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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens to the public in Los Angeles, where director George Lucas greets the first visitors. The video shows fans posing with an R2-D2 droid before exploring the ‘Star Wars in Motion’ display. Inside, they view Stormtrooper and Luke Skywalker memorabilia, discover other narrative artworks and browse the museum shop. The display features props, costumes, vehicles and designs from the first six ‘Star Wars’ films. The museum also presents work by artists including Norman Rockwell, Jack Kirby and Banksy, underlining its wider focus on visual storytelling. Several visitors describe the opening as a long-awaited meeting…
Refugee charities condemn the use of such bases as “inhumane,” while the right has seized on them as a poison forced on undeserving countryside communities. Though unlikely, ministers could still back away from Piddington, given that the village’s referendum vote fell within the consultation period during which the government must consider local objections to the proposals. But Labour MPs in the North of England, whose constituencies have long been used for asylum accommodation, are urging the government to “hold firm.” “Yes, it could be a flashpoint. But then, so have asylum hotels been,” one of them, granted anonymity to speak…
Published on 23/09/2026 – 17:08 GMT+2•Updated 21:13 For photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, the idea of living together is at the heart of his latest portrait project, Vivre Ensemble, now on display in Lyon. The exhibition brings together hundreds of portraits exploring the people and stories that make up contemporary France. Arthus-Bertrand began the project with demographer Hervé Le Bras, aiming to document different professions, social classes and family structures in a country he says is changing rapidly. The photographer says he has photographed around 40,000 people as part of the project, including nearly 1,500 people in Lyon, where a studio photographed…
Around 70 alpacas leave their summer pasture in the Bernese Alps and make their way down to Switzerland’s Kiental valley. The video shows the herd being counted, called together and guided across bridges and along a narrow mountain road. They pass cows and a postal bus before reaching the valley, where they are loaded into livestock lorries bound for their winter farm near Aeschi. The Luginbuhl family has bred llamas in Switzerland for 30 years and began raising alpacas in 2000. The herd is kept mainly for breeding and wool, while some are selected for meat. The breeder says the…
Polish fighter jets were scrambled on Wednesday morning after a Russian Mi-8 military helicopter entered Polish airspace near Braniewo in the Warmian-Masurian region. According to the Operational Command of the Armed Forces, the aircraft approached from Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast at 11:08 local time. The helicopter remained in Polish airspace for around 42 seconds, entering Poland by approximately 300 metres. The Russian aircraft’s flight was continuously tracked by Polish radar systems. Polish fighter jets scrambled The armed forces reacted immediately to the violation of Polish airspace. Fighter jets were scrambled and ground units remained on standby. The Operational Command of the…
“A Europe that excludes Turkey from its security architecture cannot possibly be stronger or safer,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, seeking a more central role for his country in European security as trans-Atlantic relations remain strained under the Trump administration. “As an integral part of Europe, our country plays a significant role in ensuring the welfare and security of the European continent,” he said, referencing the NATO summit Ankara hosted in July as a “concrete manifestation” of Turkey’s commitment. “We are shaping our future with the European Union precisely through…
US President Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen signed a deal on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, putting an end to the political battle for control of Greenland. The new agreement reaffirms Washington’s right of access to Greenland but crucially does not grant it ownership. It also sets out plans for the US to reopen two more bases – at Narsarsuaq, a former Cold War-era installation in southern Greenland, and Mestersvig on the east coast. The agreement comes after a sustained campaign by the White House…
A café in Lima is serving espresso, latte and cappuccino topped with portraits of Pope Leo XIV ahead of his November visit. The video shows barista Ariana Mallma drawing the pontiff’s face in chocolate and displaying the finished designs. Owner Carlos Risco says the team tested several sketches before settling on a clear image, while Mallma compares the process to painting on canvas. She says the technique requires patience to avoid smudging the foam. The pope will travel to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6 to 17 November, visiting Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco and Pucallpa.
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham promised when he took office in July that he would lay out his vision for the next decade later this year In the report, Blair writes: “We should be clear that we want back into a formal relationship with the EU. But it must be a Europe on a credible path to reform, a Europe of nation states, a Europe capable of being a genuine global power.” Failing this, the U.K. should cooperate with Europe where interests align, but show that “it can and is prepared to remain independent,” Blair added. The Tony Blair…