Italian election winner Giorgia Meloni may at first glance have much in common with ultra-conservative governments in fellow EU nations Poland and Hungary, but experts say that when it comes to real-world policy any alliance could soon run into limits.. "We've never had greater need of friends sharing a vision of and a common approach to Europe," the Hungarian government said, while from Poland came praise for Meloni's "great victory".
The UK announced Tuesday that the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest would be held in either Liverpool or Glasgow, after Britain was chosen to stand in as host country due to the war in Ukraine.. Ukraine had been due to host the contest after Ukrainian folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra in May won the Eurovision crown in Turin, on a wave of support for their country following Russia's invasion.
Britain's heir to the throne, William, and his wife, Catherine, on Tuesday made their first visit to Wales since becoming the new Prince and Princess of Wales.. His wife Catherine, meanwhile, while conscious of the history associated with the role, wished to create "her own path", a royal source was quoted as saying in the days after the queen's death on September 8.
A Spanish court has ordered Colombian music superstar Shakira to stand trial in a tax fraud case at a date yet to be determined, court documents showed on Tuesday.. On September 19, a Barcelona court ordered the singer to stand trial for six tax crimes, according to a court ruling made public on Tuesday.
Russia has decided not to put forward a film to compete in the Oscars this year, as Moscow's deteriorating ties with the West over Ukraine have hit arts and culture.. "The presidium of the Film Academy of Russia has decided not to nominate a national film for the Oscars award of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2022," the Russian academy said in a statement late Monday.
It's a hobby that can turn into the real thing -- some fan-art film posters are so good that they end up in galleries or even earn the artist a chance to work with Hollywood's biggest names.. Durieux is far from the only artist to create his alternative posters -- "fan art" is a popular genre on Instagram under hashtags such as #AlternativeMoviePosters or #altposter.
Buckingham Palace on Monday revealed King Charles III's new royal cypher -- the monogram of his initials that will feature on government buildings, state documents and new post boxes.. The new cypher will be used throughout the Royal Household and by government departments.
From taking a big Kremlin catering contract to personally recruiting convicts in a prison yard to fight in Ukraine, secretive businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to have a unique role in President Vladimir Putin's Russia.. The Concord catering group he founded at one point worked for the Kremlin, earning Prigozhin the soubriquet of "Putin's chef".
The British aristocrat who organised Queen Elizabeth II's funeral was on Monday to argue that he should avoid a mandatory driving ban as he needs his car to arrange King Charles III's coronation.. But the 65-year-old duke's lawyer Natasha Dardashti said she would ask the judge not to implement the ban due to his upcoming role in organising King Charles III's coronation, expected early next year.
Prices for corgis, the dogs beloved by the late Queen Elizabeth II, have doubled to new highs since the monarch's funeral last week, the UK's largest pet marketplace said Monday.. It added: "The prices asked for by registered corgi breeders have today hit a new high, with average asking prices doubling over the past three days."
