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‘Turning my life into something people can watch, pains me’: Wole Soyinka on having his memoir made into a movie
Wole Soyinka became the first Black African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, and is now one...
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Canadian held for more than 1,000 days describes ‘psychological’ torture in Chinese detention
Michael Kovrig, one of two Canadian men detained in China for more than 1,000 days on alleged spying charges, has...
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The left won France’s election, but its new government will be at the mercy of the far right
Since French President Emmanuel Macron’s explosive gamble to dissolve parliament before the summer, rumors have swirled over how the newly divided National Assembly would...
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Netanyahu considering plan to force all Palestinian civilians out of northern Gaza to besiege Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a plan to force all Palestinian civilians out of northern Gaza, including Gaza...
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Hezbollah fires rockets deep into northern Israel as tensions flare. Here’s what we know
The last 48 hours has seen the most intense exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah in almost a year...
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A limited confrontation with Israel is extracting a seemingly unlimited price from Hezbollah
An Israeli airstrike reduces a nine-story apartment building in Beirut’s southern suburb to a large mound of rubble. A man...
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Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster...
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Exit polls suggest reprieve for Germany’s Scholz, as his party looks set to fend off far right in state vote
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) looked set to fend off the far right in a state election in Brandenburg on Sunday after...
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Ukraine’s Zelensky arrives in US to present ‘victory plan’ to defeat Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky toured a Pennsylvania ammunition plant on Sunday as he began a key visit to the United States in which he...
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Exclusive: American held for 8 years in notorious Iranian prison tells of ordeal
Namazi previously spoke with Amanpour by phone in March 2023 from inside Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, in what was an unprecedented interview....
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