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Blinken tells Hamas time for ‘haggling’ over truce deal has ended

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders, expressed his determination to secure an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as part of a deal that would see more hostages held by Hamas released. “Israel has made very important compromises in the proposal that’s on the table,” […]

The 50th anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution – the peaceful uprising that toppled a dictatorship and ended a decade of colonial war

Across Portugal, a number of photography exhibitions are currently on display that commemorate the ousting of the Estado Novo, the dictatorial, authoritarian and corporatist political regime that had ruled the country since 1933. The work of photographer Alfredo Cunha features prominently in many – he authored a book compiling the most emblematic images of this […]