“A Summer in the Red Scarf” tells the love story between two teen boys at a Soviet pioneer camp. Despite its success, the book’s authors were forced to flee Russia amid a crackdown on LGBTQ propaganda.
Pyongyang on Monday warned the UK, Canada, Germany, France, New Zealand and Australia to immediately stop their ‘blatant military intervention’ under the pretext of monitoring UN sanctions violations.
A chatbot designed to simulate a recently dead person whom you are grieving may seem like a helpful way to mourn, but new research shows that so-called deadbots can have devastating effects.
The Bundesliga champions played their record 49th unbeaten match against Roma, and are two games away from going through German season undefeated.
As more of us turn to social media for information on mental illness, a psychotherapist and a doctor explain why it’s a bad idea to use it to self-diagnose mental health issues.
The Nokia 3210, one of the bestselling mobile phones of all time, is being relaunched in a 4G version to mark the handset’s 25th anniversary – and yes, it still has the iconic Snake game.
Further attacks on politicians in Germany have rattled the country and prompted renewed outrage from leaders, after Berlin’s former mayor was assaulted in a library.
Most salt is industrially processed but in Bali, it is won from the sea by farmers who harvest it by hand. The tradition has been handed down for generations, but it is now a dying art.
In the US, for example, around 3,500 antisemitism incidents were counted between January and September 2023, followed by almost 4,000 in the last three months of the year after the Hamas attack on Israel.
There has been “significant progress” in negotiations to reach the deal, according to a report by an Egyptian TV channel.
Since December 2019, Rowling has hit the headlines for her views on transgender issues and been criticised by fans of her novels and the world she created.
Pet Shop Boys have just released their 15th studio album Nonetheless. Singer Neil Tennant says their 40 years in pop have enhanced their songwriting skills, and the duo are ‘at their peak’.
A drubbing in mayoral and council elections on May 2 could persuade Sunak that an earlier polling day is a better solution.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp apologises to club’s fans after first Merseyside derby defeat at Goodison Park leaves side needing ‘crisis’ to affect Arsenal and Manchester City.
Faced with the threat of fines, the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform has provided an assessment report on the app’s rewards-for-views scheme.
The Jamaican sprint legend and the England midfielder met at the awards night in Madrid, and says he ‘would love to have competed with Mbappe in my prime’
As Muslim cat owners in Malaysia travel to their hometowns for Eid al-Fitr festivities, some leave their animals in special hotels.
As the Gaza war drags into its seventh month, conflict on Sunday was focused on Lebanon and the West Bank, but Israeli officials said further fighting in Gaza has been authorised.
The Russian president ‘frightens people, he keeps them in fear’, said Yulia Navalnaya, widow of the dissident who died in a Siberian prison camp in February, in an interview.
Cases like this increase the risk of more dangerous coronavirus variants emerging, researchers say.
The Protestant Heiliggeistkirche in the old centre of Heidelberg, a medieval university town in southwest Germany, saw its 423 seats quickly booked up for the initial service on May 12.
China, which last held its Grand Prix in 2019, is key to the sport’s global presence as it is the world’s largest automotive market and second-largest economy, he says.
The black hole, named Gaia BH3, has about 33 times the mass of our sun, and is the most massive stellar black hole known to date in our galaxy
State media said Iran fired long-range missiles able to cover close to 2,000km – almost double the capacity needed to reach Israel, as well as Shahed drones.
Kyiv said the feared operation would make Ukraine appear responsible for whatever took place at the nuclear site in southern Ukraine, which has been occupied by Russian troops since 2022.
Fatou was born in the wild and has lived at the Berlin Zoo since 1959.
Reason for evacuation was the almost daily shelling of towns in the region by Russia. Regional governor promised that all those affected would receive humanitarian and legal aid.
Venice is commemorating famous traveller and merchant Marco Polo, 700 years after his death. An exhibition in the Doge’s Palace has 300 artefacts, including books, maps and manuscripts.
Xabi Alonso’s team, which can win the title this weekend, are exempted from German club ownership rules, producing a ‘performance gap’.
Positive emotions are key to happiness, a life coach says. Reflect on what made you feel loved or proud today, she suggests; live a purposeful life; do things for others; achieve your goals.
