Deadly rush at UN food warehouse as Gaza hunger crisis worsens
Hundreds of Palestinians forced their way into a UN food warehouse in central Gaza on Wednesday, desperate for aid as hunger grips the territory after months of border closures. Read…
David Lynch auction: More than 450 personal items go under the hammer
Fancy owning a little piece of Twin Peaks or ‘Mulholland Drive’? The auction includes Lynch’s director’s chair, rugs from Twin Peaks, plenty of coffee paraphernalia and the director’s personal 35mm…
Cyprus offers Syrians resettlement money to return home, migration minister says
Syrian nationals make up the largest group of asylum-seekers on the island. Read More
Facing a pilot shortage, Swiss cancels flights. Is this a sign of a wider European trend?
Switzerland’s national carrier isn’t the only European airline cutting summer flights. Read More
Svalbard, Chios, El Hierro: How these European islands have successfully avoided overtourism
With limited land and fragile infrastructure, islands are some of the destinations worst affected by mass tourism. Read More
Nepal’s mountaineering community marks 72 years since conquest of Everest summit
Nepal contains eight of the highest peaks in the world and every year hundreds of foreign climbers fly to the country in South Asia to tackle the mountains. Read more…
Dom Phillips was killed researching a book on the Amazon. Three years later, his friends finished it
Fragments of hope mix with grim realities in How to Save the Amazon, published in the UK and Brazil this week.Read More
Ursula von der Leyen awarded Charlemagne Prize for promoting European unity
In her acceptance speech, Ursula von der Leyen outlined key priorities for Europe’s future: stronger defence, greater innovation, EU enlargement and the protection of democracy and resilience. Read More
Everest faces pressure from climate change and overcrowding
Nepal says it must protect Mount Everest as rising climber numbers and climate change put pressure on the world’s highest peak. Read more at Read More
Italian feminist designer Maria Grazia Chiuri leaves Dior
A new change of chair in the fashion world. Roman designer Maria Grazia Chiuri is leaving the artistic direction of the Parisian fashion house. Read More