Russian attack on Kharkiv continues as Moscow says it has taken five villages
Ukraine says it is pushing back against assaults and battling for control of territory Fierce fighting has continued for a second day on the fringes...
Month : May 2024
Netherlands’ Eurovision entry disqualified from song contest
Dutch singer and rapper Joost Klein out because of incident involving female member of production crew The Netherlands’ entry has been disqualified from the grand...
Cannes film festival faces strike disruption over seasonal workers’ rights
Group will protest against government’s treatment of freelance workers at festivals across France The Cannes film festival is facing strike action as it opens next...
Eurovision struggles to keep politics out as Israel controversy hits Malmö
Competing rallies are on the streets, Netherlands’ entrant is under investigation and others complain music is being overshadowed The official motto of the 68th edition...
Catalan election gives voters chance to leave ‘lost decade’, says Salvador Illa
Socialist frontrunner says region ready to unite, rather than focus on divisive politics that has plunged country into crisis Catalonia’s imminent election offers voters a...
Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv sends reinforcements to Kharkiv and evacuates civilians as Russian forces advance
Head of the town of Vovchansk’s military administration said transport was being organised for those without cars Russian forces have advanced one kilometre (0.62 mile)...
Taylor Swift debuts new tracks as she returns to The Eras Tour
Pop star thrills Paris crowds with songs from newest album The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift has added her newest album, The Tortured Poets Department,...
Israel qualifies for Eurovision song contest final despite protests
Thousands had marched against the country’s inclusion in Saturday’s final but Eden Golan’s entry was voted through Israel has made it through to the final...
Victory Day in Russia – in pictures
Vladimir Putin celebrated Victory Day in Russia, which marks the defeat of Nazi Germany in the second world war, with a display of patriotic pageantry....
Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin accuses ‘arrogant’ west of risking global conflict and says his forces are at ‘combat readiness’
Vladimir Putin marks second world war Victory Day as relations with west spiral towards crisis South Korea’s position remains it will not supply lethal weapons...
