These are the most affordable Michelin Key hotels in Europe
From a wine estate in the UK to an eco hotel in Spain’s Costa Brava, here are some of the world’s best hotels priced between €130 and €220 a night.…
AI chatbots serve up content from Russia’s sanctioned state-run outlets, RSF finds
Reporters Without Borders tested six AI chatbots by requesting news from RT, Sputnik, and other EU-sanctioned Russian outlets, and found that three produced full summaries with links and quotes, sometimes…
Converse apologises and removes ad featuring K-pop singer Karina over image critics say evokes racist imagery
The ad, posted on Instagram, showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of trainers. Critics claimed the lighting on Karina’s skirt created a white triangular image…
Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth in new trailer – and everyone is complaining about the same thing
Brad Pitt is reprising his Oscar-winning role from Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood’ – and the new trailer looks awfully murky… Read More
What is ‘Trump TV’ – and how does Family Guy and ‘Home Alone’ come into it?
Critics were quick to slam the “state-run” TV platform, especially considering its timing, which coincides with the ban on traditional media outlets. The promotional clip for ‘Trump TV’ has also…
Archaeology at Troy: 2,800-year-old agora found, city was not abandoned after war
Excavations on Hisarlik hill in Turkey have uncovered the site’s oldest agora, proving Troy was resettled 80–90 years after the war, not deserted for centuries before the Aeolians arrived. Read…
A cowboy act: Photographer Ivan McClellan on capturing the world of Black rodeo culture
Photographer Ivan McClellan has a new edition of his Eight Seconds project, featuring 91 unseen photographs capturing Black cowboy and rodeo culture in the United States. Read More
New book by Princess Diana’s brother prompts war of words with King Charles
After excerpts of the book were published last week, Buckingham Palace responded with a strongly-worded statement that’s rare by the measured standards of the royal household. Read More
Head of Spain’s RTVE backs ongoing Eurovision boycott over Israel’s participation
Spain withdrew from the 2026 contest in Austria, alongside the Netherlands, Iceland, Ireland and Slovenia, in protest against Israel’s participation. Read More
‘I’m done with medical abuse’: actor Arnaud Denis dies by euthanasia in Belgium
The French actor and director had been in unbearable pain since a polypropylene prosthesis was fitted in 2023 after a right groin hernia. Aged 43, he was euthanised this Tuesday…