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Kriszta Satori<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCNews</span></a> - How Russia is trying to win over the world beyond the West <br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2vr37yd4no" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2vr3</span><span class="invisible">7yd4no</span></a><br>If you are familiar with <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> you too might remember our episode on the Kremlin's influence operations in Mali <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hl5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hl5</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCNews</span></a> - Inside Donetsk as residents flee attacks on Ukrainian region Putin wants to control<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c209yn1ygz6o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c209yn1y</span><span class="invisible">gz6o</span></a></p><p>And as discussed on <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> before - Life in occupied Ukraine, part 2, Donbas:<br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7mw1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7mw1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@felis_catus_domesticus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>felis_catus_domesticus</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@12thRITS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>12thRITS</span></a></span> it has changed majorly already as we have seen in Ukraine - we looked into it in this episode of <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6qpc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6qpc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> latest miniseries on JNIM, a branch of al-Qaeda is worth your time. It's one of the world's deadliest jihadist groups, based in the Sahel,where around 50% of deaths from terrorism were registered last yr. We look into its leaders, its narrative, its modus operandi<br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>and try to understand its impact on local life and on the region’s complex geopolitics <br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yvb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yvb</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>With <a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCMonitoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCMonitoring</span></a>'s Jacob Boswall, Collins Nabiswa and Barry Marston</p>
Kriszta Satori<p>Or if you prefer your podcasts lightly visualised, here is life in occupied Ukraine, from <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> youtube playlist:<br>Crimea - <a href="https://youtu.be/xpkdJMTaAeU?si=fY-GsRcX24F2Zc4P" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/xpkdJMTaAeU?si=fY-GsR</span><span class="invisible">cX24F2Zc4P</span></a><br>Donbas - <a href="https://youtu.be/5J36cwN9098?si=nMLlBboBUTnB4dvA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/5J36cwN9098?si=nMLlBb</span><span class="invisible">oBUTnB4dvA</span></a><br>Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions - <br><a href="https://youtu.be/RDxKOd2sr9U?si=YLeHNqJRTPJBqBGj" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/RDxKOd2sr9U?si=YLeHNq</span><span class="invisible">JRTPJBqBGj</span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p>Russia's war in Ukraine started in 2014. Today would be a good day to listen to <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> Ukrainian miniseries on life under Russian occupation, so you have a full picture about the stake at the Alaska talks.<br>Crimea - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7mw0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7mw0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Donbas - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7mw1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7mw1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7nf1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7nf1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>And let me know pls what you think 🙏🏻</p>
Kriszta Satori<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCNews</span></a> - US announces criminal charges against Haitian gang leader Barbecue<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4djdwyyxgo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cy4djdwy</span><span class="invisible">yxgo</span></a><br>More from <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> on Haiti (from 2024) with a special mention of Jimmy Cherizier <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hlc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hlc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@mnutty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mnutty</span></a></span> the <a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCWorldService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCWorldService</span></a> radio covers Sudan regularly, specifically its weekday morning show Newsday. Quite a few online write ups too: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/search?q=sudan&amp;edgeauth=eyJhbGciOiAiSFMyNTYiLCAidHlwIjogIkpXVCJ9.eyJrZXkiOiAiZmFzdGx5LXVyaS10b2tlbi0xIiwiZXhwIjogMTc1NDU0ODg2MCwibmJmIjogMTc1NDU0ODUwMCwicmVxdWVzdHVyaSI6ICIlMkZzZWFyY2glM0ZxJTNEc3VkYW4ifQ.xs-yZp8LcJQ47jWgZOp1PbRfMTuvYZmD2FXIcC9C6cs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/search?q=sudan&amp;edgeaut</span><span class="invisible">h=eyJhbGciOiAiSFMyNTYiLCAidHlwIjogIkpXVCJ9.eyJrZXkiOiAiZmFzdGx5LXVyaS10b2tlbi0xIiwiZXhwIjogMTc1NDU0ODg2MCwibmJmIjogMTc1NDU0ODUwMCwicmVxdWVzdHVyaSI6ICIlMkZzZWFyY2glM0ZxJTNEc3VkYW4ifQ.xs-yZp8LcJQ47jWgZOp1PbRfMTuvYZmD2FXIcC9C6cs</span></a> and this from <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> helps to understand the background etc: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hq5c5s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hq5c5s</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/CatsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatsOfMastodon</span></a>, greetings on a sunny <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Caturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Caturday</span></a>! The boss lady has barely left the drawer and was hiding a lot while subbing our latest <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> - it is a scary sad story, but the JNIM branch of al-Qaeda is important to know about. Please reward her efforts by giving it a listen: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p>Don't miss our latest <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> on <a href="https://journa.host/tags/JNIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JNIM</span></a> - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>Sub-Saharan Africa has emerged as a key battlefront for jihadists: around 50% of deaths from terrorism in 2024 were registered in the Sahel region alone, acc to GTI. JNIM is an eclectic yet united coalition, rooted in the tribal desert regions of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. We look into its leaders, its narrative, and its modus operandi - please let me know what you think of this episode if you have a few moments 🙏🏻</p>
Kriszta Satori<p>V guardian:<br>In Ukraine’s bombed out reservoir a huge forest has grown – is it a return to life or a toxic timebomb?</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/22/in-a-bombed-out-reservoir-ukraine-huge-forest-grown-a-return-to-life-or-toxic-timebomb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/22/in-a-bombed-out-reservoir-ukraine-huge-forest-grown-a-return-to-life-or-toxic-timebomb</span></a></p><p>More on the consequences of the destruction of the <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Kakhovka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kakhovka</span></a> dam from <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hld" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hld</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCNews</span></a> - Kurdish PKK to lay down arms in big step towards ending Turkey conflict<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvj5v67ly9o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cyvj5v67</span><span class="invisible">ly9o</span></a></p><p>More on the Kurds and their fight in our <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> series:<br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv3</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCNews</span></a> - Search for survivors after Houthis sink second Red Sea cargo ship in a week<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3071vp2d8yo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c3071vp2</span><span class="invisible">d8yo</span></a><br>And if you were wondering what is life like under the Houthis in Yemen, here comes a recommended listen from <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6r7k" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6r7k</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCNews</span></a> - 'Mariupol is diseased': Residents deny Russian claims occupied city returning to normal<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6912mqp1go" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cq6912mq</span><span class="invisible">p1go</span></a><br>Check out this episode of <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> where we discuss life in Mariupol, Putin’s special project: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7nf1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7nf1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p>Please let me know if your access to <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> becomes restricted too</p>
Kriszta Satori<p>US Lt Gen Mark C. Schwartz says Tehran might retaliate against US forces stationed in Iraq, Jordan and Syria over those in Bahrain and Kuwait.</p><p>Acc to him Kata'ib Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Iraqi Shia militia group, would be the most viable of those to do so, followed by the Houthis in Yemen</p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> looked into Tehran's proxies last year - although the situation has markedly changed, it is a good backgrounder: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0htcwzj" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0htcwzj</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p>As the <a href="https://journa.host/tags/IRGC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IRGC</span></a> and the <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Quds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quds</span></a> Force is often mentioned as part of the conflict between Israel and Iran, in the light of the latest news we have updated our <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> episode for a deep dive into the origins, the branding and the ideological blueprint of Tehran's influence network&nbsp;<br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p>Streets eerily quiet and food supplies low - daily life in Tehran<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20n6epljg2o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c20n6epl</span><span class="invisible">jg2o</span></a><br>And if you want to understand how Iran's IRGC operates, we have updated <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> for you:<br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ljybbw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ljybbw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCNews</span></a> - Who were the Iranian commanders killed in Israel's attack?<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2lk5j18k4vo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c2lk5j18</span><span class="invisible">k4vo</span></a><br>More on the IRGC, Quds Force and the Basij militia from <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a><br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6qpb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6qpb</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p>The strikes have&nbsp;killed Hossein Salami, chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards&nbsp;- a powerful branch of the country's armed forces - as well as nuclear scientists, according to Iranian state media</p><p>Here is our <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TheGlobalJigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGlobalJigsaw</span></a> episode on the IRGC <br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6qpb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6qpb</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>