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Odesa mulls Russian language ban as Dovedale chokes on tourists
Ukraine’s third city eyes a Russian arts ban; Dovedale’s summer crowds spark local anger. In sport, Gauff advances at Flushing Meadows and Katie Taylor bows out a champion, while Ye packs Soldier Field and Bluetooth wearables face fresh security warnings.
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‘It leaves holes inside of you’: graphic novel aims to remember the history and horror of genocide
The artist and anthropologist Dana Mashoian Walrath has published The Book of Genocides, an experimental graphic history examining 10 episodes of mass killing and ethnic cleansing over the past five centuries, from the extermination of Indigenous peoples in the Americas to the persecution of the Rohingya. The book, which blends anthropology, memoir and interactive visual…
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Are Russian Filmmakers Finally Coming in From the Cold?
Top film festivals, including Venice, are increasingly featuring work by Russian filmmakers even as the war in Ukraine continues into its fifth year, a shift that has reignited debate about whether cultural boycotts of Russia are eroding. The trend has proved contentious, most visibly around Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s “DAU,” which drew accusations from Ukrainian officials that…
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Travellers to EU face renewed queues as border-check flexibility rules expire
The temporary flexibility allowing EU member states to pause biometric border checks under the bloc’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) officially expired on 6 September, raising fears of renewed queues at airports and other crossing points, though several countries are reportedly continuing to relax enforcement informally. Airlines and travel bodies had urged the European Commission to…
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Mum’s got her paws full! Mother cheetah keeps an eye on her SEVEN cubs
A cheetah named Alwa has given birth to seven cubs at Allwetterzoo Münster in Westphalia, Germany, in July, marking her second litter with mate Sambesi. The birth is part of a managed breeding programme for the species, which is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, making the arrival of new…
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Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts
Councillors in Odesa, Ukraine’s third-largest city, are set to vote this week on a proposal to ban the Russian language from public arts and cultural life, a significant move given that the Black Sea city is overwhelmingly Russian-speaking. The measure would build on existing national restrictions and reflects a wider push in wartime Ukraine to…
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Hard Right spectre looms over the EU: SUE REID investigates how anti-immigration parties stormed from the fringes and are now poised to take power for the first time since the Nazi era
A nationalist, anti-immigration party is on course to win state elections in the German city of Magdeburg, marking what would be the first time such a force has taken power in Germany since the Nazi era ended in 1945. Final polls put Alternative for Germany (AfD) on 41 per cent in Saxony-Anhalt, and the party’s…
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Bayeux Tapestry lands in UK, Baltic hybrid-threat force, GOP convention turmoil
The Bayeux Tapestry has gone on display in Britain for the first time, unveiled by King Charles and President Macron, while Germany proposes a Baltic rapid-response force against Russian threats and the Republican Dallas convention descends into disarray amid fake-website claims; also: OpenAI’s wiki mishap, Newcastl…