Mutiny brews in French bookshops over Hachette owner’s media grip
Booksellers take stand against influence of conservative billionaire by limiting orders of his company’s books and placing them on lower shelves A conservative Catholic billionaire...
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EU’s foreign policy chief laments US funding cuts to Radio Free Europe
Kaja Kallas says the bloc cannot automatically fill the gap left by the US The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, expressed disappointment over US...
China tops list of countries trying to silence exiled dissidents over past decade, study shows
Russia, Turkey and Egypt also among worst perpetrators of transnational repression around the globe A quarter of the world’s countries have engaged in transnational repression...
Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge of propaganda, say press freedom groups
Loss of USAid funds will sow ‘chaos and confusion’ and force independent media outlets to shut down, says RSF Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze will...
Trump presidency will help to ‘occupy Brussels’, says Orbán
Hungary PM says US leader will bolster Europe’s rightwing forces as nationalist politicians attend inauguration Donald Trump inauguration – live updates Donald Trump’s presidency will...
Oliviero Toscani, photographer behind provocative Benetton ads, dies aged 83
Tributes paid to Italian known for images that drew attention to social themes including HIV/Aids and racism Tributes have been paid to Oliviero Toscani, the...
‘Everyone is crazy about tennis’: Sinner’s success inspires Italy to pick up rackets
Italians are taking to the court with factors including the pandemic and broadcasting also said to be fuelling enthusiasm At the age of 47, diehard...
Telegram founder arrest part of cybercrime inquiry, say prosecutors
Investigation into Pavel Durov relates to app’s alleged failure to stop spread of child sexual abuse material Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire co-founder of the...
British man on Reuters staff killed in strike on hotel in east Ukraine
Ryan Evans, a safety adviser and former soldier, was staying at the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk when it was hit by Russian missile A British...
Russia frees Evan Gershkovich and others in biggest prisoner swap since cold war
Several foreigners and Russian political prisoners released as Germany frees hitman Vadim Krasikov as part of deal Russia prisoner swap – latest updates The largest...
