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‘Betraying our future’: Georgia’s parliament passes ‘Russian law’ bill sparking public fury
Moscow uses similar legislation to crack down on independent news media, nonprofits and activists critical of the Kremlin, opposition says.
- by Sophiko Megrelidze
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King Charles’ first portrait since coronation reveals ‘deep humanity’
The portrait by artist Jonathan Yeo depicts Charles against a background of vivid red hues, wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards military unit, with a butterfly just above his shoulder.
China’s ambassador summoned by UK after men charged with ‘spying for Hong Kong’
The three men appeared in court on Monday charged with assisting Hong Kong’s intelligence service and foreign interference.
- by Rob Harris
Live stream connecting Dublin and New York overhauled after lewd acts
An art installation will undergo changes after Dubliners flashed their backsides and showed images of the September 11 attacks up to the camera.
- by Rob Harris
Mona Lisa, where are you? In Lecco, as it turns out
A mash-up of geology and art history has allowed a geologist to pinpoint the likely setting for one of the world’s most famous paintings.
- by Ali Watkins
Vladimir Putin removes defence minister in major shake-up of Kremlin security team
Longtime defence minister Sergei Shoigu is being replaced but - in a way calibrated not to suggest seismic changes amid Russia’s protracted war in Ukraine.
- by Mary Ilyushina
Elderly protesters chip Magna Carta case at British Library
The two women, aged 82 and 85, attempted to smash the reinforced case holding an original text of the Magna Carta in the British Library in London.
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UK politics
One more time, with feeling: The reinvention of David Cameron
The former British prime minister’s shock return to politics was cynically received by the public. Now he’s got less than a year to rewrite his legacy.
- by Rob Harris
World of photos, May 11, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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Courts
‘Eunuch maker’ who broadcast mutilations of men jailed for life
A Norwegian national made more than $500,000 from the website’s 22,841 members who paid to watch videos of his “barbaric” underworld surgeries.
- by Max Stephens
