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Tomas Cuesta/Getty ImagesArgentine President Javier Milei enjoys a warm relationship with President TrumpThe tone over the Falkland Islands dispute has been sharpening in Argentina from well before President Javier Milei’s late-night national address on sanctions earlier this week.It’s tempting to see a visual representation of the tension in the jubilant Argentine players celebrating their hard-fought win over England at the Fifa World Cup this summer holding a banner which read “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” – the Falklands are Argentine – in front of their deliriously happy fans. However, the ill-feeling has been fomenting for much longer.President Milei began his Thursday…
BBCThe Mercator projection is the map widely used across the globe but inaccurately depicts the sizes of countries and continentsThe UN General Assembly has voted to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of Africa.The “Correct the Map” resolution, sponsored by Togo and backed by African Union (AU) members, passed with the support of 164 nations, including France and the UK. The United States was the only nation to vote against it – and there were six abstentions.The UN vote is non-binding but will see changes to the maps used by institutions around the…
Getty ImagesThe AfD’s Ulrich Siegmund is leading the polls in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state electionGermany is holding its breath this weekend as there is a seismic election in the country’s east.The Alternative für Deutschland party is aiming to secure a majority in the regional parliament of Saxony-Anhalt.An outright win would mark the first time a far-right party has held state-level power in the nation’s post-war era.For the AfD’s opponents, this is a point of serious peril. But the party sees it as a stepping stone towards its dreams of nationwide power.The result could also spell fresh trouble for embattled conservative (CDU)…
BBCThe University of Cambridge has launched an independent review into its “decision-making and actions” in the period leading up to former professor Jason Arday’s death.The review will examine the support available to Arday before his death, as well as the wider context of his time at the university.Arday, 41, was found dead at his home in London on 14 August, the week after resigning from his position as professor of sociology of education amid intense scrutiny over allegations of plagiarism. He had denied the claims.Announcing the review on Friday, Vice-Chancellor Prof Deborah Prentice said the time since his death had…
Anadolu via Getty ImagesIran has suffered from the war, but its leaders remain defiantThe prospect of an imminent agreement to end the conflict between the US and Iran again seems unlikely, with the warring sides exchanging strikes and uncompromising rhetoric.The attacks come days after the US said it was moving into a new phase – a sweeping economic blockade against Iran and countries which trade with it.The US aim was to force Iran to negotiate and to stop its attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The key commercial shipping route has been effectively closed since the US and…
STR/EPA/ShutterstockThe artwork was first spotted in an estate agent’s photo advertising a property near Buenos Aires, ArgentinaA painting which was stolen by the Nazis and only recovered in Argentina last year must now be returned to the heir of its rightful owner, a court has ruled. The late-baroque Portrait of a Lady was lost for 80 years until it was spotted in photographs of a house for sale near Buenos Aires.The house belonged to Patricia Kadgien, the daughter of a Nazi fugitive who had fled there after the Second World War, and she has now agreed to return the painting…
ReutersA Russian drone has hit the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) during a strike in the heart of Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.The unmanned aerial vehicle crashed into the SBU headquarters on Friday afternoon, targeting a room used by security chief Oleksandr Poklad.It is not clear whether Poklad was in the building, but Zelensky said he had since spoken to him to order an “appropriate, tangible response”.”The drone was aimed directly at the office of the Head of the Security Service in that building,” Zelensky confirmed. It suggests Russia’s new drones are growing in accuracy…
Watch: Defence calls for one juror to be dismissedFrom gentle protector to throwing papers in frustration at the murder trial of US mother Lindsay Clancy, defence lawyer Kevin Reddington has been a captivating presence during the proceedings. He’s held her hand, rubbed her shoulder, gently escorted her across the courtroom in her wheelchair.He’s stood before the jury, arguing with calm conviction that Clancy, 36, was a mother in need of help, not a calculated killer who coldly murdered her three children.Reddington has softly referred to “this young lady” and with his voice elevated during closing arguments, declared: “This is a…
ReutersKushner, Trump’s son-in-law, and Witkoff have visited Russia multiple times – but are yet to hold talks in UkraineUS negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Russia and Ukraine this weekend, as efforts to end the war appear to be gathering pace.Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed he will meet with the envoys on Sunday, after they visit Moscow on Saturday to hold talks with meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.Witkoff and Kushner have led US President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker a peace deal, but a gulf remains between the two warring sides. Earlier on Friday, Zelensky said a Russian drone…
Watch moment judge in Clancy case says a mistrial likelyAfter a week of mulling Lindsay Clancy’s fate, jurors remained deadlocked in the case of the US mother accused of murdering her three young children.Judge William Sullivan has yet to formally declare a mistrial because Clancy’s lawyer Kevin Reddington has asked for an hour to file an emergency appeal. But Sullivan’s indication that he will declare a mistrial opens the door to a host of possibilities about what happens next.Clancy, who faced three counts of first-degree murder, does not deny killing her children in 2023 but pleaded not guilty, with her…