Around 20 political prisoners in Evin’s women ward have repeatedly gathered in the head warden’s office over the past week, demanding an end to what they describe as deliberate obstruction by prison officials, a halt to guards’ violence and…
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Mideast upheaval leaves Iran hard-pressed to regain old footholds
The city’s average air quality index (AQI) reached 116 on Friday, placing it in the “unhealthy for sensitive groups” category, Tehran’s Air Quality Control Company said. The figure marked a sharp deterioration from the previous 24-hour…
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Yemen in 2025: Changing balance of power in the south – The House of Commons Library
- Yemen in 2025: Changing balance of power in the south The House of Commons Library
- Saudi-backed forces gather on Yemen border as separatists face pressure to pull back The Guardian
- Houthis mobilize for southern offensive in Yemen The Jerusalem…
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Unhappy Hanukkah (December 19, 2025)
Welcome to Home & Away. It has been a disquieting, unsettling week. Three awful things happened, any one of which would have been more than enough to make us uneasy.
There was the terrible situation at Brown University, where two students were…
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Muswell Hill Hanukkah menorah damaged by wind
Mr Overs said the usually busy area had been quiet on Thursday due to the bad weather and he was the only one to witness the menorah fall.
“There was an hour of really high wind,” he said. “A sudden gust took it over and it fell and crashed.”
A…
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Hanukkah menorah damaged in London’s Muswell Hill
Jason Groves
The candles on the menorah, which was erected by the Crouch End Chabad to mark Hanukkah, were damaged A menorah celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah has been damaged in north London, with its light-bulbs smashed.
The Metropolitan…
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Top 10 Photos of 2025 – Global Refuge
- Top 10 Photos of 2025 Global Refuge
- The Year in Pictures 2025: Reflecting on Turbulent Times The New York Times
- Roll Call’s 2025 news photos of the year Roll Call
- Sun-Times photographers describe their favorite photos of 2025 Chicago Sun-Times
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Europe risks a self-fulfilling prophecy over the threat from Russia
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Investigators seek motive for shootings of MIT professor and Brown students | Brown University shooting
Investigators turned on Friday to the search for a motive in the murders of two Brown University students and a physics professor in Massachusetts in separate but linked attacks, after the prime suspect was found dead from an apparently…
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Shaping the Next Chapter of the Transatlantic Relationship
Dear Friends and Partners,
As 2025 draws to a close, the transatlantic alliance stands at one of the most consequential moments since the end of the Cold War. Historical decisions about peace in Ukraine will define the future European order,…
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