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(Stockholm, 11 March 2024) States in Europe almost doubled their imports of major arms (+94 per cent) between 2014–18 and 2019–23. Far larger volumes of arms flowed to Asia and Oceania and the Middle East in 2019–23, where nine of the 10 largest arms importers are. The United States increased its arms exports by 17 […]
By Gordon Corera, security correspondent, & Thomas Mackintosh BBC News 1 hour ago Image source, Ministry of Defence Image caption, The Royal Navy frigate downed two drones launched by the Houthis in the latest incident in the Red Sea US, British and French forces say they repelled a series of Iranian-backed Houthi attacks off the […]
Pierre Bretagne woke at 4am to feed the cows on his organic farm near the coastal town of Pornic in western France, then did something he had never dared to before. He made a cardboard protest banner about the nightmare of French bureaucracy and went to cheer on a go-slow convoy of tractors warning that […]
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About 300 Indian citizens heading to Nicaragua were sequestered in a French airport for a third day Saturday after a dramatic police operation prompted by a tip that those aboard might be victims of human trafficking, authorities said. Those aboard included children and families. The youngest passenger is a toddler of 21 months, and among the […]
A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly €2 million at a French auction on Sunday, the auction house said. The hat went for €1.932 million (US$2.1 million) – breaking the previous record for a Napoleonic hat, held by the same auction house, of €1.884 million […]
Detailed. Delicate. Colorful. Laurentine Périlhou’s three-dimensional flowers look more like embroidery than macramé, the traditional knotting technique long associated with 1970s wall art and plant hangers. “People never imagined we could do this kind of thing with knots,” Ms. Périlhou, 38, said as she turned over the arched petal of a knotted white and gold […]
Mr. Glimcher noted that Pace has represented the Rothko estate since the late 1970s. “He’s the ultimate validator of abstract art,” Mr. Glimcher said of Rothko’s enduring popularity. “As humans, we are wired for abstraction.” Fans of sculpture, both abstract and not, can make their way to the booth of Lévy Gorvy Dayan. “Sculpture is […]
In a move that is sure to shake up the cognac industry, Uncle Nearest, the most-awarded Bourbon and American Whiskey company of 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, has acquired Domaine Saint Martin, a 100-acre estate in Cognac, France, with 50 acres of vineyards dedicated to the Grande Champagne appellation. This acquisition makes Uncle Nearest the […]
First of some 1,500 French forces leave Niger after being ordered to by Niger’s military that seized power in July. French soldiers have started to withdraw from their bases in Niger, with the first convoy of troops escorted out of the country by Niger’s military as it travelled in the “direction of Chad”, authorities in […]