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British adventurer finally gets OK from France to swim home across the Channel and finish his 36,000-mile round-the-world odyssey 28 years after he started
Karl Bushby, a 57-year-old former British paratrooper, has been granted French permission to swim across the English Channel, allowing him to complete a 28-year journey home on foot that began in Chile in 1998. Under the self-imposed rules of his expedition, Bushby cannot use any transport, and French authorities had initially refused his request, both…
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King Charles and Macron view historic Bayeux Tapestry as Canterbury pushes for local booking priority
The Bayeux Tapestry is on public display at the British Museum for the first time in the United Kingdom, marked by a visit from King Charles and French President Emmanuel Macron. The milestone marks a significant diploma
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Germany proposes Baltic task force to counter Russian hybrid threats
Germany has proposed creating a rapid-response task force among Baltic Sea states after formally attributing an Aug. 4 explosives-laden drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport to Russia, in what Berlin and its allies describe as an escalating campaign of Russian hybrid warfare across Europe. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt put forward the initiative following an Aug. 28…
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Russia risk warnings, tragic Spain villa deaths, Bayeux Tapestry’s UK debut
Trump downplays Putin’s Nato threat as Europe logs a surge in Russian hybrid attacks, a Greenwich couple are found dead beside a Spanish villa hot tub, the Bayeux Tapestry arrives in Britain, and Diddy’s defamation suit advances while OpenAI faces a wiki-takeover safety row.
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How Putin has targeted Europe with hybrid attacks through 2026 alone, from airport drone bombs to arson attacks – as EU chief warns ‘this is the new normal’
A Daily Mail graphic maps out a sharp rise in Russian “grey zone” hybrid attacks against Europe throughout 2026, ranging from fighter jets harassing RAF aircraft over the Black Sea to drone incursions into Nato airspace and suspected arson attacks. Experts warn the tempo of these operations has increased compared with 2025 and 2024, with…
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Russia’s shadow war is putting Europe on edge as Germany confronts a growing threat
Germany is proposing a rapid-response task force with Baltic Sea partners after formally accusing Russia of orchestrating an explosives-laden drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport in August, part of what German officials describe as an escalating campaign of Russian hybrid warfare. The claim, and Berlin’s retaliatory measures against Russian diplomatic and cultural facilities, mark a significant…
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Trump envoys arrive in Moscow for latest Ukraine peace talks
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff travelled to Moscow, then Kyiv, in the latest American attempt to broker an end to the four-year war between Russia and Ukraine, with Donald Trump saying they carried a proposal to end the fighting. Vladimir Putin responded by ordering a 72-hour halt on strikes against Kyiv while the…
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Bayeux Tapestry unveiled to King and Macron as Diddy wins court round and Aaron Donald returns
King Charles and Macron viewed the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum ahead of its first UK display; a US judge let Diddy’s defamation suit proceed; and NFL star Aaron Donald un-retired for the Rams.
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What are we all playing this weekend?
This is a light-hearted weekend roundup from the Rock Paper Shotgun team, sharing what games each writer plans to play. The piece is a regular feature that gives readers a casual glimpse into staff members’ gaming plans and invites them to share their own. Highlights include James trying the Wardogs closed beta, Edwin testing a…
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Is ‘disruptor’ Antonelli winning hearts in Italy, where Ferrari is F1?
Kimi Antonelli, the 20-year-old Mercedes driver, arrives at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix leading the Formula 1 world championship, raising hopes that he could end Italy’s 73-year wait for a home-grown world champion. The twist is that he drives for Mercedes rather than Ferrari, the team so deeply woven into Italian identity that fans and…