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Isaac Hammouch: The “Lekjaa Syndrome”: How the Moroccan State Confiscates Democracy

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As the 2026 Moroccan legislative elections approach, rumors of Fouzi Lekjaa being pre-designated for the premiership are swelling. Behind the meteoric rise of the...
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Berlin, or When Hatred Strikes at Freedom

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By Isaac HammouchDemocracies are not measured solely by their economic prosperity, technological achievements, or political stability. Above all, they are judged by their ability...

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Zelensky arrives in UK ahead of meeting Burnham

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the UK,...
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Former defence minister Al Carns turns down ministerial offer

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Former defence minister Al Carns says he has turned...
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Bennett’s T-shirt and jeans aim to project blue-collar appeal, youth and energy to voters

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Former prime minister Naftali Bennett has replaced the suits...
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Likud holds vote to expand Netanyahu's control over party list, secure top slots

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The Likud Central Committee voted on Monday to grant...
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Green-led council 'won't assist immigration raids'

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According to the Home Office, immigration enforcement teams carried...
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Middle East diplomats: Progress made on temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping deal

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Iran has proposed to Oman a temporary arrangement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under which one direction of...

Gaza reconstruction could cost $71.4 billion, Oxfam report says

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The $71.4 billion needed to rebuild Gaza is seven times the combined cost of all previous reconstructions, and will...

Pahlavi remains Iran’s main opposition figure, lack of US backing causing failure at regime change

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As the US and Israel went to war on Iran this year, a transformative moment seemed to have arrived...

Netanyahu to show Trump proof of Iran's Pickaxe Mountain deception at White House meeting – report

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to brief US President Donald Trump about Iran's actions in Pickaxe Mountain and...

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Netanyahu, Trump conclude 'positive, productive' meeting at White House

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US President Donald Trump hosted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Scandinavia Holds Off Trawlerman to Defend Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup

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Scandinavia successfully defended the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup at Goodwood, fending off Trawlerman in an eventful staying contest during the festival.

Keeley Hazell brings memoir to Edinburgh with stage adaptation of Everyone’s Seen My Tits

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Former Page 3 model Keeley Hazell adapts her 2025 memoir Everyone’s Seen My Tits into a theatre/comedy show for the Edinburgh Fringe, addressing exploitation, trauma and her transition to writing for television.

Infantino’s Long Instagram Post and the Limits of Social Media Defence

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino posted a lengthy Instagram message defending the World Cup. The episode highlights how social media responses intersect with public accountability and media scrutiny.

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Keeley Hazell brings memoir to Edinburgh with stage adaptation of Everyone’s Seen My Tits

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Former Page 3 model Keeley Hazell adapts her 2025 memoir Everyone’s Seen My Tits into a theatre/comedy show for the Edinburgh Fringe, addressing exploitation, trauma and her transition to writing for television.

Infantino’s Long Instagram Post and the Limits of Social Media Defence

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino posted a lengthy Instagram message defending the World Cup. The episode highlights how social media responses intersect with public accountability and media scrutiny.

Mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in Kenya prompts urgent inquiry

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An urgent investigation has been launched into the mysterious...

Charcoal in pigments yields first precise dates for Font-de-Gaume cave paintings

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Scientists found charcoal in black pigments at France's Font-de-Gaume cave and used radiocarbon dating to produce the first precise dates for its paintings, dating a bison to about 13,000 years and identifying multiple, separated phases for a mask-like figure.

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Mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in Kenya prompts urgent inquiry

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An urgent investigation has been launched into the mysterious...

Charcoal in pigments yields first precise dates for Font-de-Gaume cave paintings

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Scientists found charcoal in black pigments at France's Font-de-Gaume cave and used radiocarbon dating to produce the first precise dates for its paintings, dating a bison to about 13,000 years and identifying multiple, separated phases for a mask-like figure.

Records show Netanyahu residences cost taxpayers NIS 2.7 million in 18 months

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Expenditure records reviewed by The Times of Israel show state payments of NIS 2.7 million for three residences used by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the past 18 months, including bathtubs, landscaping and extensive food purchases.

Free morning-after pill in high street pharmacies accessed by hundreds of thousands

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Since October, a government-funded scheme in England has made the morning-after pill free at participating high street pharmacies, with hundreds of thousands of women accessing emergency contraception.
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Penske Media Sued by Hollywood Foreign Press Association Over Golden Globes Buy

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has sued Penske Media, parent of The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Rolling Stone and other...

Tom Morello to Drop First Solo Rock Album With ‘Anti-Fascist’ & ‘Anti-Racist’ Songs

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Tom Morello‘s idea of “Date Night” isn’t exactly dinner and a movie. The rocker just dropped a new song...

Keeley Hazell brings memoir to Edinburgh with stage adaptation of Everyone’s Seen My Tits

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Former Page 3 model Keeley Hazell adapts her 2025 memoir Everyone’s Seen My Tits into a theatre/comedy show for the Edinburgh Fringe, addressing exploitation, trauma and her transition to writing for television.

Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for July 28, 2026

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Today’s Featured Book Deals$1.99The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-GarciaGet This Deal$1.99The Beheading Game by Rebecca LehmannGet This Deal$1.99Sky Daddy by...

Canal+ Group’s Revenue Jumps 40% as MultiChoice Deal Boosts Earnings and Subscriptions

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Canal+ Group, the parent company of “Paddington” producer Studiocanal, saw its revenue climb 40% to €4.3 billion ($4.8 billion)...

‘The Adam And Joe Show’ announce 30th anniversary live show at Royal Albert Hall

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The Adam And Joe Show is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary with a special live show at London’s Royal...

Here’s the longlist for the 2026 Booker Prize.

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© Yuki Sugiura for Booker Prize Foundation Today, the Booker Prize committee announced this year’s “Booker Dozen”: a longlist of...

A Haunting Horror Novel About Motherhood

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Motherhood makes for potent storytelling material. Horror fiction about motherhood highlights the vulnerability and physicality of childbearing and childrearing...

Inside ‘A Child of My Own’: The Story Behind Netflix’s True-Crime Documentary

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A look at Netflix’s documentary 'A Child of My Own', director Maite Alberdi’s meetings with Eleonor Alejandra Marín Mendoza and the hospital abduction footage.

Director Maite Alberdi Revisits a Hospital Abduction in Netflix’s ‘A Child of My Own’

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Netflix’s A Child of My Own follows Eleonor Alejandra Marín Mendoza, who stole a newborn while posing as a mother. Director Maite Alberdi recounts meetings in a Mexican prison.

Blues Voice Marlene Cummins and Saltwater Band Announced as 2026 NIMAs Hall of Fame Inductees

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The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) have named blues musician Marlene Cummins and Elcho Island’s Saltwater Band as the...

Locarno Films About (In)Famous People: From an Ex- Florida Prison Inmate to Albert Serra on Ingrid Caven

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Famous, or infamous, people make for good subjects of movies, whether documentaries, essay films or fiction features.Just look...
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