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European and Asian countries should form a “positive new alliance” based on shared principles, security, defence and trade, away from the battling superpowers of the US and China, Emmanuel Macron has said. Addressing the Shangri-la security dialogue in Singapore on Friday, the French president said the division between the US and China was the biggest […]

Who did you look up to when you were starting out?I had an obsession with BBC comedy, mainly sitcoms and Monty Python. The Goodies was a big one for me. It was all sketch, absurdity, silliness. I didn’t get into standup until my university days because I just didn’t think it was a vocation, especially […]

What’s at stake – analysis Jakub Krupa I caught up with Ben Stanley, an associate professor at SWPS University in Warsaw, to talk about what’s at stake in this Sunday’s election. Here are the three key takeaways from what he told me: Poland polls chart ‘Something is changing’: Poland’s voters on the critical issues in […]

Trump gets tariff reprieve ahead of Musk Oval Office press conference later today Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next couple of hours or so. Let’s start with the news that the Trump administration is racing […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 12th over: England 57-0 (Beaumont 21, Jones 31) Double change for West INdies as Jahzara Claxton is summoned into the attack. She starts with a decent yorker that Jones does well to keep out. The openers trade quick singles and then […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Sabalenka did a short interview. “I’m super happy with the win, Olga is a fighter and I knew it was going to be a fight. I really enjoyed playing against her, she played like a top 10 player and I’m sure […]

Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault. During a brief hearing at Southwark crown court in London on Friday, the comedian and actor formally denied the five sexual offence charges for the first time. The 49-year-old appeared at Westminster magistrates court earlier this month where he heard details of […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Inter have enjoyed some serious highs of their own en route to the final. The whole semi-final tie versus Barcelona was insane but the second leg was particularly brilliant. Goals, goals, goals. Share The road to Munich: and was this the […]

However edgy and angular Mary Halvorson’s music gets, powerful melodies and inviting harmonies always drift below even the stormiest surface, giving the much-lauded New York composer and guitarist an appeal way beyond the avant garde. About Ghosts features an expanded version of her Amaryllis ensemble, which made one of 2024’s standout jazz albums, Cloudward. The […]

Magnus Carlsen arrived in vintage form at the start of the Norway Chess tournament. The encounter began inconclusively with the six stars – in ranking order Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Arjun Erigaisi, Gujesh Dommaraju and Wei Yi – all launching a win or two. Gukesh, who celebrated his 19th birthday on Wednesday, won in […]