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Lara Marlowe

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Tensions between France and Algeria escalate with row over deportation of influencer

18.01.2025 10

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Lara Marlowe

Once called ‘the devil of the Republic’, Le Pen died knowing his ideas are gaining currency

10.01.2025 10

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Lara Marlowe

Unstable new world order frightens with echoes of 1930s and 1940s

Standing on the steps of the Élysée Palace on December 7th, Donald Trump made a for-once accurate observation: “It certainly seems like the world...

31.12.2024 10

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Lara Marlowe

Contrast between the beauty of Notre Dame and the condition of France is stark

Notre Dame cathedral will reopen today, five years and eight months after it was nearly destroyed by fire. About 30 foreign heads of state and...

07.12.2024 3

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Lara Marlowe

Trump’s treatment of Zelenskiy as a spoiled child does not bode well for Ukraine

In Trump world, Ukraine’s brave leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy is a spoiled child who exploited the naivety of the Biden administration. “You’re 38...

16.11.2024 1

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Lara Marlowe

Exhibition forces viewers to confront the sweat and dead bodies that built Europe’s fortunes

The look in the eyes of the black boy in Frans Hals’s mid-17th century painting, Family Group in Landscape, could signify despair, anger, fear,...

26.10.2024 3

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Lara Marlowe

‘Great replacement theory’ a tool for Trump to fuel doubts about election

The “great replacement theory” kills. As far-right ideology infuses traditional conservative politics, the conspiracy theory that Arab, Black,...

18.09.2024 2

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Lara Marlowe

‘You don’t get it. You’re not gonna be saved’: Desperate cries of migrants in small boats still not being heard

Preventing small boats from depositing their cargo of human misery on England’s shores has been a constant obsession of British politicians since...

15.09.2024 10

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Lara Marlowe

A tale of two Bobs is a reminder that at the heart of homelessness is a mystery we can’t solve

When California Governor Gavin Newsom campaigned for office in 2018, he called homelessness “a disgrace” and “the ultimate manifestation of our...

23.08.2024 4

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Lara Marlowe

A childless cat lady from California’s guide to the trendy terms and themes in US politics

A beginner’s guide to two dizzying weeks in US politics, compiled by a childless cat lady from California: Brat – If you’re not a member of...

03.08.2024 3

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Lara Marlowe