These philosophers are less arcane—and more relevant—than some readers might think. This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign …
Timothy Spall's "eccentric" period drama Virginia Woolf's Night and Day is now available to watch in the UK and Ireland. After premiering at the South by Southwest festival (SXSW)…
Morzine's town centre was unusually quiet. Cafes and restaurants that usually spill on to the streets of the Alpine resort town were shut, their doors closed in the lull between s…
Eva Maria Michelmann vanished in Syria in January as government forces advanced on Kurdish fighters in the northeast. The German government last week said it was working to get he…
The music notebook, found in the archives, dates from the composer's final stay in Paris, in 1778. The seven short pieces for flute and harp it contains will be broadcast for the …
The capacity of Goyang Stadium in South Korea is more than 41,000, and on a cold, rainy evening on April 9, K-pop group BTS kicked off their Arirang world tour there – their first…
The MOU may pause the war, but it leaves Israel exposed while giving Iran relief before real verification.
At the Dubai International Financial Centre, atmosphere counts almost as much as the meal itself. It's a fact Zea seems keenly aware of. Since opening in early 2026, the restauran…
The highly public exchange is an indication that their earlier close ties have frayed since Trump's decision to go to war with Iran.
The violence is the worst since the sealing of a US-Iran deal to halt the wider Middle East war, which was supposed to also pause fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
National Defense Minister Yaşar Güler has said that the upcoming NATO leaders' summit in Ankara will mark "an important turning point" in shaping the alliance's future strategic d…
In 2025, for the first time, more bookshops closed in France than opened. These businesses, which receive less public support than broadcasting, cinema, the press or the music ind…