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Published on 8 November 2026 – 9:01 GMT+1 Oslo is lighting up with messages of peace as the Norwegian capital hosts the fifth edition of Fjord Oslo, an international festival of outdoor light art. Taking place across the city, the festival brings together artists from different countries, with installations illuminating buildings, public spaces and the Nobel Peace Center. This year’s edition explores what peace means through art and shared experiences. It is part of IMAGINE PEACE, a European Union-funded cultural project. The festival explores peace on a wider scale, looking at themes such as war, resilience, freedom and coexistence. Organiser…
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has also asked allies to dig deep for more money. “With winter coming, and with Russia’s aggression unrelenting, allies need to do more, especially in support of air defense,” he said during a recent visit to Tallinn. The missing cash underscores the growing difficulties faced by allied governments in continuing to finance Ukraine. The U.S., once the main giver, has stopped almost all new aid since Donald Trump returned to the White House. That has left European countries as Ukraine’s key supporters. But many capitals face growing fiscal strains while countries such as Germany, the Netherlands…
Published on 8 November 2026 – 11:01 GMT+1 At least 21 people have died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Senegal, authorities announced. In a statement on Sunday, the Senegalese interior ministry said the pirogue came into difficulty off Kébémer in the northwest of the country. Search and rescue operations are underway, and one survivor has been found so far, the ministry said. “On behalf of the president of the Republic and the government, the minister for the interior and public security pays tribute to the memory of the victims and offers his sincere condolences to the…
The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) awards returned for the 26th edition this year, showcasing the crème de la crème of luxury watchmaking at a glittering ceremony on 7 November. The top honour, known as the ‘Aiguille d’Or’ Grand Prix, was open to any watch across all categories. Last year, it was won by Breguet’s Classique Souscription 2025 – a watch which only has one hand. This year, it was awarded to an independent Swiss-Kosovan watchmaker making waves in horology. “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix best-in-show award The most distinguished award at the GPHG, the Aiguille d’Or, went to Geneva-based…
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Published on 8 November 2026 – 9:51 GMT+1 Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of Israel’s centrist Yashar party, is to be tasked with forming a new government after legislative elections last month produced no clear winner. “President Isaac Herzog has decided to task Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the ‘Yashar’ party, with forming a government,” a statement from the president’s office released on Saturday evening said. The decision came after Herzog held talks with political figures over the last few days, including Eisenkot and main rival Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Following the consultations, factions totalling 67 members of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament)…
Published on 8 November 2026 – 8:04 GMT+1•Updated 8:12 US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had offered Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss Dana White the position of White House press secretary. “I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social account, adding that White would be a press secretary “like none other.” “Dana, please take the job!” Trump said. Speaking to reporters in London on Saturday evening, White did not…
A question many of us have posed in our minds is: where would you go if you had a time machine? Would you crank the dial backwards like Marty McFly and risk sabotaging your own future? Before you start packing, a physicist has some news that may ruin a few Marvel movies: you may only be able to go one way, and it isn’t backwards. Hongsheng Zhang, a researcher at the University of Jinan in China, has shown that in a broad class of theoretical universes, travelling into your own past is impossible. The whole argument rests on one fact.…
A kiss on the cheek, turning up early or leaving food on your plate… little gestures can mean very different things across Europe. Now, new research has revealed the etiquette rules travellers should know before heading to Europe, from greeting strangers to getting dinner right. Preply, an online language learning and tutoring marketplace, looked at public data sources and surveyed 1,600 people living in 27 countries about European etiquette, and the results challenged some assumptions we’ve all probably been guilty of making. While it might seem like etiquette isn’t a huge deal, it’s actually an important thing to consider when…
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