US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says * Why is Donald Trump so obsessed with winning the peace prize? With hours to go until the announcement of this year’s Nobel peace prize, Norwegian politicians were steeling themselves for potential repercussions to US-Norway relations if it is not awarded to Donald Trump. The Norwegian Nobel Committee pointedly said on Thursday that it had reached a decision about who would be named 2025 peace prize laureate on Monday, several days before Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire under the US president’s Gaza plan. Continue reading...

El director se enamoró de Barcelona mientras rodaba 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' en 2007

An imagined town in Peru, an Eiffel tower in Beijing: travellers are increasingly using tools like ChatGPT for itinerary ideas – and being sent to destinations that don't exist.

A French court increases by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot.

Human rights advocates fear new ruling could deter people from using system designed to encourage protests and expose them to risk of criminal charges * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast * A pro-Palestine march to the Sydney Opera House has been blocked by a court. Here’s what protesters will do instead People organising protests in New South Wales could face a tough choice after this week. On Thursday, the NSW court of appeal made a landmark ruling that criminalises attending a “prohibited” protest. It came as part of a judgment that banned a planned pro-Palestine march to the Sydney Opera House scheduled for the weekend. Continue reading...

Disco never dies — and neither does Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s sparkle! The beloved pop princess has twirled her way back into the UK Top 5 for the first time in over a decade with her new LP ‘Perimenopop’...

An engineering storeman who was sacked after saying “top the morning to ya” to a colleague in a mock Irish accent has won more than £16,000 for unfair dismissal.

With the protest’s endpoint changed, the Sydney demonstration organised by the Palestine Action Group will go ahead with the support of NSW police

Two very different portraits of Australia are revealed by Rachel Griffiths in two new series on the ABC and SBS.