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Burst water pipe and ticket fraud charges add to Louvre museum's woes

The Denon gallery that houses many of the Louvre's most valuable paintings was hit by ​a ‌water leak early on Friday, in the latest setback for the world-famous museum already rattled by a spectacular…

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Jean Lafaurie, 102 years old, still resisting

Deported to Dachau during WWII, Resistance fighter Jean Lafaurie survived the hell of the concentration camp thanks to the solidarity among prisoners. At 102 years old, he continues to share his story. On…

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Jean Lafaurie, 102 years old, still resisting

Deported to Dachau during WWII, Resistance fighter Jean Lafaurie survived the hell of the concentration camp thanks to the solidarity among prisoners. At 102 years old, he continues to share his story. On…

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Jihadist and Tuareg rebels claim attacks across Mali

An Al-Qaeda affiliate ​and Tuareg rebels claimed responsibility on Saturday for coordinated attacks across Mali, in one of the boldest operations insurgents have launched in their campaign against the…

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A decade of magical thinking since Brexit has taught me that it’s always OK to hope for better | Zoe Williams

The world has changed enormously since 2016, yet the pro-Brexiters believe remainers like me have no chance of achieving a closer relationship with the EU. I’m choosing to ignore them However sunny your disposition, it wears you down, 10 straight years of being asked to accept facts about Brexit that aren’t true: 52% as an “overwhelming majority”; a flaky, half-baked referendum as the endpoint of purest democracy; the severance of a complicated trading and geopolitical relationship that took decades to build as the dawn of a new prosperity. All such nonsense, all delivered with such conviction

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A decade of magical thinking since Brexit has taught me that it’s always OK to hope for better | Zoe Williams

The world has changed enormously since 2016, yet the pro-Brexiters believe remainers like me have no chance of achieving a closer relationship with the EU. I’m choosing to ignore them However sunny your disposition, it wears you down, 10 straight years of being asked to accept facts about Brexit that aren’t true: 52% as an “overwhelming majority”; a flaky, half-baked referendum as the endpoint of purest democracy; the severance of a complicated trading and geopolitical relationship that took decades to build as the dawn of a new prosperity. All such nonsense, all delivered with such conviction

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US-Iran hold third round of talks as Trump deploys warships in Mideast

Iran and the US are holding the third round of indirect talks in Geneva Thursday (February 26) as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Tehran with a massive deployment of military aircraft and…

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Gunman sought to kill Trump, cabinet at gala dinner

Investigators on Sunday said the gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner attended by Donald Trump planned to assassinate the US president and multiple top officials. The suspect, widely named as Cole…

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Iran-US indirect talks: What are the current sticking points?

The new round of negotiations in Geneva comes after the US carried out a massive military build-up in the region and President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to strike Iran if a deal is not reached.…

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Bahrain strips 69 people of citizenship over Iran support

Rights groups have described the move as a 'blatant abuse of power'.

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Palestine weekly wrap: Under cover of ceasefire, Israel increases grip

Settler violence surges deeper into Palestinian-administered areas, and Gaza's police forces are decimated further.

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UAE leaves OPEC in blow to oil cartel during war on Iran

Announcement comes as Gulf producers are already struggling to ship exports through the Strait of Hormuz.

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