Defiance of ‘maximum pressure’ from the US legitimises government and adds to sense of freer negotiating handAs the multi-purpose, multinational funeral of Iran’s former supreme leader Ali Khamenei moved to the Jamkaran mosque in the holy city of Qom, and then to Najaf in Iraq, Iran’s leadership was weighing…

Border police officer under investigation after CCTV footage shows him shouting at car’s occupants and throwing deviceIsraeli police have opened an investigation after CCTV footage showed a border police officer throwing a stun grenade into a car carrying young Palestinians during a raid on the Qalandiya refugee…

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Ruling is huge blow for residents with temporary protected status, many of whom have resided here legally for decadesThe US supreme court dealt a huge blow this term to roughly 1.3 million immigrants in the US, many of whom have resided in the country legally for decades with temporary deportation protections that the…

Laws banning trans athletes claim to defend science, fairness, and women’s safety. They do the oppositeLast week, the US supreme court ruled that states may restrict participation in girls’ and women’s sports to “biological females” and exclude transgender athletes from competing. In the past six years, 27…

It turns out my vaping habit is dangerous in more ways than one. But it could make me very popular in a survival scenarioSitting outside a bar at the weekend, I noticed something coming out of my bag that looked and also smelled a lot like a naked flame. Ordinarily, I’d have thought it was my vape, but it couldn’t…

Scratch their surface and you see exactly what he’s trying to do: stand up strong for intolerance and corruptionGiven how impetuous Donald Trump is, his vice-president, JD Vance, strikes some Americans as a more stable alternative. A good bet, some of the Maga faithful believe, as the 2028 Republican nominee for…

Joy is unbounded and when it dies down perhaps the guilty will be held to account for cheating and facilitation: perhaps they won’t. Still, enjoy the momentOh dear. Such a shame to see the US lose at football after their insanely embarrassing president cheated for them. Still, it really brought the world together…

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