By Agence France-Presse Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his “displeasure” Monday over UK counterpart Rishi Sunak‘s last minute cancellation of a bilateral meeting set to discuss their long-running dispute over the Parthenon Marbles. The two leaders were due to hold talks midday Tuesday in London, where Mitsotakis has been visiting since Sunday, before news […]
By Agence France-Presse Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Monday she was quitting Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which she described as a “global sewer” and a tool to disrupt democracy. “I’ve made the decision to leave X,” Hidalgo said in an op-ed in French newspaper Le Monde. “X has […]
By Agence France-Presse From Italy’s ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, here are some of 2023’s most notable deaths. – January – – 07: RUSSELL BANKS, 82, prolific and acclaimed US novelist whose work charted the interior lives of marginalised people – 10: JEFF BECK, 78, British guitar […]