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Tunisia will hold its first presidential debates ahead of elections that start on September 15
World
18.08.2024
Tunisia airs first 'great debate' ahead of presidential poll
Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui is continuing his campaign, despite being behind bars on money laundering charges
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18.08.2024
Detained Tunisia mogul's party presses on with presidential bid
French army minister Florence Parly (R) and US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (L) failed to indicate if they made any progress in de-escalating the Iran situation during their Paris talks
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18.08.2024
US 'not surprised' Iran starting new nuclear centrifuges: Esper
The British-flagged tanker Stena Impero remains anchored off the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas after the Revolutionary Guards impounded it on July 19 for breaking "international maritime rules"
World
18.08.2024
Iran seizes boat in Strait of Hormuz, arrests Filipinos: report
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The Iranian supertanker Adrian Darya 1, blacklisted by Washington, was released by authorities in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar on August 18 over US protests
World 18.08.2024
Bolton says Iranian tanker in Syrian port
A police convoy escorts two buses with tinted windows from the high-security prison of Lefortovo in Moscow as a long-awaited exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kiev gets underway
World 18.08.2024
Preparations underway for Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange: state TV
The restrictions on the use of advanced centrifuges at Iran's uranium enrichment facility in Natanz were intended to provide reassurances that Iran could not quickly develop a military capability if it abandoned the 2015 accord
World 18.08.2024
Iran fires up advanced centrifuges in latest nuclear step
Two Palestinian teenagers and 46 other protesters were wounded during weekly demonstrations along the Gaza border on Friday
World 18.08.2024
Israel strikes in Gaza after rocket attack
The new BBC project comes in addition to previous initiatives to try to stem the spread of false or "fake news", in which AFP also participates
World 18.08.2024
AFP joins BBC initiative to fight misinformation
Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for decades until he was ousted in 2017 by military generals who turned against him
World 18.08.2024
Zimbabwe begins national mourning for hero-turned-despot Mugabe
The Apocalypse Church in Madagascar has won many poor converts
World 18.08.2024
Madagascar religions, new and old, joust for followers
Anti-corruption activist Yevgeny Kurakin has gained little attention, despite languishing in jail on fraud charges his family say are fabricated
World 18.08.2024
In Russia, forgotten plight of jailed grassroots activists
Omaid Sharifi is the co-founder and president of ArtLords, a group which aims to give voice to young Afghans' feelings about war
World 18.08.2024
Sidelined young Afghans pen 'letters of pain' as war rages
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