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Salman Rushdie

Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)

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  • 2d ago

    Iran's new supreme leader vows revenge, newspaper blacklists Meloni, Trump and Netanyahu

    Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared revenge for his father's death a national duty. A Tehran newspaper published AI-generated mugshots of 13 Western officials in orange prison uniforms, including Italian premier Giorgia Meloni.

  • Jun 27

    Dua Lipa opens Manifesto Library in Porto, a permanent home for books that challenge power and censorship

    The pop star’s Service95 book club gets its first physical space inside the historic Livraria Lello, offering 100 titles organised around power, control, voice and memory.

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Hormuz tolls and Spanish ashes

Trump escalates in Hormuz as Europe hardens defences and heat exposes brittle systems

The Gulf moved from danger to outright economic coercion, with American strikes, Iranian retaliation claims and a proposed fee on the world's most sensitive oil lane. Europe, meanwhile, answered insecurity with missile plans, cyber protests and more rules for technology at home.

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Climate: from mitigation to adaptation

New findings confirm that Western Europe's hottest June on record is driving climate-linked crises, and hydrologists warn of rapid soil-water loss from successive heatwaves.

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