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Mission accomplished? The 2003 boast that haunts todays Iran conflict
Then there were those “neo-conservatives” who wanted to reshape the Middle East, bringing democracy and removing dictatorships hostile to the US. Baghdad first, then Tehran, some said, a reminder how long Iran has been on the agenda. And finally after the 11 September attacks in 2001 which killed 2,977 people (not counting the 19 hijackers)…
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French vote tests polarised electorate with right hoping to win control of Paris
Polls consistently put all the candidates, except for Mariani, above the 10% level of votes needed to get through to the second round. And if Mariani were to get more than 5%, he, too, would be allowed to form a pact to merge his list with another’s.
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Senegal approves tougher anti-gay law as rights groups raise concerns
Ousmane Sonko, the longtime firebrand opposition leader appointed prime minister in 2024, had told lawmakers the bill would punish what it describes as “acts against nature” with fines of up to 10,000,000 CFA francs ($17,600; £13,000) and prison sentences ranging from five to 10 years, compared with the current one- to five-year terms in the…
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Justified or not? US military families on fears of Iran war
Nearly two weeks into the US and Israel’s war with Iran, Donald Trump has shown no signs that the ‘excursion’ is coming to a close. As President Trump travelled to Kentucky on Wednesday to speak to supporters, the BBC’s North America editor Sarah Smith spoke to two military families in the state – Iraq veteran…
