Thousands of Parisians take part in free picnic on the Champs-Élysées
Event aims to reverse decline in local people visiting boulevard, which has become hub for wealthy tourists and designer stores Thousands of people have gathered...
Month : May 2024
Zelenskiy calls on world leaders to attend Ukraine ‘peace summit’ after deadly Kharkiv strike
Ukraine president urges Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to ‘show your leadership’ and send message to Moscow The Ukraine president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has released a...
World’s largest food awards move judging panel from UK to Ireland to avoid Brexit red tape
Due to new import controls, a judging session for the Great Taste awards is being held outside the UK for the first time in 30...
Russian strikes on Kharkiv supermarket kill six and injure 40
Dozens also injured after guided bombs hit residential area, in attack Zelenskiy says is ‘terrorism’ Russian strikes on a crowded DIY hardware store and a...
‘History is written at the dining table’: what 4,000 menus tell us about royals, politicians and society
The bills of fare for dinners with kings, presidents and dictators show how tastes have changed over 150 years On Friday, 22 May 1896, guests...
Barcelona police criticised for baton charge at protest over fashion show
Police response to protest over closure of Park Güell for glitzy event was ‘totally out of proportion’, resident says Catalan police have been criticised for...
Polish foreign minister calls for long-term rearmament of Europe
Exclusive: Radosław Sikorski also says he favours deepest possible inclusion of UK in EU defence structures A long-term rearmament of Europe, in which the UK...
Olympic Games’ €1.4bn clean-up aims to get Parisians swimming in the Seine
Organisers expect 75% of identified bacterial pollution will be gone by the time the starting gun fires for the open water events Beside a sign...
Italian anti-fascist goes on trial in Hungary accused of attacking neo-Nazis
Ilaria Salis, 39, says she is being persecuted for her beliefs in case that has led to tensions between two countries An Italian anti-fascist activist...
Excess weight may have caused Mallorca building collapse, officials say
Investigation under way after four people killed and 16 injured in Medusa Beach Club in Palma Investigators on the Spanish island of Mallorca are looking...
