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Soroush Negahdari & Roja Asadi,BBC News Persian
ReutersAs protests in Iran entered their second week and Iranian authorities issued coordinated warnings to…
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Medics describe overwhelmed hospitals as demonstrations enter second week
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Anger at Swiss ski bar resort at failure to protect people
In the wake of the devastating fire at a bar in Crans-Montana, many Swiss citizens are asking themselves if their political system is fit for purpose.
Switzerland, often praised for its efficiency, has a very devolved system of government, in…
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Greenlanders unnerved as Arctic island finds itself in geopolitical storm
Katya AdlerNuuk, Greenland
‘We just want to be left alone’: Greenlanders on US President Trump’s takeover threats US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Danish officials next week to discuss the fate of Greenland – a semi-autonomous territory…
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‘It was apocalyptic’, woman tells Crans-Montana memorial service, as bar owner detained
Tragedy brought people together in Crans-Montana and brought the country to a standstill.
On Friday, just down the road from the bar where 40 young people were killed by fire on New Year’s Eve, church bells rang in their memory.
They tolled right…
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Musk says X outcry is ‘excuse for censorship’
Elon Musk has said that critics of his social media site X are looking for “any excuse for censorship”, amid reports that X’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok was creating non-consensual sexualised images of people, including children.
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South Africa’s strained ties with US face new test
Mayeni JonesAfrica correspondent, Johannesburg
SA National Defence ForceThe participation of warships from China, Iran and Russia in military exercises hosted by South Africa could further strain the country’s relationship with the US, which are…
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Since Ukraine war started, romance and parenthood seem remote for those who stayed
Laura GozziBBC News, Kyiv
BBCDaria worries about forming a connection with a soldier, only for them to have to leave Sitting in a wine bar in Kyiv on a Saturday night, Daria, 34, opens a dating app, scrolls, then puts her phone away.
After spending…
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Trump says US needs to ‘own’ Denmark to prevent Russia and China from taking it
President Donald Trump says the US needs to “own” Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so.
“Countries have to have ownership and you defend ownership, you don’t defend leases and we’ll have to defend Greenland,” Trump told reporters…
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Trump’s Venezuela oil meeting starts with few concrete promises
US President Donald Trump met with oil executives in Washington on Friday, as he pushed for major investments in Venezuela.
But no major financial commitments were immediately forthcoming from the meeting, with the head of ExxonMobil warning the…
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Teens share their views one month on
Watch: 15-year-old Lulu tracks her social media use following the Australian ban For the first time in years, Amy feels free.
One month since Australia’s teen social media ban kicked in, she says she is “disconnected from my phone” and her daily…
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