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Green members chat about ‘killing Zionists’ in leaked WhatsApp messages
The Green Party has been hit by a fresh anti-Semitism row after leaked WhatsApp messages showed members discussing the “killing of Zionists” and describing violence against Jewish people as “understandable”. The messages, shared in a private group called Greens Against Imperialism, also included a claim that British Jews were a “weapon” of Israel and a…
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Watermelon Pictures To Provide Healthcare Workers Free Tickets To ‘American Doctor’ Screenings
Watermelon Pictures is offering free tickets to healthcare workers for select screenings of “American Doctor,” a documentary about three US physicians who volunteered to treat severely wounded Palestinian children in Gaza. The offer comes as the film, directed by Poh Si Teng, expands into more cities following a strong opening weekend at New York’s Angelika…
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Kushner touts unprecedented Iran contacts as Tehran denies Trump backchannel
Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, has said that communications between the United States and Iran are now “more robust” than at any previous point, even as Tehran has denied that any backchannel exists between Trump and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. His comments come amid ongoing efforts to secure a nuclear…
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Nonprofit Production Banner Waterwell Doubles Funding for Unseen Iran Grants to Artists Representing the Diaspora in Film, TV, Theater and More
Nonprofit production venture Waterwell, co-founded by “Succession” player Arian Moayed, and nonprofit Nimruz has doubled the funding for their program of Unseen Iran Grants now in its second cycle. Funding for the grant program has grown to $100,000 to supporting 10 artists representing the Iranian diaspora with TV, film, theater and creative projects in other…
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Miranda Lambert to Open Nashville’s Newest Venue With Special, One-Night-Only Show
Miranda Lambert will headline the opening night of The Truth, a new 4,400-capacity live music venue in Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighbourhood, on 1 October. The one-off show, billed as Miranda Lambert: One Night Only, falls the night before the release of her latest album, Crisco, giving the venue’s launch added significance for both Lambert and the…
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Oil prices jump after US-Iran ceasefire expires and Trump threatens Oman
Oil prices have risen sharply after the two-month window for a US-Iran peace deal expired on Monday with the conflict still unresolved, and Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of his efforts to end the war. Trump also demanded Iran “put up the white flag of surrender”, while Tehran…
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U.S. and Iran miss peace talks deadline. And, Alaska, Florida and Wyoming primaries
The U.S. and Iran missed a deadline to begin peace talks this week. The monthslong war has depleted U.S. resources. And, what to know about Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat primary.
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Exiled dictator Bashar al-Assad’s cousin will be executed in Syria as court issues death sentence for torture and crimes against humanity
A Syrian court has sentenced a cousin of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad to death after finding him guilty of torture and crimes against humanity. The ruling is one of the most significant judicial actions taken against a member of the Assad family since the collapse of his regime, and reflects efforts by Syria’s new authorities…
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Iran fails to strike deal with US as deadline passes and Trump calls for ‘white flag of surrender’
Iran and the United States failed to reach a nuclear agreement before Monday’s deadline, leaving key disputes unresolved and tensions in the region running high. President Donald Trump responded by calling on Tehran to raise the “white flag of surrender,” while also asserting that the US had achieved “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz,…
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“I Don’t Believe Cinema Is Dying”: Asghar Farhadi on War, Hope and Receiving Sarajevo’s Most Prestigious Honor
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has been awarded an Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the Sarajevo Film Festival, one of the event’s most prestigious honours, and spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about war, cinema and hope. The two-time Oscar winner, who previously chaired the festival’s feature film jury in 2018, said he was delighted to return,…