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By Tokunbo Salako with AP Published on 22/05/2026 – 9:05 GMT+2 While dinosaurs ruled the land, giant reptiles dominated the world beneath at sea. These were the monsters of the deep and the subjects of a new exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum. “Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep” explores a time nearly 200 million years ago when enormous predators would be on the hunt deep underwater. Among the stars of the show is a plesiosaur, a long-necked marine reptile that could grow up to 12 metres long. “So the plesiosaur has a long neck and a small head at the front, and…
Promoted by sections of the right as the symbol of a new generation ready to challenge Italy’s progressive cultural establishment, Venezi instead became a lightning rod in a broader debate over whether the government’s cultural agenda relied too heavily on political symbolism. Andrea Martella, the center-left candidate for mayor and currently an MP for the Democratic Party, argued the controversies surrounding both La Fenice and the Biennale had damaged the city’s standing. “With both, there was a short circuit between Rome and Venice which ended up humiliating the institutions,” Martella said. “In a city like Venice, this carries enormous weight,…
Published on 22/05/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 Qatar is preparing to take on one of the toughest and most prestigious races in motorsport history. Team Qatar has officially unveiled its race car and driver lineup ahead of next month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, a landmark moment that will see Qatar represented at the iconic endurance race for the very first time. The team will compete in the LMGT3 category with a Mercedes-AMG car through a partnership between the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) and Italian racing team Iron Lynx. The car will carry race number 62 on…
It’s been seven years since a Star Wars film last hit the big screen, and the years have not been kind to 2019’s naff sequel trilogy closer Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. While the prospect of heading to the multiplex for a brand-new adventure in a galaxy far, far away should have been a source of excitement and provoked nerdgasms aplenty, a sense of trepidation had become warranted. Since 2019, the Star Wars overlords have banked on the small screen to revive its live-action fortunes, starting with The Mandalorian. Results have been mixed. Andor was excellent, but the other…
As Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and former health secretary Wes Streeting jostle for influence in the Labour party, host Sascha O’Sullivan looks at what it takes to turn around a party’s fortunes mid-term. Former John Major aide Daniel Finkelstein explains how the Conservative Prime Minister managed to win the 1992 elections against the odds and differentiate himself from his predecessor, Margaret Thatcher. Theo Bertram, former Tony Blair and Gordon Brown advisor turned think tank boss, talks Sascha through Brown’s fateful decision not to call a snap election after taking over from Blair, and the challenge he faced in gripping…
By Tomasz Lezon with Reuters, PAP Published on 22/05/2026 – 7:35 GMT+2•Updated 7:36 US President Donald Trump has announced he will send an additional 5,000 American troops to Poland. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Based on the successful Election of the now President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who I was proud to Endorse, and our relationship with him, I am pleased to announce that the United States will be sending an additional 5,000 Troops to Poland.” The announcement came just two days after US Vice President J.D. Vance told reporters that the planned deployment of American forces to the Eastern…
US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday again raised the spectre of US military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island’s former leader, Raúl Castro. Trump said previous US presidents have considered intervening in Cuba for decades but that “it looks like I’ll be the one that does it.” “Other presidents have looked at this for 50, 60 years, doing something,” Trump told reporters when asked about Cuba in the Oval Office. “And, it looks like I’ll be the one…
The share of income going to the richest 0.1% varies widely across Europe. In some countries, it is above 6%, while the European average is 4.5%. Experts say tax systems and wage inequality are key factors behind these differences. So which countries give the largest share of income to this group — roughly one in every 1,000 people? Data from the World Inequality Database shows the income share of this ultra-rich group ranges from 1.6% in the Netherlands to 10.2% in Georgia across 35 countries, including EU members, candidates, EFTA members, and the UK. The figures reflect 2024 or the…
Buckethead and Binface are features of British elections, part of a long tradition of comedy characters who try to get a seat in parliament or, at the very least, embarrass mainstream candidates. Other famous, if ludicrous, candidates from over the years include Screaming Lord Sutch, Mr Fishfinger and Boris Johnson. Nigel Farage, who failed to get elected seven times before finally making it to parliament, once lost to independent candidate John Stevens, a former MEP who was joined on the campaign trail by someone dressed as a dolphin. Asked to comment, the dolphin told Declassified, “click, click, click, click, click.”…
Published on 22/05/2026 – 6:11 GMT+2•Updated 6:15 The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas said on Thursday that the modernisation of its commercial agreement with Mexico will eliminate trade barriers as the world’s economies lean towards protectionism. Mexico and the EU will sign the update to the agreement on Friday. The signing takes place as the Mexican government negotiates the revisions to the USMCA free trade agreement with its largest trade partner the United States as well as Canada. “This agreement will remove the remaining barriers to trade and investment, and these include strategic sectors such as…