1. Ukraine plunged into darkness amid Russian shellingPower cuts across Ukraine were announced on Saturday, following intense Russian strikes on the country’s energy infrastructure. Ukraine’s state electricity operator, Ukrenergo, said blackouts would …
Tumblr is bringing back nudity, reversing the infamous 2018 porn ban
Worried about the role Elon Musk will have in ruining Twitter? It looks like everyone’s old favourite social media platform is trying to lure back in its user base. This week, Tumblr announced that it will revisit its content guidance rules, allowing n…
I followed in the footsteps of Agatha Christie on the Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul
Ever since reading Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’, I’ve dreamt of riding the iconic train from Paris to Istanbul. Better yet? Staying at the author’s favourite Turkish home from home, the five-star Pera Palace Hotel. It even has a sui…
Brussels, my love? Watch our new Euronews talk show from the heart of the EU
Euronews hosted its first episode of a new talk show from Brussels that aims to break down European news and politics to make it more accessible to viewers. From far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s first official trip to Brussels to clima…
Peru: European tourists among dozens of riverboat passengers freed after pollution protest
An Indigenous leader in Peru’s Amazon region said Friday that his community had released 98 riverboat passengers — 23 of them foreigners — who had been detained overnight as a protest to demand government attention to complaints of oil pollution. Wadso…
Donald Trump says he will ‘probably’ run for president in 2024
Former US President Donald Trump has dropped strong hints about a 2024 White House run at a rally in Sioux City, Iowa. “The election was rigged and stolen and now our country is being destroyed… and now, in order to make our country successful, and saf…
Rendez-vous: The best of art and culture in Europe
From Strasbourg to San Sebastian to south London – this week’s Rendezvous cross the continent to bring you a small but carefully considered selection of some of the best arts on display in Europe this week.Works recovered in Germany in 1945Still lives,…
Russian troops retreat from Kherson but Ukraine still faces uphill battle to reclaim city
Russian forces continue to withdraw some elements from the northwestern Kherson region, but it is still unclear if they will fight for Kherson City, says the Institute for the Study of War in its latest assessment. The think tank has observed that Russ…
Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève: The oscars of watchmaking
Sport has the Olympic Games, cinema has the Oscars, and for watchmaking, there is the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Each year the competition highlights the innovations of the sector and rewards its most eminent players. The selected watches and c…
These spectacular scrap metal sculptures went viral on TikTok, meet the Brazilian artist behind them
Michel Torres Costa comes from a humble family in a small town in the southeast of Brazil. A few years ago his life completely changed when his artistic creations made of waste metal garnered millions of viewers on social media. “I was kind of sad with…