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22 Jul, 2025

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Sofia Robinson

Is a small Norwegian town the EU’s best hope for rare earths?

With a population of just over 2,000, Ulefoss might not seem like the answer to one of Europe's current problems. But this dot on the southernNorwegianlandscape happens to perch directly ...

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21 Jul, 2025

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Christopher Gonzalez

‘Multiple casualties’ reported after attack on UN aid convoy in Darfur

A UN aid convoy carrying critical food supplies to a famine-threatened city in westernSudanhas been targeted in an attack that killed five people and injured several others. Trucks belonging to ...

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21 Jul, 2025

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Ava Martinez

‘It’s ourselves and society on trial’: playwright adapts Gisèle Pelicot case for stage

Astage play based on the trial of the men who drugged and rapedGisèle Pelicotwill be staged this week in the southern city of Avignon, as France continues to debate the ...

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21 Jul, 2025

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Emma Davis

‘Shot in the head, as if executed’: four days of violence end with hundreds dead in southern Syria

Bahaa* had no choice but to keep on working as patient after patient came through the doors of the Sweida National hospital in southernSyria. Almost all bore similar injuries: gunshot ...

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21 Jul, 2025

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Olivia Garcia

Friday briefing: A ‘cruel and unlawful betrayal’ – why is the EU not doing more to sanction Israel?

Good morning. Before we get into the news of the day, a bit of housekeeping. I’ve been away from the newsletter for a few months, but this isn’t the grand ...

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21 Jul, 2025

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Sophia Brown

How destruction of Hotel Oloffson is symbol of Haiti’s gang crisis

There was an outpouring of grief inHaitiwhen the Hotel Oloffson, a cultural and architectural landmark in Port-au-Prince, was set ablaze on the night of 5 July, in what local media ...

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21 Jul, 2025

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Emily Johnson

‘Cult of convenience’: how Tokyo’s retro shotengai arcades are falling victim to gentrification

Tsutomu Nishiwaki raises the shutters of his store, the rattle marking the start of a new day at a shopping arcade in Tokyo. He wheels a display case into the ...

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21 Jul, 2025

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Paisley Jimenez

Israeli airstrike hits Sweida city in Syria as Bedouin tribes clash with Druze

The Israeli military has carried out an airstrike on the outskirts of Sweida city as clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters intensified on Thursday night. The clashes started a ...

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21 Jul, 2025

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Lucy Ross

Restaurant in China criticised for putting baby lion cuddles on menu

A restaurant in northernChinahas been criticised by animal welfare groups for offering an unusual item on the menu: lion cub cuddles. According to a screenshot of a menu circulating on ...

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21 Jul, 2025

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Skylar Myers

Monks behaving badly: the sex scandal rocking Thailand’s Buddhist clergy

The disappearance of a respected monk from his Buddhist temple in central Bangkok has revealed a sex scandal that has rockedThailand, with allegations of blackmail, lavish gifts and a string ...