Israeli strike flattens Beirut building as Lebanon bombardment intensifies
An Israeli air strike flattened a large residential building near one of Beirut’s busiest junctions on Friday morning, ...
Israeli police question Benjamin Netanyahu aide over alleged October 7 call tampering
Probe comes as prime minister is already under pressure over separate investigation into leaks from his office ...
Rupert Murdoch’s UK news group settles with almost 40 claimants over alleged phone hacking
A cast of almost 40 public figures have reached settlements with Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers over allegations of ...
EU judges grill Ursula von der Leyen’s lawyers over missing text messages
New York Times has sued European Commission over its refusal to release president’s exchanges with Pfizer chief ...
How does the UK government want to reform the pension industry?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has proposed a major overhaul of the pensions industry as the government hopes to drive investment ...
Friedrich Merz, the man who yearns to be Germany’s next chancellor
Born in 1955 in the west German town of Brilon, Merz studied law and was first elected to the Bundestag in 1994. After ...
The making of a year-round modern home in the Alps
As more international ‘digital nomads’ contemplate turning a ski-holiday retreat into four-season mountain living, resorts ...
British Museum chief Nicholas Cullinan: ‘I start with the idea that everything is possible’
The new director on transforming one of the world’s biggest cultural institutions, last year’s scandal over thefts — and what ...
Does your watch pass the personality test?
Where women’s watches are concerned, elegance has traditionally held the room’s attention. But with the relaxation of dress ...
‘Hygge’ in your ‘hytte’: turf cabins lure the international ski crowd
Beloved by Norway’s naturalists, these retreats in the wilderness are riding the ‘coolcation’ trend as international buyers ...
Laurie Anderson’s ARK: United States V review — an artistic voyage hits turbulence
In 1982, Laurie Anderson embarked on an artistic voyage surveying America. United States Part 1-4 clocked in at eight hours and 78 scenes touching on subjects ranging from money to politics. Four ...
Trump’s climate fix: colonise Mars
Here I should pause to complain about Donald Trump and his reckless disregard of climate change. But Swampians know what I think and most of you probably agree. Let’s just take that as read. What you ...