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John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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Explainers editor @FT. Opinions expressed here are not the pink paper’s. ft.com/ft-explains
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    Please watch my latest reel on “El Tigre”, the rightist vying for the Colombian presidency 🇨🇴 🐯 And read more about him in this report by the @FT’s Andean correspondent @joeparkdan 👇
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    Abelardo de la Espriella, a rightwing populist outsider who calls himself ‘The Tiger’, is the frontrunner in Colombia’s presidential run-off on June 21. John Reed explains why he is the favourite to win.
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    Populist ‘Tiger’ to face leftist in Colombia presidential run-off
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    John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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    Feb 25, 2022
    A friend in Kyiv just showed me this meme making the rounds today, and we both shared a laugh (we are sitting in an underground shelter right now). It sums up the mood in Kyiv today as #Ukraine faces Russia’s invasion alone.
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    John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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    Aug 22, 2022
    #Pakistan’s Imran Khan charged with terrorism offences after weekend rally
    Imran Khan charged with terrorism offences after weekend rally
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    John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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    Nov 8, 2022
    Morgan Stanley predicts a “coming decade of outperformance” for #India: “We forecast that India will be the third-largest economy by 2027, with its GDP more than doubling from the current $3.4tn to $8.5tn over the next 10 years.” ft.com/content/489cc9…
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    John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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    Mar 1, 2021
    About last night in... Yangon? No, Bangkok Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatrakul, BKK Post #MilkTeaAlliance #WhatsHappeningInThailand
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    John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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    Jan 7, 2021
    A Thai friend reacts to events overnight in Washington
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    John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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    Feb 28, 2022
    Just spoke to a doctor in Kharkiv whose hospital and a nearby medical centre took in at least 17 people injured by shelling and bombing. One was a teenaged girl who came in with severe lung damage and died after massive bleeding. #Ukraine (1/2)
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    John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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    Feb 17, 2021
    Members of Myanmar's nationwide civil disobedience movement are increasingly venting their anger on China, which they accuse of helping the generals who overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi. My latest with @edwardwhitenz in @FT #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #MyanmarCoup on.ft.com/3jS2MpG
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    John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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    Mar 21, 2024
    Senior Indian opposition politician arrested ahead of general election ft.com/content/b3a982… with @jyots43 via @FT
    Senior Indian opposition politician arrested ahead of general election
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    John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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    Apr 23, 2022
    Zelensky held a press conference deep underground in Kyiv’s Maidan Square metro station. After a day when missile strikes killed 8 people including a baby in Odesa, he called the Russians “bloody bastards”, “Nazis” and “Rashists” (Russian fascists). Story to come #Ukraine
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    John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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    Oct 12, 2023
    More digging from @FD and @FT on the Adani coal imports that quietly doubled in value. “The data supports longstanding allegations that Adani…has been inflating fuel costs and led to millions of Indian consumers and businesses overpaying for electricity.” on.ft.com/3tA5vwF
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    John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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    Feb 28, 2022
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    “We could not imagine that this hell would happen in the 21st century in the middle of the European continent. “Kharkiv has 1.5 million people, and this is a Russian-speaking region of Ukraine. All this situation feels like an illusion. It feels like we are dreaming.“ (2/2)
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    John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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    Feb 25, 2021
    Facebook's decision to ban Myanmar military pages is commendable... but every time I get one of these announcements, I'm like "Wait, you were still hosting the Tatmadaw/ Wirathu/ InfoWars?"
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    John Reed 🏳️‍🌈
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    Apr 10, 2022
    How the Russians lost the battle for Kyiv. “Unable to move forward, bombarded by the Ukrainians, harried by their small mobile units and fast losing men and equipment, the Russians decided to cut their losses on March 31 and run.” ⁦⁦@timjudah1⁩
    How Kyiv was saved by Ukrainian ingenuity as well as Russian blunders
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