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Masoud Pezeshkian tries to convey message of national unity as negotiations with US hang in balanceUS politics live – latest updatesIran’s president insisted his country was not seeking a nuclear weapon as he acknowledged “great sorrow” after the authorities’ recent crackdown on protesters.Speaking to crowds gathered across Iran to mark the anniversary of the 1979 revolution, Masoud Pezeshkian sought to claim a message of national unity after demonstrations that roiled […]

Church launches marriage-themed computer game for Valentine’s Day aimed at enticing more couples to the altarFaced with a steeply declining number of church weddings, Spanish bishops have turned their eye to the virtual realm in the hope that a new video game will help entice more couples to the altar.According to the most recent figures, less than 18% of all weddings in Spain in 2024 – 31,462 out of 175,364 […]

Facing existential challenges on trade and security, the bloc has finally realised it has to grow up and go it alone – but the path ahead is a rocky one• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereEmmanuel Macron put it simply – and starkly. Confronted with “a world in disarray” and a double, potentially existential challenge from the US and China, he said: “Europe must […]

Kwok Yin-sang arrested after he tried to end pro-democracy daughter’s insurance policy and withdraw fundsA Hong Kong court has found the father of a wanted activist guilty of a national security violation, after he tried to end her insurance policy and withdraw the funds, drawing international criticism for the targeting of relatives of pro-democracy campaigners.Kwok Yin-sang, 68, is the first person to be charged under a homegrown national security law, […]

Andrey Gurov will head a caretaker government tasked with organising snap elections . Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

All to know as La Liga leaders Barcelona clash with Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Officials in Madagascar say building collapses are responsible for many of the confirmed 20 deaths from Cyclone Gezani.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article