Venezi Apr 27, 2026 Venice Opera Cuts Ties With the Conductor Beatrice Venezi Beatrice Venezi’s appointment as music director drew scorn from orchestra members who said she was unqualified. She fought back in several interviews. Venice Opera Cuts Ties With the Conductor Beatrice Venezi Beatrice Venezi’s appointment as music director drew scorn from orchestra members who said she was unqualified. She fought back in several interviews. See more
US politics Apr 28, 2026 ‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship Severing ties with the US can take more than a year and cost thousands of dollars. But Paul, Ella, Margot and thousands of others feel they have no choiceWhe... ‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship Severing ties with the US can take more than a year and cost thousands of dollars. But Paul, Ella, Margot and thousands of others feel they have no choiceWhe... Share
Art and design Apr 28, 2026 ‘The doorbell went at 5am. Six masked men were outside’: Belarus Free Theatre bring totalitarian terror to the Venice Biennale They’ve been imprisoned, tortured and spied upon. Now dissidents from Europe’s last dictatorship are bringing the sights, sounds, smells and even tastes of b... ‘The doorbell went at 5am. Six masked men were outside’: Belarus Free Theatre bring totalitarian terror to the Venice Biennale They’ve been imprisoned, tortured and spied upon. Now dissidents from Europe’s last dictatorship are bringing the sights, sounds, smells and even tastes of b... Share
Economics Apr 28, 2026 Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules buffer should be ‘significantly larger’, say peers Lord committee says chancellor and recent predecessors have allowed themselves too little room for manoeuvreBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves shoul... Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules buffer should be ‘significantly larger’, say peers Lord committee says chancellor and recent predecessors have allowed themselves too little room for manoeuvreBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves shoul... Share
Buildings at risk Apr 28, 2026 Victorian Society publishes list of most endangered buildings in England and Wales Tees Transporter Bridge and a former working men’s club in Barrow-in-Furness among sites at risk of decay or neglectTeesside’s Transporter Bridge, a disinfec... Victorian Society publishes list of most endangered buildings in England and Wales Tees Transporter Bridge and a former working men’s club in Barrow-in-Furness among sites at risk of decay or neglectTeesside’s Transporter Bridge, a disinfec... Share
Global development Apr 28, 2026 Sudan paramilitary leaders acquired £17.7m property portfolio in Dubai, investigation reveals The RSF leadership, accused of committing genocide, used UAE as a ‘safe haven’ for family members and their wealth, records showA network linked to the leade... Sudan paramilitary leaders acquired £17.7m property portfolio in Dubai, investigation reveals The RSF leadership, accused of committing genocide, used UAE as a ‘safe haven’ for family members and their wealth, records showA network linked to the leade... Share
Judaism Apr 28, 2026 Israel’s direction poses ‘existential threat’ to Judaism, UK’s leading progressive rabbis warn Rabbis Charley Baginsky and Josh Levy say criticising Israeli government is not disloyalty but a Jewish obligationThe UK’s most senior progressive rabbis hav... Israel’s direction poses ‘existential threat’ to Judaism, UK’s leading progressive rabbis warn Rabbis Charley Baginsky and Josh Levy say criticising Israeli government is not disloyalty but a Jewish obligationThe UK’s most senior progressive rabbis hav... Share
Iran Apr 28, 2026 In Iran, Cheetah Sightings Offer Rare Spots of Hope Amid War Conservationists say they have recorded several new adult and cub Asiatic cheetahs, a critically endangered subspecies found only in Iran. In Iran, Cheetah Sightings Offer Rare Spots of Hope Amid War Conservationists say they have recorded several new adult and cub Asiatic cheetahs, a critically endangered subspecies found only in Iran. Share
South Korea Apr 28, 2026 How South Korea Uses A.I. to Check on Its Elderly In the world’s fastest aging society, artificial intelligence is being used to make care calls to older adults who live alone and to fight dementia. How South Korea Uses A.I. to Check on Its Elderly In the world’s fastest aging society, artificial intelligence is being used to make care calls to older adults who live alone and to fight dementia. Share
Japan Apr 28, 2026 Humanoid robots to become baggage handlers in Japan airport experiment Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortagesJapan’s famou... Humanoid robots to become baggage handlers in Japan airport experiment Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortagesJapan’s famou... Share
Hong Kong apartment fires Apr 27, 2026 Ashes and memories: one family’s return to the site of Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades Yip Shun-Ting Carbon returns for the first time to his apartment to salvage belongings after last year’s fire that killed 168 people, including his motherThe... Ashes and memories: one family’s return to the site of Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades Yip Shun-Ting Carbon returns for the first time to his apartment to salvage belongings after last year’s fire that killed 168 people, including his motherThe... Share
Anthony Albanese Apr 27, 2026 Google, Meta and TikTok face new levy to pay for Australian news as Albanese reveals media plan Government’s draft news bargaining incentive scheme includes 2.25% levy on local revenues of digital giantsAnthony Albanese has urged Google, Meta and TikTok... Google, Meta and TikTok face new levy to pay for Australian news as Albanese reveals media plan Government’s draft news bargaining incentive scheme includes 2.25% levy on local revenues of digital giantsAnthony Albanese has urged Google, Meta and TikTok... Share
United States Politics and Government Apr 27, 2026 British Embassy Hosts Royal Couple, and a Few Hundred More, at Garden Party King Charles III and Queen Camilla gathered with Washington’s famous and not so famous for an off-the-record evening. British Embassy Hosts Royal Couple, and a Few Hundred More, at Garden Party King Charles III and Queen Camilla gathered with Washington’s famous and not so famous for an off-the-record evening. Share
