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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the US and Israel’s unlikely choice to lead Iran
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the US and Israel’s unlikely choice to lead Iran

Populist former president’s falling-out with the Tehran regime allegedly drew him into a takeover plotUS and Israel hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leaderFor all their outward differences, there always seemed to be things that linked Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Donald Trump.A visit to the then Ir...

Robert Tait in Washington
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Norwegian court blocks extradition to Greece of migrant rights activist
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Norwegian court blocks extradition to Greece of migrant rights activist

Case hailed as human rights victory as Tromsø court says Tommy Olsen’s actions are lawful and protected under international treatiesThe decision of a Norwegian appeals court to dismiss the extradition of an activist accused of facilitating the illegal entry of people into Greece has been hailed as a...

Helena Smith in Athens
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Incoming Ofcom chair vows to take on ‘tech bros’
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Incoming Ofcom chair vows to take on ‘tech bros’

Ian Cheshire says media regulator must address perception it has been complacent and slow on online safetyOfcom’s incoming chair has vowed to take on the “tech bros”, as he conceded there was now a perception the regulator had been complacent and slow over concerns about online safety.Ian Cheshire,...

Michael Savage and Dan Milmo
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US indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it intensifies pressure
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US indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it intensifies pressure

Charges filed in Miami against 94-year-old for allegedly shooting down exiles’ planes in 1996The United States has issued a federal criminal indictment against Raúl Castro, Cuba’s former president, on Wednesday, and five others in a significant escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign to ou...

Richard Luscombe in Miami
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Russian jet causes ‘dangerous’ near collision after flying close to RAF spy plane
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Russian jet causes ‘dangerous’ near collision after flying close to RAF spy plane

UK government calls incident ‘unacceptable’ after Su-27 jet comes within six metres of unarmed spy plane over Black SeaA Russian jet flew within six metres of an RAF spy plane flying at 500mph over the Black Sea, one of two mid-air incidents last month described as “dangerous and unacceptable” by th...

Dan Sabbagh defence and security editor
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British Council staff in Italy to strike over proposed 80% workforce cut
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British Council staff in Italy to strike over proposed 80% workforce cut

Soft power institution faces funding crisis linked to Covid-era government loan due to be repaid by SeptemberStaff at the British Council in Italy will go on strike over deep cuts that would slash about 80% of its workforce due to a funding crisis facing the organisation.Out of 130 of its teaching s...

Caroline Davies
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Bolivia rocked by protests as US warns of ‘coup d’état’
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Bolivia rocked by protests as US warns of ‘coup d’état’

Clashes between demonstrators and police in La Paz have entered second week, shaking centre-right presidentProtests blocking roads across Bolivia and turning the centre of the capital, La Paz, into a battleground between demonstrators and police have entered a second week.It is the most turbulent mo...

Tiago Rogero South America correspondent
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Harvard College will limit the number of students who can receive A grades
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Harvard College will limit the number of students who can receive A grades

Mandatory cap on top grades at one of America’s most prestigious colleges will go into effect in fall of 2027Harvard faculty has voted to impose a roughly 20% cap on A grades in an effort to curb decades of grade inflation that, the faculty argues, degrades the value of top-tier academic achievement...

Edward Helmore
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Are Xi and Putin still ‘best friends’? – The Latest
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Are Xi and Putin still ‘best friends’? – The Latest

Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin to Beijing with pomp and pageantry, just days after hosting Donald Trump. But as Russia’s war in Ukraine makes Moscow increasingly dependent on China, and western leaders thaw relations with Beijing, what does the power imbalance mean for Xi and Putin’s relationshi...

Presented by Lucy Hough with Devika Bhat; produced by Bryony Moore; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin; lead producer Zoe Hitch
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UK strikes £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states
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UK strikes £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states

Keir Starmer described the agreement, worth double original estimates, as a ‘huge win’ for British businessesKeir Starmer has struck a trade deal with six Gulf states in what he described as a huge win for British business, ending four years of talks led by four different prime ministers.The deal wi...

Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent
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