โ€˜Written in the starsโ€™: Norwegian princess and Californian shaman tie the knot, with Netflix in waiting

Unconventional marriage of Princess Mรคrtha Louise and Durek Vellet celebrated with three-day schedule of events and a documentary to followShe is the clairvoyant daughter of one of Europeโ€™s longest-serving monarchs; he is a self-styled sixth-generatio…

The Media Mogul and the President: A Cautionary Tale for Elon Musk

Musk isnโ€™t the first media magnate to fall in love with a politician. See: The fallout over the bromance between Henry Luce and Dwight Eisenhower.

Nigel Farage, million-pound man

New financial disclosures reveal the Reform UK leader makes over ยฃ1M a year in non-parliamentary activities.

Send Snoop to the Convention: What political media can learn from the Olympics

Bringing more celebrities into political coverage could make it livelier โ€” and perhaps even more informative.

Novo Nordisk cuts profit outlook after weaker sales of weight-loss drug Wegovy

Danish company, which also makes Ozempic, faces increasing competition from US rival Eli LillyNovo Nordisk has cut its annual profit expectations after posting weaker-than-expected sales of its weight-loss drug Wegovy, fuelling investor concerns over g…

55 Things to Know About Tim Walz, Kamala Harrisโ€™ Pick for VP

The governor of Minnesota had a career in the National Guard and as a high school teacher before he got into politics in the early 2000s.

Cheesy pictures: Italian gymnastโ€™s exhaustive parmesan photoshoot takes Olympics by storm

Giorgia Villa won silver with her teammates in the womenโ€™s team final this week. But her passion for all things parmesan has also gained attentionLatest medal table | Live Paris schedule | Full resultsThree years ago Italian gymnast Giorgia Villa was c…

How California Democrats learned to stop worrying and love Kamala Harris

The vice president has united her home stateโ€™s political class behind her and, for now, silenced the doubters.

EU charges Elon Muskโ€™s X for letting disinfo run wild

The tech mogul’s platform is the first to get hit with charges under new EU social media law.

Ozempic-maker blasts Biden in price row

Novo Nordisk has denied U.S. president’s claim it is “ripping off” consumers, saying the reality isn’t so simple.

No more Kanye East? Russian orthodox group wants US rapper banned

Far-right activists say Hitler-endorsing rapper should be permanently barred from Russia for “supporting Ukraine.”

Rishi Sunakโ€™s California escape hatch: His $7.2 million beach home

The UK leaderโ€™s luxe penthouse and deep California ties have fueled speculation about where he could land if he winds up out of office.

Want to get to grips with French politics? Watch the football

France’s football captain Kylian Mbappรฉ warns of a historic election. The far right says he is out of touch with reality.

Meloni in the pink as she consoles procession of dead men walking | Patrick Wintour

Italian PM was all smiles at start of G7 summit as she met parade of haunted-looking statesmen, most of whose days in power are numberedG7 summit live โ€“ latest updatesNever has a host had so little in common with her guests. Standing serene in a salmon…

Rishi Sunakโ€™s snap election sparks chaos and anger

Rage mounts against PM as blindsided Conservative MPs and activists fear Sunak has scored an own goal.

โ€˜Impunity is growingโ€™: French celebrities call for law to crack down on sexism and sexual violence

Writers, actors, journalists and politicians published petition in Le Monde after learning 94% of complaints were dismissed in 2022More than 140 French public figures from literature, film, journalism and politics are calling for the introduction of a…

Anatomy of a scroll: Inside TikTokโ€™s AI-powered algorithms

Israel or Palestine? What users see in their social media feeds related to the Middle East crisis and other global political events is determined by opaque AI-powered curation systems.

Bribery case puts Russian Defense Minister Shoigu in the crosshairsย 

Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov is siting in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, and that spells trouble for his boss Sergei Shoigu.

The Guardian view on pilgrimage: a 21st-century spiritual exercise | Editorial

As a recent BBC series confirms, the idea of a spiritual journey has survived the decline of organised religionIn Geoffrey Chaucerโ€™s England, the arrival of spring was taken by many as a cue to take to the road. As the prologue to The Canterbury T…

The trials and tribulations of the Brazilian butt lift industry

Turkey’s cosmetic clinics are getting into trouble for their advertising practices.

Disinformation attacks targeted voters, media and LGBTQ+ groups, EU report finds

Digital โ€˜warfareโ€™ included manipulating voices and images of celebrities such as Margot Robbie and Nicolas CageDisinformation attacks in 2023 targeted European democracy but also media outlets and LGBTQ+ organisations, and involved the malicious manipu…

Secret recordings and โ€˜dripping insinuationsโ€™: the bitter feud between French film star Alain Delonโ€™s children

Now 88 and disabled by a stroke, the star leads a reclusive life and his children are in a bitter legal battle over his treatmentAlain Delon was among the greatest celebrities of the golden era of French cinema, with his brooding good looks, ice-blue e…

The desirables of Davos

The 13 hottest celebs, CEOs and politicians for your panel (or party) at this yearโ€™s World Economic Forum.

Scornful Putin condemns โ€˜almost nakedโ€™ partygoers

Russian president says soldiers fighting in Ukraine would never have attended ‘without pants’ bash which triggered uproar.

Macron makes enemies defendingย rape-accusedย star

Actors, writers and celebs have lined up in defense of Gรฉrard Depardieu, alongside the French president.