‘Vengeance for all’: How Iran’s Lego videos won narrative war against Trump
The viral videos by Iranian creators, say analysts, are high-quality though cheap, and hit fissures in US politics.

The viral videos by Iranian creators, say analysts, are high-quality though cheap, and hit fissures in US politics.



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The latest negotiations come as clashes spill into the South Kivu highlands, with civilians ‘caught in the middle’.
Deadly strikes hit Kyiv, Odesa, and Dnipro, while Russia says two children killed in Ukrainian attacks.
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The flow of weapons to Sudan must stop, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded on the war’s third anniversary.
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at pope over calls for peace and criticism of US war on Iran.
Italy’s decision has little immediate impact, but marks an unprecedented U-turn by one of Israel’s staunchest allies.
Japan’s announcement comes at a time when the country is looking to rapidly expand its defence exports.
Sudan’s civil war, which erupted three years ago, has devastated civilian infrastructure, pushed millions into misery.
Israel’s policy of opacity about its nuclear capability contrasts sharply with the focus on Iran’s programme.
Often overlooked in Lebanon’s society, the migrant community is filling the gaps of the state by feeding their own.
US President Donald Trump has signalled a possible second round of talks with Iran in the coming days.