France prisoner escape: huge manhunt launched as gunmen kill two guards and free inmate from vanAt least two French prison guards shot dead and three seriously injured after heavily armed men ambush prison van in Incarville.
A brief history of airline food’s rapid descentIf you took an American Airlines flight in the 1960s, you’d be wined and dined from the Coach-class “Royal Coachman” menu. Your meal began with the beef consommé and proceeded to sautéed breast of chicken in wine. Care for a fruit tartlet for dessert?
Could Belgium's historic labour law for sex workers usher change across Europe?The law is the first in Europe — and the world — to provide sex workers with social security provisions such as pensions and maternity leave, as well as an official employment contract.
EU accuses Eurovision bosses of handing gift to ‘enemies of Europe’ with flag ban“It’s mind-blowing, what the EBU did,” Schinas told POLITICO's Brussels Playbook after the song contest’s widely watched conclusion was overshadowed by political controversy.
Can Europe’s economy ever hope to rival the US again?Chronic underperformance is worrying EU policymakers who are searching for ways to inject some dynamism.
The untold story of the Chinese Americans who helped create YosemiteFrom the park's mountain peaks to its winding roads to its wood-panelled buildings, Chinese American history is everywhere in Yosemite – if you know where to look.
Amid Israel's Rafah offensive, anger grows among protestersAs Israelis prepare to mark Independence Day, protesters demanding the release of hostages and new elections are running out of patience. Talks appear deadlocked as the Rafah offensive gathers pace.
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