Halkidiki might have a reputation for its superclubs, but Emilee Tombs discovers the Greek destination is also ideal for a relaxing beach break with friends
Europe’s India and Vietnam deals signal a historic shift away from coercion towards cooperation that respects developing countries’ sovereignty
For the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, the EU’s trade pact with India was the “mother of all deals”. Seen from the other end of the telescope, it looked like the mouse of all deals, with just €4bn (£3.5bn) in tariff reductions – a rounding error in a €180bn trading relationship. But that misses the point: this is about economic heavyweights resetting the terms of their cooperation because of Donald Trump’s use of tariffs as a tool of economic and political compulsion.
Last week marked a turning point. In upgrading ties with Vietnam in the wake of its India deal, Europe is no longer trying to lock Asian partners into fixed industrial roles. The EU wants Hanoi to move into hi-tech production. That shift will probably displace Vietnam’s labour-intensive manufacturing elsewhere. India is an obvious beneficiary, able to absorb that demand.
Employees of Ukraine’s largest private energy firm, DTEK, were travelling about 40 miles from frontline, says police
A Russian drone attack on a bus carrying mine workers in Ukraine’s central-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region has killed at least 12 people, officials said.
The bus was driving about 40 miles (65km) from the frontline, according to police. Images published by Ukraine’s state emergency service showed what appeared to be an empty bus, its side windows shattered and windscreen hanging from the front.
Cherub at landmark church causes ecclesiastical and political uproar with alleged resemblance to Italian PM
Italy’s culture minister and the diocese of Rome have launched investigations after claims were made that an angel in a landmark church in Rome was restored in the likeness of the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.
The resemblance was first flagged by the newspaper La Repubblica, which noted that one of the two angels flanking a marble bust of Italy’s last king in the Basilica of St Lawrence in Lucina now had “a familiar, astonishingly contemporary face”.
Film with a cast headed by Anthony Hopkins tells the story of a supercar marque that began in a small Bologna garage
Dozens of Maseratis of 1920s and 1930s designs have been built specially for a feature film about the Italian car company’s earliest days, with a cast headed by Anthony Hopkins.
Maserati: The Brothers tells the story of siblings driven by their love of cars to create an automotive company from scratch. It all began in a little garage in the Italian city of Bologna: in 1914 they founded a sports supercar company that went on to make some of the fastest vehicles on the planet.
Eighteen-year-old Swiss national injured in blaze at Swiss ski resort died on Saturday
A teenager injured in the fire that engulfed a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during new year celebrations has died in hospital, taking the death toll from the blaze to 41.
The Wallis canton’s public prosecutor, Beatrice Pilloud, said in a brief statement on Sunday: “An 18-year-old Swiss national died at a hospital in Zurich on January 31. The death toll from the fire at Le Constellation bar on January 1 2026 has now risen to 41.”
Un Suisse de 18 ans est décédé, samedi 31 janvier, des suites de ses blessures, faisant passer à 41 le nombre de personnes décédées dans l'incendie d'un bar de la station suisse de Crans-Montana la nuit du Nouvel an, ont annoncé les autorités judiciares locales.
Au Portugal le bilan provisoire de la tempête Kristin est désormais de huit morts. La bombe météorologique comme l’ont qualifié les spécialistes a affecté le centre du pays au nord de Lisbonne, mercredi dernier. Les dégâts sont extrêmement importants.
Exclusive: Vitaliy Kim, who was handpicked by Zelensky to be governor of the Mykolaiv Oblast region in Ukraine, has signalled a shift towards compromise in an interview with The Independent
La capitale belge, Bruxelles, est dans la tourmente : elle n’a toujours pas de gouvernement régional et, depuis le vendredi 30 janvier, cela fait 600 jours que les habitants ont voté ! Un record que les Belges détenaient déjà pour leur absence de gouvernement fédéral pendant 541 jours en 2010-2011. Les citoyens se sentent trahis par leur classe politique.
Les négociations directes entre Kiev, Moscou et Washington pour tenter de trouver une issue à la guerre en Ukraine reprendront ce mercredi 4 février à Abou Dhabi, a annoncé le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky. « Les dates des prochaines rencontres trilatérales ont été fixées : le 4 et le 5 février à Abou Dhabi », a précisé M. Zelensky sur X.
Il y a un mois tout juste, au coeur de la nuit du Nouvel An, l’incendie d’un bar de la station suisse de Crans-Montana faisait 40 morts et 116 blessés, principalement des adolescents et de jeunes adultes. Alors que 70 personnes restent hospitalisées aujourd'hui encore, l’enquête chargée de déterminer l’origine du sinistre et d’en établir les responsabilités avance, malgré de nombreuses errances.
Prominent political and business leaders are named in the documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein
Dans la basilique de San Lorenzo in Lucina, au cœur de Rome, une fresque à peine restaurée est au centre d'une polémique. Le visage d'un ange repeint, tenant un parchemin sur lequel figure une carte de l'Italie et semblant veiller sur un buste du roi Humbert II, le dernier souverain d'Italie, présente des similitudes troublantes avec celui de la cheffe du gouvernement, Giorgia Meloni. Hasard ou geste intentionnel du restaurateur ? La question divise.
Plusieurs centaines de personnes ont manifesté, samedi 31 janvier à Budapest. Certains avaient en mains le drapeau emblématique des Roms, d’autres brandissaient des brosses pour nettoyer les toilettes. Une manière de protester contre les propos du ministre des Transports, qui a déclaré que les Roms hongrois seraient une main d'œuvre idéale pour nettoyer les trains. Scandalisées, de nombreuses personnalités, roms et non roms, ont publié des selfies, un balai toilettes à la main.
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