Latest poll shows Bolsonaro maintaining edge over Lula in Brazil run-off
Experts still consider race a toss up despite slate of polls showing right-wing senator leading left-wing president.
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Hijab ban at schools in Azerbaijan: What's behind the rare wave of protests?
Girls wearing headscarves have been turned away from schools in Azerbaijan, triggering unusual protests involving children. The government rules do not mention hijabs. Why are schools enforcing unwritten rules?
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Wife of UK PM top adviser in row over Palestine Action post
The wife of the UK Prime Minister’s national security adviser, Sarah Helm, has sparked controversy by voicing support for the banned activist group Palestine Action. Downing Street has distanced itself from her comments.
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Ghada Karmi: Zionism is racism motion is a ‘beacon of light’
The Palestinian academic said the Green Party motion "is the best thing that’s happened to me, personally, since 1948.”