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Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran not to “play” the US as he headed overseas for negotiations aimed at ending the war. President Donald Trump has tasked the member of his inner circle who has seemed to be the most reluctant defender of the 6-week-old conflict with Iran to now find a resolution and stave off the US president’s astonishing threat to wipe out its “whole civilisation.” Vance, who has long been sceptical of foreign military interventions and outspoken about the prospect of sending troops into open-ended conflicts, set off Friday to lead mediated talks with Iran in…
However, the next round of talks hosted by the U.K. will be at a more junior level than the first round on Apr. 2. While foreign ministers attended that first set of talks, the next will involve officials at the level of political director. The official quoted above declined to say which day the talks would take place, but said they would follow multinational working groups in which practical solutions will be drawn up. Britain expects the talks to explore economic and political measures, such as sanctions and working with the International Maritime Organization to free ships trapped in the…
The exhibition, part of Milano Design Week 2026,invites visitors to walk across a 90 m² Risk board and explore around 60 different games spanning multiple eras, from ancient pastimes to modern best‑sellers. The project places play at the heart of design, inviting guests to handle objects and participate in games rather than simply observe them. Running until 10 May 2026, the exhibition includes about 30 historical games such as Go, the Royal Game of Ur, chess, backgammon and playing‑card traditions, alongside modern titles like Monopoly and Connect 4. The curators draw on the “Atlante dei Giochi” to present games as…
A €100 ticket could land you a Picasso. That is the premise behind a new charity raffle in Paris, where organisers are once again turning one of the world’s most recognisable artists into a prize for the public rather than a private collector. Set to take place at Christie’s in Paris, the draw offers participants the chance to win a work by Pablo Picasso for the price of a single ticket. The initiative, titled “1 Picasso for 100 euros,” is designed to raise funds for Alzheimer’s research, with organisers aiming to sell up to 120,000 tickets. If all are purchased,…
For years, France’s entrepreneurial elite have been deeply suspicious of a populist party that has flipflopped on key economic policies such as membership of the eurozone. In 2017, Arnault backed French President Emmanuel Macron against Le Pen, and had until this week refused to meet National Rally leaders. But with Le Pen and National Rally President Jordan Bardella topping the polls ahead of next year’s presidential election, business leaders have been seeking to build bridges with far-right leaders to gain influence over a party whose economic vision often clashes with their interests. Pouyanné had in January called for business leaders…
Hungary’s parliamentary election, taking place this coming Sunday, is shaping up to be the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during his 16 years in charge of government. Polling agencies continue to show significantly different outcomes, with overall trends over time favouring the opposition Tisza Party. A survey by Medián has support for Tisza, led by former Fidesz Party member and MEP Péter Magyar, at 58%. The same poll showed support for Fidesz to be at 33%, a much wider gap between the two compared to earlier polls by the same agency. Other pollsters including Publicus Institute, Závecz Research,…
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The blame for the fact that wars continue to be waged cannot be laid at the door of the United Nations, the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Annalena Baerbock, told Euronews. Instead, the finger should be pointed at member states, she argued. “If a member state starts a war of aggression, then it’s not the UN [that is] failing, or the Charter [that] is not being clear enough that this [war] is not allowed, but it’s the member state, who is in full awareness of breaching the Charter in pressing forward with this war,” Baerbock said on…
Nearly three years after his release from Iran, former hostage Benjamin Brière said his return to France marked the beginning of another ordeal. The former detainee, who was imprisoned by Tehran for 1,079 days before being freed in 2023, said the French state offers little support to former hostages trying to rebuild their lives. Sentenced in 2022 to eight years and eight months in prison on charges of espionage and propaganda against the Iranian regime, the Lyon native said his release was almost as traumatic as his arrest. According to an interview of Brière with French media Le Journal du…
By Doloresz Katanich with AFP Published on 10/04/2026 – 14:52 GMT+2•Updated 15:03 French energy giant TotalEnergies said Friday that it had shut down a major refinery on the eastern Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia after it was damaged during the Iran war. The move follows earlier or ongoing shutdowns of production in Qatar, Iraq and offshore UAE fields, representing about 15% of the company’s total output. The decision to close the refinery comes after the Saudi energy ministry said on Thursday that there had been “multiple attacks” on its oil and gas sites, including the SATORP refinery, a joint venture owned by TotalEnergies…