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The Paris Games' Mascot, the Olympic Phryge, Boasts a Little-Known Revolutionary Past
Smithsonian Magazine· 17 hours agoWhen France decided on a mascot for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, it didn’t go with a...
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
Bozeman Daily Chronicle· 3 days agoAn explosion in southern Gaza killed eight Israeli soldiers, the military said Saturday, making it the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months. The attack, coming more than eight months ...
A Brief History of Iran’s Hostage Swapping
New York Times· 3 days agoSince the 1979 revolution, Iran has made detaining foreigners and dual nationals a centerpiece of its foreign policy, trading them for money and people....
Explainer-Thai court cases that could unleash political crisis
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFour cases before the courts involved the country's most powerful politicians: Prime Minister...
The Royal Garden That Might Save the Planet
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 7 days agoLouis XIV’s kitchen garden, the Potager du Roi, is at the center of a global research initiative to study the preservation of historic gardens in the...
If Europe Is Lost, Why Not Party?
Foreign Policy Magazine· 17 hours agoThe celebrity-studded Opernball (Opera Ball), the season highlight, is widely covered in the German-speaking world, where it is streamed live on TV and...
Alan Bates, Gordon Brown and Tracey Emin headline in King’s Birthday Honours
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoSeveral Metropolitan Police officers and staff were recognised for their dedication to public...
Princess of Wales joins royals on balcony in triumphant return to public life
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoMrs Haddow said: “`Well, like anybody going through chemotherapy...She said the royal family played...
Are US interests the real target of China’s ‘puzzling’ partnership with Bahrain?
South China Morning Post· 4 days ago“Given Bahrain’s market size and its relatively modest level of engagement with China, this is...
Leadership: History Bites Back
Strategy Page· 5 days agoWhile China could understand why the East European communist nations rebelled against communist governments imposed on them by Russia after World War II, the Chinese are still ...
