Paris rejoices as Moulin Rouge windmill sails turn again year after collapse

Cabaret venue marks restoration of red-painted windmill with 90-strong troupe performing signature can-can dance

The sails of the red-painted windmill on top of the Moulin Rouge, the most celebrated cabaret in Paris, have begun turning again, restoring the home of French can-can to its full glory more than a year after they tumbled inelegantly to the ground.

In a profusion of red feathers, members of the Montmartre institution’s 90-strong troupe performed its signature dance on the road outside to mark the occasion on Thursday night, after the second of two daily performances that draw 600,000 visitors a year.

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Activist Narges Mohammadi reports threats of ‘elimination’ by Iran – BBC

  1. Activist Narges Mohammadi reports threats of 'elimination' by Iran  BBC
  2. Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iran issuing death threats  The Hindu
  3. Exclusive | Iranian Nobel Laureate Says War Dealt Big Blow to Fight for Democracy  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Iran is intensifying its crackdown on dissent, Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says  PBS
  5. Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi warns Iran is increasingly repressing its own citizens  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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Shunned Myanmar leader thrilled at US contact after Trump tariff letter

Min Aung Hlaing expresses ‘sincere appreciation’ for letter from US president threatening 40% tariff

Myanmar’s military leader has praised Donald Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, as the junta sought to capitalise on a tariff letter from the US president believed to be Washington’s first public recognition of its rule.

Min Aung Hlaing, who has been in power since a 2021 coup, expressed his “sincere appreciation” for Trump’s letter, which threatened a tariff of 40% on its goods, and commended the US president for his “strong leadership” and for guiding the US “toward national prosperity with the spirit of a true patriot”.

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Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with China’s Director of the Office of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi – U.S. Department of State (.gov)

  1. Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with China’s Director of the Office of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
  2. ‘High probability’ Trump and Xi will meet this year, Rubio says  CNN
  3. Rubio Says Xi-Trump Summit Likely After Meeting China Envoy  Bloomberg
  4. Rubio Walks Diplomatic Tightrope in Southeast Asia  Foreign Policy
  5. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Traveling Press  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
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NATO needs more long-range missiles to deter Russia, US general says – Reuters

  1. NATO needs more long-range missiles to deter Russia, US general says  Reuters
  2. NATO will need more long-range missiles to deter Russia, US general says  The Hill
  3. The Russian army is larger today than it was at the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine  news.liga.net
  4. NATO is preparing to increase its arsenal of long-range missiles due to Russia's growing arms production  NEWS.am
  5. Evening Brief: NATO Needs More Long-Range Missiles to Counter Expanding Russian Arsenal, Nearly 10 Million Displaced by War in Ukraine  SOFREP
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US pollution measurement practices raise questions about reliability of data

Guardian analysis heightens concerns on whether the air around many large factories is, or will be, safe to breathe

A Guardian analysis has raised fresh questions over the way regulators and corporations measure the air quality impact of planned factories that risk emitting dangerous levels of pollution.

Between 2014 and 2024, air pollution permit applications in Michigan – designed to gauge if proposed industrial projects would cause regions to violate federal pollution limits – did not meet data collection rules or best practices over 90% of the time. Some measurements were taken more than a hundred miles away from sites.

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Sudan conflict: War crimes being committed in Darfur, ICC believes – BBC

  1. Sudan conflict: War crimes being committed in Darfur, ICC believes  BBC
  2. ICC believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are taking place now in Sudan's Darfur region  NBC News
  3. Evidence Supports War Crimes Allegations in Darfur, I.C.C. Prosecutor Says  The New York Times
  4. ‘Crimes against humanity’ in Sudan’s Darfur: ICC deputy prosecutor  Al Jazeera
  5. ICC cites evidence of ‘war crimes’ in Sudan’s Darfur  The Washington Post
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Israel-Iran war leaves Iran more isolated than ever – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Israel-Iran war leaves Iran more isolated than ever  The Jerusalem Post
  2. What Would It Take to End Iran’s Nuclear Program? An Army  Bloomberg
  3. The Islamic Republic’s New Lease on Life: How the U.S.-Israeli Strikes Empowered the Iranian Regime  Foreign Affairs
  4. Iran Can Already Build a Dirty Bomb With Its Uranium  Foreign Policy
  5. A Maximalist Moment: Why Israel Isn’t Done with Iran  orfonline.org
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Part war propaganda, part comic strip, Bayeux Tapestry to return to U.K. – NPR

  1. Part war propaganda, part comic strip, Bayeux Tapestry to return to U.K.  NPR
  2. The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years  The New York Times
  3. The diplomacy of art: Bayeux tapestry loan shows cultural gifts still matter  The Guardian
  4. Bayeux Tapestry to return to UK on loan after 900 years  BBC
  5. Bayeux tapestry set to return to the UK – in medieval times it was like an immersive art installation  The Conversation
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Ukraine deploying interceptor drones to defend Kyiv amid surge in Russian attacks – The Kyiv Independent

  1. Ukraine deploying interceptor drones to defend Kyiv amid surge in Russian attacks  The Kyiv Independent
  2. How drones and video-game techniques are coming together in Ukraine’s war  The Economist
  3. Ukraine’s Drone Revolution: And What America Should Learn From It  Foreign Affairs
  4. Opinion | Russia Intensifies Its Drone War  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Kyiv to allocate $6.2 million to drone interceptor program  Reuters
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PKK fighters begin handing over weapons at ceremony – DW

  1. PKK fighters begin handing over weapons at ceremony  DW
  2. Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in landmark step to end decades-long Turkey conflict  CNN
  3. PKK disarmament opens new page for Turkey, Erdogan says  Reuters
  4. PKK disarmament opens ‘new page in history’ for Turkiye, Erdogan says  Al Jazeera
  5. Erdoğan hails new page in Turkey’s history as Kurdish fighters lay down arms  Financial Times
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