Shops closed across West Bank in general strike against Israel’s death penalty law for Palestinians
Thousands marched to protest the passing of the law, which critics have slammed as unjust and demanded it immediately been scrapped.
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Heavy bombings across Tehran jolt its war-weary residents.
Some people in the capital said the blasts on Wednesday morning were among the most powerful they had felt in more than a month of war.
Nicola Jennings on Trump and the strait of Hormuz – cartoon – The Guardian
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Every commuter’s worst nightmare as video shows stranger creep up and shove man in front of train
A commuter had a miraculous escape after he was almost pushed under an approaching train in Seattle, authorities have said.
When Racism Is a Crime: Brazil Puts a Tourist on Trial for Word and Gesture
An Argentine woman, who is white, could face years in prison after being accused of racism. The case has set off intense debate in Argentina and Brazil.
US to ‘blast Iran back to Stone Ages’ until strait open, despite truce call
Donald Trump has said Iran’s new head is ‘much less radicalised and far more intelligent than his predecessors’.
Dubai explosion: UAE city rocked as ‘three blasts’ heard in Deira amid Iran attacks
Iran has launched multiple missile attacks on Dubai in recent weeks.
EU cohesion in Corsica by numbers
Renaud Lefort analyses the impact of European funding on economic growth, and highlights the challenges of using it effectively in Corsica.
‘Not just straits, also focus on gays of Hormuz’: No Kings protesters’ bizarre comments go viral
Street interviewer Lionel, known online as No Cap On God, went to the “No Kings” protests with a microphone and a straight face. What he came back with was something else entirely.
Russia says will continue helping Cuba after first oil shipment arrives
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also called on the US to lift its energy blockade on the island nation.