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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
Spanish official blames flood alert failure on Madrid, not his long lunch
Head of Valencia regional government spent three hours with a journalist on day emergency alerts were sent out late ...
Live news: UK landlord Land Securities posts first rise in portfolio value for 2 years
US money market funds have hit an all-time high, adding $82bn in the week ending on Wednesday to bring total assets to $6.67tn, according to the Investment Company Institute. The increase was the ...
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 ...