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Election results in Brazil, Serbia, Israel and US renew faith in resilience of democracy
Four pivotal elections in past two weeks show power of grassroots activism to push back against authoritarianism
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‘I’ve seen people in my neighbourhood pulled out of their cars’: Ava DuVernay on the cruelty and brutality of Trump’s America
Ten years after her landmark political documentary 13th, the film-maker delivers a follow-up on the 14th amendment – and the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle birthright citizenship When I ask Ava DuVernay how she kept her focus while making her new film – or how anyone does, when the onslaught of news, fake news and disputed facts seems designed to overwhelm – she starts to answer, then stops. Her eyes have filled with tears. “I just got emotional, as you said that, because it was the film that saved me,” she says. “It’s been a very tough two years. I live in Los Angeles, and I’ve
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Paraguay: deposed president Santiago Peña placed in preventive detention
Paraguay's deposed President Santiago Peña was placed in pre-trial detention on Saturday, following his indictment in connection with this week's debacle at Ueno Bank, which harmed millions of savers, a Paraguayan judge announced.
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Politics
How Gen Z voters helped fuel a blue wave for Democrats
Republicans made gains with young voters in 2024, but in this year's midterms Americans under 30 issued a strong rebuke of President Trump and his party, voting decisively for Democrats instead.
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International
Israel: can opposition bloc leader Eisenkot form a government?
The leader of the opposition bloc to outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, will be officially tasked on Sunday with forming the next Israeli government, the presidency said on Saturday evening.
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Demonstrations: 146,000 people marched in France on Saturday
A total of 146,000 people demonstrated on Saturday in France, including 46,000 in Paris, during the mobilization "for youth and against the high cost of living", according to a final count from the Ministry of the Interior, which recorded at least 360 arrests.
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International
Robot waiters at a Pakistani restaurant offer a snack from the future
Making her way between the tables of an Italian restaurant with flashing neon in the heart of Karachi, the economic capital of Pakistan, a robotic waitress drops off a pizza fresh from the oven…
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Gold panning in Guinea: what we know about the repatriation of thousands of Burkinabé from Siguiri
Thousands of Burkinabé people are in the process of being repatriated from artisanal gold mining sites in the Siguiri region, in the north-east of Guinea, near the border with Mali.
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In Chile, Cape Verde hero Vozinha struggles to cope with glare of fame
After repelling eventual champions Spain and becoming an instant global celebrity, Vozinha was an unlikely hero of this year's World Cup. But four months on from his tournament exploits, Cape Verde's…
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International
Russian strikes cause hundreds of thousands of people to lose electricity in Ukraine
Russian strikes targeting energy infrastructure in Ukraine caused power outages to hundreds of thousands of homes in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, according to what the authorities and an energy supply company announced on Sunday.
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International
Middle East live: Riyadh's financial district targeted following deadly Saudi strikes in Yemen
Riyadh’s Aramco Tower was damaged by falling debris on Sunday after the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels intercepted two ballistic missiles headed for the capital’s financial district.…
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Middle East live: Riyadh financial district targeted after strikes in Yemen
The financial district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was targeted on Sunday and a building of the oil giant Aramco damaged, witnesses said, the day after Saudi strikes in Yemen which left 33 dead according to the Houthis. Follow our live stream.
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