Olaf Köndgen is 64 years old, a German citizen and a senior European human rights expert who has lived and worked in France for several years. Last month, Köndgen learned that he is also the son of a

Austria has expelled three Russian embassy staff on suspicion of spying after determining that a “forest of antennae” on the diplomatic mission in Vienna, Europe’s espionage capital since the cold war

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Formula One is under increasing pressure to consider immediate changes and the long-term future of its new engines, with the world champion Lando Norris reiterating after the Miami Grand Prix that the

Glamorgan completed a County Championship victory over Hampshire for the first time since 1991, and their first Division One win for 21 years, with an innings-and-68-run triumph on the final day at Ut

As we mark the 81st anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe this Friday, 8 May, it’s clear that Germany will again soon be the leading European military power. Already next year its

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Huge turn out for Premier League promotion parade 6 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Kris Holland Suffolk PA Media Thousands of Ipswich fans lined the parade route Thousands of footba

The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, will meet Pope Leo on Thursday, weeks after Donald Trump’s unprecedented broadside against the pontiff. Rubio will meet the first US-born pope privately in the

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Viktor Gyökeres was at the heart of one of Arsenal’s best attacking displays of the season at the weekend, scoring twice and grabbing an assist as Mikel Arteta’s side dismantled Fulham 3-0 at the Emir

After their marriage of 25 years deteriorated and his wife expressed a desire to leave, a man in regional New South Wales bought a GPS tracking device from an auto parts retailer. He used it to monit

It’s easy to feel hopeful in spring, with blossom all around and sunny days bringing the promise of summer ahead. It feels like a fresh start, and it’s clear from your favourite things in April that y

In a groundbreaking fertility trial, a man whose testicular tissue was frozen before he underwent chemotherapy as a child to be re-transplanted 16 years later has been able to produce sperm. It is th

John Sterling, whose voice became synonymous with the New York Yankees, has died at the age of 87. Sterling, a native New Yorker, started broadcasting Yankees games on radio in 1989 and continued unt

As a pioneer of the short-form video format, Vine has been credited as one of the most influential – if short-lived – social media platforms. The app, which allowed users to record a looping six seco

Israeli attacks kill dozens within days in Lebanon despite ceasefire 42 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Samantha Granville Beirut EPA Lebanon's health ministry says 60 people have be

Dafydd Ieuan, drums, vocals Gruff was the first person I ever met who could just churn out songs – good, catchy ones. I joined his band Ffa Coffi Pawb, but by 1992 they’d split and Gruff and I were l

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Skip to main content Skip to navigation Skip to navigation View image in fullscreen Control panel and mural at the Byurakan astrophysical observatory, Armenia The Soviets presented science as a utopia

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Britain could be beset by levels of economic chaos last seen under Liz Truss if a Reform UK government were to fulfil its promise to strip renewable energy projects of subsidy contracts, according to

Calling all Kirstys! A schoolgirl from Tunbridge Wells in Kent is seeking people who share her name to help raise money for research into paediatric brain tumours like the one for which she is being t

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All parties struggle to invest local elections with meaning, because no party can alter the consequences of what is coming up to two decades of austerity. They can promise they’ll work hard for local

Angel Otero is on the brink of tears. He’s describing the feeling of being part of fellow Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny’s La Casita – a set the musician used on stage during his 31-show residency on t

Keir Starmer has acknowledged that “tensions” between Donald Trump and Europe are high as he attends a summit of the European Political Community dominated by the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran. With

Saturday Night Live returns for its final run of season 51 episodes with a press conference held by “the man, the myth, the liability” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost). He angrily “dogwalks”

Gird your loins: The Devil Wears Prada 2 has had a huge opening weekend at the box office, making $233m (£171m, A$323m) worldwide from an overwhelmingly female audience. The Devil Wears Prada 2 earne

The Pitt star Isa Briones has issued a strong message to fans who have taken to shouting references to the medical drama at her while she is on stage in a Broadway musical. Briones, who is performing

Pablo Picasso may be the artist most famously associated with the Spanish civil war, but as the rifles fired in revolutionary Catalonia, it was those on the frontlines who first captured the conflict.