Turkish opposition leader criticises Starmer for ignoring arrest of Istanbul mayor
Leader of Turkey’s largest opposition party has hit out at the PM for failing to condemn attacks on a ‘sister party’ The leader of Turkey’s...
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French researcher jailed by Russia is sent to penal colony
Laurent Vinatier was sentenced to three years in prison in October for violating Russia’s ‘foreign agent’ law A French researcher who was sentenced by Russia...
Prada’s €1.25bn Versace takeover: a new era for Italian luxury
Prada has secured Versace at a €200m discount amid market turmoil, uniting two Italian fashion powerhouses Prada has agreed to buy the Versace fashion brand...
EU suspends retaliatory 25% tariffs on US goods after Trump U-turn
‘We want to give negotiations a chance,’ says Ursula von der Leyen in announcement of 90-day pause Europe live – latest updates The EU has...
King Charles and Queen Camilla pay recovering Pope Francis surprise visit
British royals wish pontiff well in recovery from pneumonia during their state visit to Italy King Charles and Queen Camilla paid a surprise private visit...
China’s new tariffs on US goods to come into effect as Trump pauses measures for other countries – business live
China’s 84% retaliatory tariffs on US goods, announced on Wednesday, are due to come into effect on Thursday Read the latest full report Hello, and...
Germany to send ‘clear signal’ of ‘strong, effective government’ under new coalition, says Friedrich Merz – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here Earlier today I brought you Donald Trump’s comments overnight on “major”...
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of...
Ukraine’s military chief ‘must go’, says commander who quit to speak out
Oleksandr Syrskyi risking lives with ‘borderline criminal’ orders, says Bohdan Krotevych, former Azov brigade leader A high-profile former Ukrainian commander has called for the head...
Porsche reports steep fall in orders from Europe and China
Just over 71,000 cars sold in first quarter as German manufacturer is silent on effect of US tariffs Porsche sales slumped in the first three...
