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Iran to hold key presidential election next month

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Ebrahim Raisi, head of Iran’s judiciary, waves to journalists while registering his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections at the Interior Ministry in Tehran in Iran, May 15, 2021.

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Iran has approved a list of seven candidates for next month’s presidential election. Missing from the list are moderates and reformist candidates. In France, a debate on policing tactics and oversight have police calling for more protection, too. And, anti-Semitic attacks have reportedly soared in the UK and EU, in the wake of the conflict in Gaza. Also, Tasmanian devils have been born on the Australian mainland for the first time in 3,000 years.

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Only 7 candidates approved to run in Iranian election
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An arm with an orange band with black letters spelling out "Police"
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Anti-Semitism flares up across Europe
Tasmanian devils born on Australian mainland after centuries
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