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Europe’s Reaction to Rubio: Relief, Up to a Point

The secretary of state was much less caustic in Munich than Vice President JD Vance was a year ago. But European officials said his core message was much the same.

US man who fled jail and pleaded to Trump and Kim Kardashian gets 60-year term

Antoine Massey was convicted on charges of rape and kidnapping before New Orleans jailbreak A man who joined nine others in fleeing a New Orleans jail – then publicly pleaded for help from Donald Trump, a rapper whom the president pardoned and reality TV star Kim Kardashian while on the run – recently got a 60-year prison sentence for kidnapping and raping his ex-girlfriend. Antoine Massey, 32, received his punishment on Thursday at a suburban New Orleans state courthouse, months after his ja...

Peter Attia appears to be staying at CBS News despite Epstein communications

Staffers believe network has decided to retain Attia, who issued apology after inappropriate Epstein emails, as on-air analyst Two weeks after a trove of files revealed extensive – and inappropriate – communications between Jeffrey Epstein and a recently named CBS News contributor, the longevity expert Peter Attia, the network appears to have settled on keeping him. “Everyone internally unofficially concluded he was staying as of about a week ago,” one CBS News staffer told the Guardian. Cont...

Scotty James Is Edged Out by Yuto Totsuka of Japan in the Halfpipe.

Scotty James of Australia laid down a strong run, but was outdone by Japan’s Yuto Totsuka.

Rubio stresses shared history and defense goals to Europeans but also warns of ‘civilizational erasure’

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Rubio tells Europe US wants renewed alliance – but on Trump’s terms

Secretary of state calls the US ‘a child of Europe’ and urges continent to back a new world order Munich security conference live: Europe must be ready to fight Russia as ‘warning signs are there’, says Starmer The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has described America as “a child of Europe” and made an emotional but highly conditional offer of a new partnership, insisting the two continents belong together. In a much-anticipated speech at the annual Munich Security Conference, he said the...

Brazil, the World’s Largest Catholic Nation, Embraces Polyamory

More people in a still largely conservative and religious nation are rejecting monogamy as they seek new definitions of romance, and of family.

Nose for trouble: Italian town seeks ‘odour evaluators’ to sniff out bad smells

Mayor of Brendola in Vicenza says he has received complaints from residents who live near industrial zones An Italian town is seeking a crew of sniffers to identify bad smells in its quest to improve air quality. Bruno Beltrame, the mayor of Brendola, a small town in the northern province of Vicenza, said he began the recruitment campaign for six “odour evaluators” after complaints about “unpleasant smells” from people living in neighbourhoods close to industrial zones. Continue reading...

Life in Beirut Beneath the Drones

More than a year into a cease-fire, the mechanical whir of Israeli drones above the Lebanese capital is a reminder that, in many ways, the war never really ended.

Live Updates: Rubio Emphasizes Shared History With Europe at Munich Security Conference

Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed the Trump administration’s talking points on the threat of Western decline but also seemed to strike a constructive tone.

Japan Releases Chinese Boat Captain After Detaining Him for 30 Hours

The captain’s arrest had raised fears of a broader diplomatic confrontation between Japan and China, which have been at odds for months.

Munich security conference live: Marco Rubio to address European leaders rattled by Trump

European leaders have pledged to shoulder more of the burden of shared Nato defences to counter a hostile Russia in Munich Guten Tag! Continue reading...

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Pension annuity sales hit record as average pot exceeds £80,000

Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax changes encourage more people to invest in previously unloved product The government’s “inheritance tax raid” on pensions has helped drive sales of retirement annuities to new highs. Industry data this week revealed they enjoyed a “record-breaking” 2025, with sales growing by 4% to £7.4bn and the average amount invested in an annuity surpassing £80,000 for the first time. Continue reading...

Andrew aide advised Epstein to omit conviction on China visa form, files suggest

Epstein files release shows David Stern advised against mentioning ‘being denied previously or criminal charges’ An aide to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor advised Jeffrey Epstein to illegally hide his child sexual abuse conviction to obtain a visa to China, according to the latest Epstein files release. David Stern, who was a close associate of both Epstein and the then prince , was asked for his help after the disgraced financier’s initial application for a visa was rejected. Continue reading...

Peta calls for pork-free menus as Peppa Pig show rolls into Grimsby

Auditorium to remove bacon and sausages from cafe during stage run after request from campaign group Campaigners are calling on theatre bosses to stop serving bacon, sausages and ham in their cafes – at least while Peppa Pig and her family are performing in the same building. Grimsby Auditorium in Lincolnshire said this week it would remove pork from the menu when Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show opens next month, after a request from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta UK) . The cam...

‘Police need to investigate’: will Andrew be questioned over his relationship with Epstein?

As calls for the former prince to cooperate with police become deafening, this may be the reckoning Andrew cannot outrun Gordon Brown is a man who gets into the detail. In office, and since then, he has applied his forensic mind to the matters that concern him. Lately, he has been focused on the Epstein files. Continue reading...

‘A whole lost culture’: the Irishman reviving the forgotten sport of stone lifting

For centuries in Ireland lifting huge boulders was a way to test strength and bond communities, says Instagram sensation Indiana Stones David Keohan surveyed the County Waterford beach and spotted a familiar mound half-buried in sand: an oval-shaped limestone boulder. It weighed about 115kg. He wedged it loose with a crowbar, wiped it dry with a cloth, dusted his hands with chalk and paused to gaze at the Irish Sea, as if summoning strength from the waves pounding ashore. Continue reading...

Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters

Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites A string of toxic pollution hotspots has been uncovered across Cumbria and Lancashire, with high levels of the banned cancer-causing “forever chemical” Pfos detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites. The contamination, spread across a large area, was uncovered by Watershed Investigations and the Guardian after a freedom of information request revealed high concentrations of Pfos i...

Watch: 'I am a survivor' Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC Newsnight in an in-depth interview

Ms Pelicot reveals it is "inconceivable" that the man she shared her life with "could have committed these horrors".