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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Foreign Office postpones Ukraine peace talks after Marco Rubio pulls out Dan Sabbagh Dan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence editor. The UK Foreign Office has confirmed that ministerial Ukraine peace talks with US and European counterparts due to be held today […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature The coffin has now entered St Peter’s Basilica. Members of the clergy walk in a procession inside St Peter’s basilica with incense as the Pope’s coffin is transported from the chapel of Santa Marta to St Peter’s Basilica, following the Pope’s […]

London to host US and European negotiators for ceasefire talks Dan Sabbagh and Luke Harding report from Kyiv David Lammy, the British foreign secretary, will host US and European negotiators for fresh talks about Ukraine on Wednesday amid speculation that Russia has told Washington it might be willing to drop its claim to parts of […]

I, Jack Wright 9pm, U&AlibiA great cast – including John Simm, Gemma Jones, Rakhee Thakrar and Niamh Cusack – for this rompy thriller about a wealthy patriarch who died by suicide … or did he? Businessman Jack Wright married three times and has a brood of grownup kids, so there is a lot of squabbling […]

From the Muppet Show to Kafka, Yiddish theatre to Vivaldi, pop music to Wagner – Barrie Kosky’s enthusiasms ricochet at a speed that leaves you dizzy as well as, in their rampant variety, a touch envious. This 58-year-old Australian theatre and opera director sees all art, all life, as one. His love of clowns, cabaret […]

Dozens of miniature horses and their human running mates have taken part in the Great Northern Gallop, an adventure race through dense forests and across rugged beaches in New Zealand’s Far North. Participants run or walk 100km over four days for the event, which raises money for the welfare of miniature horses Source link

On paper it does not sound like something that would spark nationwide interest. Last week the UK supreme court gave its judgment on a case brought by a women’s group against the Scottish government over the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018. But its judgment – that the word “woman” in equality law […]

Ukraine’s foreign ministry has summoned Beijing’s ambassador as Volodymyr Zelenskyy said citizens of China were working at a drone production site in Russia, possibly using “stolen” Chinese technology. The Ukrainian president said on Tuesday: “I asked the Security Service of Ukraine to transfer information of a broader nature to the Chinese side regarding Chinese citizens […]

Images of child sexual abuse created by artificial intelligence are becoming “significantly more realistic”, according to an online safety watchdog. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said advances in AI are being reflected in illegal content created and consumed by paedophiles, saying: “In 2024, the quality of AI-generated videos improved exponentially, and all types of AI […]

Police officers in England and Wales who fail background checks will be automatically sacked under rules coming into force to improve confidence in policing. Measures will be introduced to parliament on Wednesday that will make it a legal requirement for serving officers to pass vetting procedures. It will also mean police chiefs will be able […]