French post office releases scratch-and-sniff baguette stamp
‘Bakery scent’ added via microcapsules to postage stamp celebrating ‘jewel of French culture’ The French Post Office has released a scratch-and-sniff postage stamp to celebrate...
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Francis Ford Coppola: US politics is at ‘the point where we might lose our republic’
Speaking at Cannes, the director says Megalopolis, his reworking of ancient Rome’s Catiline conspiracy, has become ever more prescient Megalopolis review – Coppola’s passion project...
Russia-Ukraine war live: UK ‘de facto participant’ in Ukraine war, claims Russian ambassador
Andrei Kelin claimed the UK government was a de facto participant in the Ukraine war because of the weapons and intelligence it was supplying to...
Friday briefing: What’s behind the increase in violent attacks on Europe’s politicians?
In today’s newsletter: The shooting of the Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, was the first attempt on the life of a European head of state...
Spain denies port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel
Foreign ministry says it will reject all such stopovers because ‘the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace’ Spain has refused...
Woman accusing Christian Brückner of rape says his eyes ‘bored into my skull’
Hazel Behan, who says main suspect in Madeleine McCann case raped her in Portugal in 2004, tells court she will never forget his eyes A...
Slovakian PM Robert Fico ‘fighting for his life’ after being shot
Suspect in custody after assassination attempt that has raised fears across Europe of rising political violence Robert Fico shooting – latest updates Slovakia’s prime minister,...
Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico ‘in life-threatening condition’ after shooting; suspect detained – live updates
Robert Fico taken to hospital after four shots reported to have been fired after government meeting in Handlova Prime minister of Slovakia shot and injured...
JCB built and supplied equipment to Russia months after saying exports had stopped
Exclusive: Russian customs records suggest firm owned by major Tory donor kept supplying machines after ‘voluntary pause’ The British digger maker JCB, owned by the...
Protesters shut down major intersection in Georgia in rally against ‘foreign agents’ law – video
Thousands of people blocked roads in Heroes Square in Tbilisi, Georgia to protest against a ‘foreign agents’ bill, which had passed into law earlier in...
