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French Empire: Civilising Mission
How the French Empire built power through language, schooling and cultural assimilation and what it means today.
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UN experts condemn US naval blockade of Venezuela as illegal aggression
UN experts criticise US blockade for endangering human rights and call for an investigation into alleged violations.
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Man Utd’s Bruno Fernandes ‘impossible’ to replace, says Amorim
Manchester United coy on when captain Bruno Fernandes will return to Premier League action from injury.
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Iran rejects inspections of bombed nuclear sites without IAEA framework
Iran says UN nuclear watchdog must first define 'post-war conditions' following US strikes on its nuclear facilities.
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Four Palestine Action hunger strikers vow to continue as two pause protest
Four jailed activists affiliated with the banned UK group say they'll endure strike despite warnings over their health.
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What is the new peace initiative proposed by Sudan’s PM Kamil Idris?
The RSF has rejected the plan proposed by Sudanese prime minister, which calls on the paramilitary group to withdraw.
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Ties with Turkiye improve “once Libya can patch its internal differences”
“This [Libyan general’s plane crash in Turkiye] will not change the broader framework of Turkiye’s role within Libya.”
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Israelis show “very widespread support for a racist state”
"The idea of the liberal Zionist that you can have both failed.”
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Trump declared a ‘new Middle East’ – but what has changed?
Chatham House director Bronwen Maddox lays out the obstacles blocking progress on Trump’s plan for a ‘new Middle East’.
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Libyan army chief killed in plane crash: What we know so far
Libya mourns military chief Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, who was seen as a unifying figure amid political divisions.
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Palestinian Christians worry about erasure as Israeli settlements grow
Christmas celebrations have returned to Bethlehem, but Palestinian Christians fear they are being erased by Israel.
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Video: India launches ‘heaviest satellite’ into orbit
India has launched what it says is the heaviest satellite ever lifted from the country, using an Indian-made launcher.
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Stokes concerned for England’s mental wellbeing on Ashes tour of Australia
The England cricket team have come in for heavy criticism of their performance and conduct on losing Ashes tour.
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Zelenskyy unveils details of new peace plan, seeks Trump talks on territory
President says negotiators secured gains on issues like army numbers, but control of Donbas 'most difficult point'.
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Video captures Libyan military chief’s fatal plane crash near Ankara
Video has emerged of the moment a plane, carrying Libya's military chief, crashed outside Ankara.
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New clashes as Cambodia, Thailand hold first talks to end latest violence
Injuries reported in ongoing violence on both sides of the border ahead of negotiations over the renewed fighting.
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Aid cuts push Sudan deeper into “acute hunger”
"The impact of the funding cut is very clear on the humanitarian aid."
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Arab League welcomes Sudanese gov’t peace plan presented at UN
Paramilitary RSF group rejects plan, saying that proposals for its withdrawal are 'closer to fantasy than to politics'.
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Christmas is not a Western story – it is a Palestinian one
Christmas is a story of empire, injustice and the vulnerability of ordinary people caught in its path.
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Brooks Koepka quits LIV Golf to focus on family life
Koepka, a key signing to the breakaway LIV Golf three years ago, has exited the tour a year before his contract ends.
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