Far-right Brothers of Italy candidate is granddaughter of fascist dictator Benito MussoliniThe granddaughter of Benito Mussolini won the highest number of votes in elections for Rome’s city council as support for Brothers of Italy, the far-right party …
Nato expels eight members of Russia’s mission for spying
Russia rejects claim officers were secretly working as intelligence officers and warns of retaliationNato has expelled eight members of Russia’s mission to the military alliance, saying that they were secretly working as intelligence officers, and halv…
Top EU official calls for crackdown on shell firms used to avoid tax
Economy commissioner says Pandora papers show move is needed to ensure Covid costs are fairly sharedThe EU must respond to the revelations in the Pandora papers with a fresh clampdown on the use of shell companies by tax avoiders to ensure the costs of…
Noma wins world’s best restaurant as Denmark claims top two spots
Chef René Redzepi, famed for foraging techniques, claims first place for Copenhagen eateryCopenhagen has confirmed its reputation as the global dining destination of the moment after its top eateries finished first and second in the 2021 World’s 50 Bes…
Facebook outage highlights global over-reliance on its services
Shutdown heavily impacts ability to communicate and do business for many of platform’s 2.8 billion usersFrom bereft Brazilians to relaxed Russians and internet-savvy Indians, Facebook’s outage highlighted the dependence much of the world has developed …
EU citizens face losing benefits if they fail to update DWP profile
People unaware they need to input code on universal credit website could drop off system, charities warnEU citizens on benefits could lose their universal credit in three weeks time unless they evidence their right to be in the UK, charity workers have…
The Guardian view on Italy’s cities: leading a centre-left renaissance? | Editorial
Mayoral elections this week saw a poor turnout, but brought more good news for progressive parties following the German electionThe surprisingly upbeat autumn for Europe’s centre-left continues. Election wins in Germany and Norway have this week been f…
France threatens to cut UK and Jersey energy supply in fishing row
French government pushing EU to take stronger stance in dispute over access to Channel watersThe EU could hit Britain and Jersey’s energy supply over the UK’s failure to provide sufficient fishing licences to French fishers, France’s EU affairs ministe…
Germany’s Greens and CDU report ‘constructive’ coalition talks
Decision not likely to be reached in coming days – with any possible coalition likely to need a third partyGermany’s Green party and conservatives have described initial rounds of exploratory coalition talks as “constructive”.The comment came after the…
Russian actor and director arrive at space station to make first film in orbit
Pair likely to beat Hollywood project announced by Tom Cruise, Nasa and Elon Musk’s SpaceXA Russian actor and director have arrived at the International Space Station in an attempt to beat the US and film the first movie in orbit.The Russian crew are l…