In the UK, an ongoing crackdown on environmental activists is becoming ever tighter. Those who cause "public nuisance" by sitting on a road to block it, or spraying paint on a building or work of art ...

This week, we focus on a French sporting institution that comes around once a year: the Tour de France. It's considered one of the most difficult and most prestigious cycling races in the world.

Exactly 40 years ago, a Greenpeace ship called the Rainbow Warrior was bombed in New Zealand, killing a photographer on board. It later emerged that the attack was carried out by France's foreign ...

We look at reactions from the Brazilian press after US President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Brazil over ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro's criminal charges.

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This week on arts24, Eve Jackson is in the studio while our reporter Olivia Salazar-Winspear is on the ground at one of the world’s most iconic theatre gatherings – the Avignon Festival in southern ...

His post may be largely ceremonial, but his messaging is crystal clear. The first state dinner at the palace of King Charles's reign goes to France's Emmanuel Macron, not the United States' Donald ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has strongly condemned US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 30 percent tariff on South African goods, targeting 14 countries accused of unfair trade ...

As the original Birkin bag goes up for auction at Sotheby's in Paris, we discuss what this original prototype is expected to fetch for. We also take a look at how this iconic handbag came to be: ...

More 20,000 people arrived in the UK in the first half of this year by crossing the English Channel in small boats. That ...

Ayomide Sotunbo and Eniola Kolajo preview the game between Nigeria's Super Falcons and Botswana's The Mares or The Zebra at the ongoing WAFCON 2024 on this edition of The Nutmeg on GuardianTV.

Elon Musk's Grok chatbot praises Hitler and shares hateful comments on X after its latest update. Finally, magazines discuss Kate Middleton's "fashion diplomacy" during Emmanuel Macron's state visit ...