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Russia labels 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' teacher a 'foreign agent'

Russia labels 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' teacher a 'foreign agent'

Russia declared the teacher and central protagonist of the Oscar-winning documentary "Mr Nobody Against Putin" a foreign agent on Friday, a label akin to being an enemy of the state. Pavel Talankin, who won Best Documentary at the Academy Awards earlier this month together with US director

War on Iran during nuclear negotiations undermines the US’s ability to talk peace around the world − and the effects won’t end when Trump leaves office

War on Iran during nuclear negotiations undermines the US’s ability to talk peace around the world − and the effects won’t end when Trump leaves office

Operation Epic Fury – the latest round of military strikes against Iran – began when Iran was engaged in negotiations with the United States to renew restrictions on its nuclear program. This is not the first time the United States has bombed Iran during nuclear negotiations. In June 2025, while its representatives

Tehran accuses US of 'calculated' assault on school

Tehran accuses US of 'calculated' assault on school

Iran's foreign minister on Friday branded a deadly strike on an Iranian school on the first day of the Middle East war as a "calculated" US assault. Abbas Araghchi said "more than 175 students and teachers were slaughtered in cold blood" in a "

E-commerce in the crosshairs at WTO in digital taxes battle

E-commerce in the crosshairs at WTO in digital taxes battle

The future of digital taxes is dividing countries at the World Trade Organization, with the moratorium that has prohibited customs duties on electronic transmissions since 1998 front and centre in the debate. The moratorium is highly important for developed countries -- notably for the United States, which is calling for it

Iran's Gulf islands: are they in Trump's crosshairs?

Iran has warned the United States about attempting to seize any of its strategic islands in the Gulf -- a move that President Donald Trump is reported to be mulling. AFP looks at potential targets. - Kharg - A strip of scrubland located in the northern Gulf, about 30 kilometres from the coast,

Police probe firebomb attack on Russian centre in Prague

Police probe firebomb attack on Russian centre in Prague

Czech police said Friday they were investigating a firebomb attack on a Russian cultural and scientific centre in Prague. The Russian Centre for Science and Culture opened in 1971 when former Czechoslovakia was ruled by Moscow-steered communists. "Since Thursday evening we have been probing an attack during which

Putin hopes Iran war will shift focus from 'crimes' in Ukraine: German FM

Putin hopes Iran war will shift focus from 'crimes' in Ukraine: German FM

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hoping the war in the Middle East will shift the focus from his "crimes" in Ukraine, the German foreign minister said on Friday. "Putin is cynically hoping that the escalation in the Middle East will divert our attention from his crimes in