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From occupied Crimea to Oxfordshire: the Kremlin links to new £600m UK theme parkFrom occupied Crimea to Oxfordshire: the Kremlin links to new £600m UK theme park
Exclusive: Puy du Fou worked with under-sanctions oligarch on plans for Crimea resort longer than disclosed, and later courted Iran and China In February 2014, thousands of “little green men” – Russian soldiers in unmarked uniforms – flooded into Crimea, seizing control of military bases and infrastructure. Their arrival marked ...
‘The language of Pokémon is universal’: why fans are still catching ‘em all after 30 years‘The language of Pokémon is universal’: why fans are still catching ‘em all after 30 years
As Pokémon Go celebrates its 10th anniversary, its devoted players explain how the game has created a vibrant intergenerational community spanning the globe Most Pokémon obsessives count rare, absurdly expensive playing cards or pristine, fully boxed game cartridges that have survived decades in the attic among their most prized possessions. ...
‘This is where democracy beats totalitarianism’: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to Russia‘This is where democracy beats totalitarianism’: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to Russia
Exclusive: At a launch site in the Ukrainian countryside, members of the elite ‘Magyar’s Birds’ brigade are turning Russia’s vast size into a weakness Sparrows were cheeping as the sun set over a field of tall yellow sunflowers when a moped-like growl suddenly disturbed the evening calm. The noise rose, ...
Trump climbs down on Iran strikes after Saudi alarm and threats from TehranTrump climbs down on Iran strikes after Saudi alarm and threats from Tehran
President claims delay is ‘subject to being able to rapidly make a deal’ as intervention by Saudi crown prince is revealed and Iran warns neighbours Donald Trump said on Saturday night that the US would hold off on any new strikes on Iran provided a deal to end the months-long ...
Spanish PM calls for urgent EU meeting after ‘selfish’ responses to Ceuta crisisSpanish PM calls for urgent EU meeting after ‘selfish’ responses to Ceuta crisis
Pedro Sánchez hits out at ‘polarising and unlawful reaction’ over mass crossing into Spanish enclave in north Africa Europe live – latest updates Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called for an urgent meeting of EU interior ministers after what he called some member states’ “selfish, polarising and unlawful reaction” ...
EU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challengesEU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challenges
Labour veteran is said to relish role that requires careful negotiation of Trump and impending G20 leadership Extraordinarily, given the importance of geopolitics, the office of foreign secretary has sometimes appeared a consolation prize in British politics, perhaps reflecting the transfer of responsibility to Downing Street or the Cabinet Office. ...
The US war on Iran is spinning out of control | Mohamad BazziThe US war on Iran is spinning out of control | Mohamad Bazzi
Trump’s conflict keeps escalating, with Saudi Arabia joining airstrikes in Iraq and reportedly planning an attack on the Houthis. A recession could follow The US war against Iran is spiraling out of control. Over the past week, the conflict has expanded across the Middle East, with attacks and counterattacks in ...
‘I felt sick that he was near my mum’: a top amputation surgeon had his own legs removed due to a fetish. Were his patients safe?‘I felt sick that he was near my mum’: a top amputation surgeon had his own legs removed due to a fetish. Were his patients safe?
Neil Hopper was celebrated for continuing to do his job despite the loss of his lower limbs. But what the people he was treating didn’t know was that his injuries were self-inflicted. Now they and their families are asking questions Warning: this story contains graphic descriptions of bodily mutilation that ...
‘A symbol of resistance’: the fight to save treehouse built on no man’s land next to Berlin Wall‘A symbol of resistance’: the fight to save treehouse built on no man’s land next to Berlin Wall
Supporters fear structure could be torn down as safety hazard and want it to become memorial to postwar foreign labourers in honour of its Turkish creator Sometimes the currents of history converge in a single spot. In Berlin, one of the most intriguing of those places is a small traffic ...