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German-Iranian woman Nahid Taghavi released from prison in Iran

Nahid Taghavi (L) with her daughter Mariam Claren (R) at an airport

Amnesty International said Taghava’s health had deteriorated significantly while detained in the notorious Evin prison – in the Iranian capital Tehran – where conditions were “cruel and inhumane” and medical care “inadequate”. She spent seven months in solitary confinement between…

On the cards: Thousands of acres on fire in LA

A treated image that shows a house burning behind a palm tree next to a map of Los Angeles

But six other fires were contained. Kenneth fire: In the West Hills area, north of the Palisades. It was halted Sunday afternoon, after 1,052 hectares had burned since Thursday. Lydia fire: Recorded in the hills north of Los Angeles. Area…

Norway is on track to be the first to go fully electric

Norwegian motorist Ståle Fyen smiles as he attaches a charging cable to his electric car

Norway is undoubtedly a pioneer in electric vehicles, but this electric revolution has been three decades in the making. “It already started in the early 1990s,” says Christina Bu, secretary general of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, as she takes…

A new era of American interference in Europe

For the past decade or more, European governments have been trying to resist the covert influence operations of adversaries like Russia and China. Now they face a very different challenge: fending off overt efforts by Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s…