2016-06-22

Cinema

Roland Emmerich cements his place in Hollywood

The German director left his mark on Hollywood Boulevard ahead of the premiere of "Independence Day" sequel

22/06/2016

Cult

A journey through Milan fashion week with Gucci, Armani and Westwood

It’s a nerdy and wacky world at Gucci’s men’s fashion show, which brought together mismatched laces, military details, nautical accents, floral suits and silk…

22/06/2016

France

French authorities reverse ban on protest march

French unions have been allowed to hold a protest march in Paris on Thursday, the head of the CGT union Philippe Martinez said on Wednesday after an emergency meeting with the…

22/06/2016

China

China: gunman arrested after using woman and children as human shield

Several women and children have been dramatically rescued in China after being taken hostage by a suspected drug-dealer.

22/06/2016

World

Hungary v Portugal: What do our journalists think?

Paula Vilaplana: “Hello and welcome.

22/06/2016

Syria

Monitor claims 25 civilians killed in airstrike on Raqqa, Syria

The Syrian Observatory for Human rights claims that at least twenty-five civilians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an airstrike on the Syrian city of…

22/06/2016

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Pianist plays politics in the Arctic

Ludovico Einaudi, an internationally-renowned pianist, has played on a platform floating in the Arctic Ocean as part of a Greenpeace campaign to protect the…

22/06/2016

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​Bolivia toasts winter solstice

Bolivia’s indigenous Aymara people celebrate the southern hemisphere’s shortest day, June 21, which is also, for them, the beginning of a new year.

22/06/2016

North Korea

North Korea missile launch 'threat to global community' - Japan

North Korea test-fired what appeared to be a second mid-range missile on Wednesday.

22/06/2016

World News

Brexit: German Chancellor Angela Merkel treads a careful political line

Conciliatory, even eager to meet the demands of British Prime Minister David Cameron.

22/06/2016

Spain

Highs and lows of Euro 2016 would-be qualifiers

Cheers as well as tears as the group stages of Euro 2016 near completion.

22/06/2016

United Kingdom

EU referendum: Leave and Remain camps fight it out on TV

Things get heated on both sides in Britain's EU membership campaign in a televised debate. It was their last chance to get their message across to undecided voters.

22/06/2016

South Africa

South Africa: riots hit Pretoria after ANC imposes local mayor candidate

Protesters in South Africa burned buses and trucks, barricaded roads and looted shops in townships in an impoverished district of Pretoria, in a dispute over the ruling party’s candidate for local…

22/06/2016

Jordan

Jordan vows to respond 'with an iron fist' to border attack

The funeral has taken place of one of six Jordanian border guards killed by a suicide bomber on Tuesday.

22/06/2016

World News

Jo Cox "died because of her political views"

In a moving interview, Brendan Cox says his MP wife had been deeply troubled by the tone of the EU referendum campaign.

22/06/2016

World News

Spain's PM Rajoy warns of possible Podemos victory in Sunday's elections

Spain’s acting conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has warned that the far-left Unidos Podemos (“United We Can”) alliance could win this weekend’s general elections that may well shake up the co

22/06/2016