preparing for the @Eurovision final. But this year, politics is overshadowing the music. @EricaRHill and @willyleeadams discuss.

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Is it the super shoes? Clearly not. @EleniGiokos and @LarryMadowo discuss how Sabastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa redefined human limits at the London Marathon.

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As the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, @EleniGiokos asks @ImanNasseri what could happen next. He lays out two possible scenarios:

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EU foreign affairs chief @kajakallas tells @BeckyCNN that accusations that Europe has not done enough to support them throughout the war with Iran are “unfair.”

"We have Russia’s war going on for four years, we haven’t seen really the Gulf countries helping us there."

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Great to join @chrissymacCNN on @CNNConnect.

I explained that if Trump is actually trying to bring this war to a close, he is doing so in the most reckless way possible.

I also noted the high probability that we end up with a new round of conflict in the next six months.

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@IOMchief Fleeing one burdened country to another, more than 100,000 people have crossed from Lebanon to Syria to escape the war. @IOMchief tells @chrissymacCNN how this risks destabilizing a "fragile" situation in Syria: (3/3)

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Of more than one million people displaced in Lebanon, only about 10% are in shelters, @IOMchief tells @chrissymacCNN: (1/3)

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Israel's Defense Minister threatened to demolish Lebanese homes, invoking the Gaza strategy. How much of the Israeli tactics in Gaza are being applied in Lebanon? @IOMchief shares her observations: (2/3)

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@yarbatman @chrissymacCNN Even if the war with Iran ends in few weeks, @yarbatman argues “we might end up with another war.” Here’s why: (4/4)

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The UK is hosting a virtual summit on the Strait of Hormuz. @yarbatman tells @ChrissyMacCNN these “deliberations” over securing the waterway are happening because allies “can’t count on the U.S.” (1/4)

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@yarbatman .@Yarbatman tells @ChrissyMacCNN that the global markets disruptions will last “not just for months but potentially for years:” (3/4)

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“This is great news for President Putin and China,” @FawazGerges tells @ChrissyMacCNN as President Trump considers leaving NATO. (2/2)

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If Trump ends his war without freeing up the Strait of Hormuz, @FawazGerges tells @ChrissyMacCNN it would be a “worst-case scenario” for the Gulf and much of the world. Here’s why: (1/2)