Iran presidential elections go to run-off
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Presidential elections in Iran go to a second round, with the only candidate to have criticised the status quo clearly ahead. But after a record low turnout, the authorities denied that there was widespread voter apathy. Also in the programme: ten years after the founding of the Islamic Caliphate, some victims of IS sing their memories; and how TikTok is being used to recruit guerilla fighters in Colombia. (IMAGE: An Iranian woman look at the presidential candidates lists before casting her vote in a polling station during the presidential election, in Tehran, Iran, 28 June 2024 / CREDIT: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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