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Tent camps razed and activists arrested as Tunisia clamps down on migrants

Tensions in Tunisia ratcheted up as demonstrators seeking better rights for migrants staged a sit-in before European Union headquarters on Thursday, capping a week in which Tunisian authorities targeted migrant communities from the coast to the capital with arrests and the demolition of tent camps.Several activists were apprehended this week,…

Gazans report UNRWA staff stealing, selling aid: watchdog

A watchdog group is sounding the alarm, saying Gazans are reporting that employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) are allegedly stealing and selling off humanitarian aid materials. UN Watch, a non-governmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday cited numerous reports published by Palestinians…

Iran sentences award-winning director to prison ahead of Cannes

The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer told The Associated Press Thursday.Rasoulof, 51, known for his film “There Is No Evil,” has become the latest artist targeted in…

Putin defends Russia’s planned tactical nuclear weapons drill, calling exercise ‘nothing unusual’

A planned exercise, involving tactical nuclear weapons deployment in southern Russia, is nothing unusual, according to President Vladimir Putin.Russia announced on Monday the practice deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in response to perceived threats from France, Britain and the U.S.The Russian defense ministry linked the nuclear exercise to “provocative” statements…