Latest smartphones are finding their way into Iran despite sanctions and trade restrictions, but many can't afford them.
New electronics reach Iran, but prices soar as gov’t fees, US sanctions hit
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At least one dead and four injured in Paris suburb shooting
The French prime minister says an individual is in police custody after a "serious event" in Trappes.
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French interior minister says authorities will be ‘uncompromising’ with ‘vandals’ ahead of weekend protests – Europe live
Laurent Nuñez also defended blanket bans on demonstrations in some parts of France The French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has just issued a statement on a shooting in a town west of Paris this morning where one person was killed and four others injured. Police said a gunman had opened fire in Trappes, in the Yvelines, and neighbouring La Verriere. The gunman was later arrested in nearby Coignieres. Continue reading...
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Leaked trove reveals extent of far-right AfD’s efforts to court Trump and Maga allies
Documents show German party’s scramble to request support after president’s 2016 election win and co-leader’s pursuit of Steve Bannon A data leak from Germany’s far-right German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has revealed the extent of efforts by the party to court Donald Trump and other leading figures in the Maga movement, stretching back more than a decade. The trove also reveals the pains the AfD took in wooing the president, whom they saw from the beginning as a potential ally, with senior party officials agonising over the wording of an obsequious congratulatory telegram when he was elected in 2016, which included the wish that his “hopes as a person be fulfilled”. Continue reading...
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France tightens security in anticipation of weekend protests
Gatherings banned and curfews extended as cities lock down in an effort to avert further unrest.
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Ukraine says Starlink still restricted after Trump says limits lifted
Issues remain with the network used by the Ukrainian military, sources say, after repeated denials of a deliberate slowdown.
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Duchess of Sussex ‘deeply distressed’ over child sexual abuse image claims against father
Meghan also reveals she was made aware of ‘disturbing allegations’ against him in 2018 by Met police The Duchess of Sussex has said she is “deeply distressed” over accusations involving child sexual abuse images against her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr, and revealed she was made aware of “disturbing allegations” against him in 2018 by the Metropolitan police. Meghan issued a statement after the Sun newspaper published claims that her half-brother Thomas Markle Jr alleged he had found a stash of images belonging to their father at his former home in the Philippines. Continue reading...