Biden decries Russian ‘brutality’ over deadly Ukraine strikes as Nato leaders gather
US president pledges to boost air defences on eve of Nato summit, at which Volodymyr Zelenskiy will request more military aid Russia-Ukraine war – latest...
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Russian playwright and director given six years in jail for ‘justifying terrorism’
Yevgeniya Berkovich and Svetlana Petriychuk’s charges were based on play about women marrying jihadists in Syria A Russian military court has sentenced a playwright and...
Le Pen and Orbán join forces in European parliament far-right alliance
The group, styled Patriots for Europe, becomes the third-largest force and largest-ever far-right bloc assembly France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen has joined forces with...
Monday briefing: French opposition to the far right comes out on top
In today’s newsletter: A shock defeat for the far right National Rally in France, while in the UK the new Labour government gets down to...
Pistols Napoleon planned to use to kill himself sold in France for €1.7m
Napoleon said to have tried to use the guns after defeat of French campaign, but grand squire removed the gunpowder, so French ruler tried poison...
French election 2024 live: Voter turnout set to be highest in more than four decades
At three hours to go before voting closes, turnout in election at 59.7% as Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration party aim to clinch majority Hello from...
UK urged to protect Ukraine from legal action over private debt default
Kyiv shouldn’t have to fight ‘shameless bondholders’ as repayment deadline nears, say campaigners Campaigners are urging Britain’s new Labour government to prevent Ukraine being sued...
Polls open in one of most important French elections in living memory
Far-right National Rally of Marine Le Pen poised to become dominant force in country’s national assembly Voting has begun in France in one of the...
‘Defending democracy is paramount’: Rula Jebreal warns against Meloni rule
The journalist, and critics, accuse the Italian PM of leading the country towards authoritarianism The first time Rula Jebreal came face to face with Giorgia...
Hundreds in Canary Islands protest against influx of migrants
The Spanish archipelago has welcomed more than 19,000 migrants since the start of 2024 Hundreds protested on Saturday in the Canary Islands against an influx...
