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Iran escalates crackdown on protesters amid potential US nuclear talks

Iran intensified its suppression of domestic dissent on Monday, arresting reformist figures and activists weeks after a wave of nationwide protests. At the same time, Tehran left the door open to further…

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Djibouti elections: Who’s running against Guelleh and what’s at stake?

Long-ruling leader faces no real competition as he seeks a sixth term in the strategic Horn of Africa country.

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Indonesia says preparing 8,000 troops for Gaza peacekeeping force

A proposed multinational peacekeeping ‍force for ​Gaza could total about 20,000 troops, with Indonesia estimating it could contribute up ⁠to 8,000, President Prabowo Subianto’s spokesman said on Tuesday.…

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The Gilded Age review – what did we do to deserve such a terrible stinker?

Julian Fellowes’ high-society period drama has, somehow, picked up Emmys and reached its fourth series. Poor Meryl Streep must feel so awkward watching her daughter Louisa Jacobson in such a uniformly awful show A doctor with a fully qualified moustache races up a carriageway towards an immaculate stately home. “I fear we should have sent for you sooner!” says the lady who greets him on the doorstep as the screams of a woman in drug-free labour rattle the windows in their frames. Oh, ya think? is not Dr Moustache’s reply. When this many cliches assemble so quickly, it can only mean one thing:

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The Gilded Age review – what did we do to deserve such a terrible stinker?

Julian Fellowes’ high-society period drama has, somehow, picked up Emmys and reached its fourth series. Poor Meryl Streep must feel so awkward watching her daughter Louisa Jacobson in such a uniformly awful show A doctor with a fully qualified moustache races up a carriageway towards an immaculate stately home. “I fear we should have sent for you sooner!” says the lady who greets him on the doorstep as the screams of a woman in drug-free labour rattle the windows in their frames. Oh, ya think? is not Dr Moustache’s reply. When this many cliches assemble so quickly, it can only mean one thing:

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US fertility rate drops to all-time low, continuing a two-decade decline

The United States fertility rate has now been in decline for two decades, dropping nearly 23 percent since 2007.

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REPLAY: US lawmakers grill attorney general Bondi over Epstein file release

Congressional Democrats accused US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday of engaging in a "cover-up" of the Jeffrey Epstein files and turning the Justice Department into a weapon of retribution for…

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Scoop - Under the fog of ceasefire: How journalists are covering efforts to end the war

This week on FRANCE 24’s media show Scoop, we examine confusion over whether the US–Iran ceasefire includes Lebanon. The United States and Israel say it does not, while Iran and mediator Pakistan insist…

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Trump says US will begin 'blockading' the Strait of Hormuz

The US navy will begin blockading ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz “effective immediately”, US President Donald Trump said in a social media post Sunday. He added that the US would…

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Revisiting the Superclásico: a story of death, violence, colour and family

Attending Boca v River in the week I turned 60 made me recall a lifetime of experiences at the fixture Ever since the Observer Sport Monthly published a list of 50 sporting things you must do before you die with Watch Boca Juniors Play River Plate in Buenos Aires at No 1 in 2004, the biggest super derby in Argentina has been firmly positioned in the global imagination; its reputation for colour, passion and uncontainable emotion acquiring an almost glamorous sheen. The thump and thud of the coordinated chants, the shiny ticker-tape amid flare smoke matching the teams’ strips, the bounce of the

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Revisiting the Superclásico: a story of death, violence, colour and family

Attending Boca v River in the week I turned 60 made me recall a lifetime of experiences at the fixture Ever since the Observer Sport Monthly published a list of 50 sporting things you must do before you die with Watch Boca Juniors Play River Plate in Buenos Aires at No 1 in 2004, the biggest super derby in Argentina has been firmly positioned in the global imagination; its reputation for colour, passion and uncontainable emotion acquiring an almost glamorous sheen. The thump and thud of the coordinated chants, the shiny ticker-tape amid flare smoke matching the teams’ strips, the bounce of the

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Aid groups bidding to boost relief shipments into Iran

Supply of humanitarian aid for people displaced by the conflict has been complicated by air and sea route closures.

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