Italian cooking awarded Unesco cultural heritage status
An Egyptian snack, Icelandic pool culture, Cuban music and Albanian lahuta music also get recognition.
Sarkozy releases prison diaries about his 20 days behind bars
The former French president was jailed for taking part in an election campaign funding conspiracy.
Ukraine at critical moment, European leaders say after Trump call
“Intensive work” is continuing, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany say after a joint call with Donald Trump.
Nobel Peace Prize winner’s daughter accepts award on her behalf
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is reportedly on her way to Oslo.
Benin coup plot leader hiding in Togo, official tells BBC
The coup was thwarted after Nigeria sent warplanes to dislodge the mutineers from the offices of state TV.
US judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Los Angeles
The judge has ordered control of the the troops, which were deployed in June, to be returned to California’s governor.
Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision
Iceland joins Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 contest.
Judge rules Epstein grand jury records from 2019 case can be released
A federal judge says materials from the investigation can be unsealed because of a new law passed by Congress last month.
US judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Los Angeles
The judge has ordered control of the the troops, which were deployed in June, to be returned to California’s governor.
US sanctions network it says recruits Colombian fighters for Sudan civil war
The US Treasury said the network of four entities and four individuals is primarily Colombian.
