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Italian minister condemned for saying women with longer skirts make better wives: ‘Less flashy, more reliable’

September 24, 2026September 24, 2026admin

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Italy’s foreign minister Antonio […]

Iceland considers ban that would leave just two countries that allow whaling

September 12, 2026admin

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A bill to be submitted by Iceland’s government in February could outlaw whaling, leaving Norway and Japan as the world’s only remaining nations to permit commercial hunts. The industry […]

France faces worst wine harvest in 30 years after severe heatwaves and drought

September 7, 2026admin

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch France is facing one of its poorest wine harvests in 30 years, with output in the Champagne region set to halve from 2025, the farm ministry said on Monday. […]

Greek air force jet crash starts huge fire at flying show near Athens

September 5, 2026admin

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Thousands of spectators looked on as a Greek air force jet crashed during an aerial display north of Athens on Saturday, triggering a fire that sent large plumes of […]

Baby among at least 80 found dead on boat off Canary Islands after 26 days at sea

September 3, 2026admin

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch At least 80 people, including a baby, have been found dead on a boat that had been adrift for 26 days off Spain’s Canary Islands. Spain’s news agency EFE […]

George Clooney honored as Venice Film Festival opens, in photos

September 3, 2026admin

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch The 83rd Venice Film Festival kicked off with Hollywood stars arriving on the red carpet and Danny Boyle’s “Ink” opening 11 days of screenings, premieres and awards.

Two airport workers die of malaria in Frankfurt after mosquitos ‘arrive on plane’

August 27, 2026admin

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Two employees at Frankfurt Airport have died after contracting malaria, according to airport operator Fraport and local public health authorities. A total of six male staff members working in […]

Norway’s King Harald in ‘very serious’ condition as royal family gathers

August 27, 2026admin

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Norway‘s King Harald V is in a “very serious” condition after his health worsened while in hospital, the royal court has announced. The 89-year-old monarch was admitted on 17 […]

Denmark’s prime minister blasts unsolicited beauty advice from plastic surgeon on Instagram

August 24, 2026admin

The Way Back. Join our community exploring how Britain can rebuild its future in Europe Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is fed up with getting unsolicited beauty advice. The 48-year-old wrote Monday on Instagram that she had just returned back home […]

Mark Zuckerberg buys a 19th-century Gothic-style castle in Ireland

August 20, 2026admin

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has purchased a 19th-century Gothic-style castle in southeast Ireland. Strancally Castle, which was built about 1830 on land overlooking the River Blackwater, underwent extensive renovation […]