Cannes is a beautiful, gruelling circus. I wouldn’t quit it for anything | Agnès Poirier
The red carpet up to the stairs of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Photograph: Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in…
‘It’s toxic’: Romania reeling over claims of high-level justice system corruption
A placard reading ‘all for justice’ is held up during a protest at the Romanian government headquarters in Bucharest in…
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says end of conflict ‘getting very close’ as Putin resumes deadly strikes
Russia will deploy new Sarmat nuclear missile this year, says Putin US president Donald Trump has echoed the Kremlin and…
Putin tests new nuclear ballistic missile and claims it could enter combat this year
Russia will deploy new Sarmat nuclear missile this year, says Putinc Moscow has claimed it has successfully tested a new…
Starmer at risk because he pushed Labour to be ‘new Conservative Party’
Author Oliver Eagleton explains why British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job.
Italian court recognises three parents for one child in landmark ruling
An Italian court has made a landmark decision by legally recognising three parents – two fathers and a mother –…
Cannes juror denounces Hollywood boycott of actors for Gaza war views
2026 Cannes Film Festival juror Paul Laverty denounced Hollywood for boycotting actors who’ve opposed the Gaza war.
Ukraine hits Russia’s distant gas facilities after Moscow’s attacks kill 6
The attack comes in retaliation for the Russian attacks that killed at least six in Ukraine, according to the president.
Macron unveils $27 billion Africa investment, urges reset with Europe
French President Emmanuel Macron, in Kenya for the Africa Forward summit, called for a ‘fundamental reset’ in Africa.
Serbia hosts first joint military exercise with NATO
The two-week-long drills come less than 30 years after NATO bombed Belgrade in the Kosovo war.