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Premier painter: Winston Churchill's rare works in London show

Winston Churchill place in history is secured by his role as Britain's wartime leader but his private and prolific passion for painting is less known. Now, a new exhibition at London's Wallace Collection aims to explore his life as an artist.

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Matthew Perry's assistant gets three-year jail term over actor's death

The court in Los Angeles heard that Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, had a central role in the 'Friends' actor’s descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with a fatal dose of the drug.

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Prehistoric predators: Meet Jurassic monsters of the deep at UK show

Fearsome enormous creatures lay beneath the waves while dinosaurs roamed the Earth, now a new exhibition at London's Natural History Museum explores what lessons we can learn about climate change from Jurassic life underwater.

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Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King win the International Booker Prize

The 2026 International Booker Prize has been won by Taiwanese writer Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King for "Taiwan Travelogue", a historical romance judges praised for succeeding as "both a romance and an incisive postcolonial novel."

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Javier Bardem attacks Trump, Putin and Netanyahu for 'toxic behaviour'

Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem called out world leaders U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for "male toxic behavior that is creating thousands of dead people," during his appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, Sunday.

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Swatch appeals for calm as 'Royal Pop' watch fever spreads online

The Swiss watchmaker Swatch has been forced to shut several of its stores around the world as a frenzy spreads over its new pocket watch collection made in collaboration with luxury timepiece brand, Audemars Piguet.

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FIFA unveils star-studded squad for historic World Cup half-time show

FIFA has announced the line up for its first-ever World Cup half-time show with Madonna, Shakira and BTS all set to feature as world football's governing body seeks to emulate the success of the NFL's Superbowl show.

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Eurovision 2026: Which ten countries complete the card for the final?

The Eurovision Song Contest's final lineup has been decided, with five more countries on their way home after failing to make it out of second semifinal on Thursday.

Art

Urban Art Biennale: Rust and decay revitalise Völklingen Ironworks

At one of Europe’s most imposing industrial relics, urban artists are transforming rust, dust and decay into a giant open-air gallery. The Urban Art Biennale has returned to Germany’s Völklingen Ironworks, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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The making of the Palme d'Or: Chopard and the art of creation

Before the stars appear on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, Swiss jewellers Chopard invited Euronews Culture to see the making of the Palme d'Or, one of the most prestigious trophies in cinema.

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Read all about it: Audible opens bookless pop-up audio bookstore

New York is the launchpad this month for Audible Story House a pop-up bookless bookstore. The firm hopes the idea will take off in the city and cement its place as a community hub and listening lounge for literature.

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'Blood is Russia's art': Protests mark start of Venice Biennale

The Russian punk rockers Pussy Riot and Ukraine feminist group FEMEN have joined forces to protest at Russia's participation at the Venice Biennale, the world's oldest international art exhibition.

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Iran pulls out of Venice Biennale amid high tensions in Middle East

The Islamic Republic of Iran has withdrawn from the 2026 Venice Biennale just days before the opening exhibition as fears remain high of renewed conflict in the Middle East.

Lifestyle

Met Gala 2026: Best looks from fashion's biggest night of celebration

Although some notable stars stayed away from fashion's biggest night in protest over its links with Jeff Bezos, many other celebrities converged at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in a stunning show of style and opulence.

Lifestyle

Different strokes: Hermès makes appeal to men's watch collectors

Hermès Executive Vice President Guillaume de Seynes wants more men to buy the brand's watches in the French firm's stores in order to emulate its enormous success with silks and leathers.

Lifestyle

Frederique Constant's Niels Eggerding set sights on young watch lovers

Niels Eggerding is out to prove that size isn't everything in watchmaking. The CEO of the relatively new Swiss brand Frederique Constant is hoping to attract younger buyers with creative reimagings of classic designs

Lifestyle

Chopard's Caroline Scheufele digs deep for luxury ethical sourcing

Caroline Scheufele, Chopard's co-president and artistic director, talks to Euronews Culture at Watches and Wonders about the history of the company's ethical sourcing, satisfying collector's demands and sustainable jewel and watch production.

Lifestyle

Vacheron Constantin explore history to create tomorrow's timepieces

New horizons, near and far. Wherever you set your sights on going the Swiss luxury firm Vacheron Constantin want to help you get there with its latest collection which is themed around elegant and stylistic travel.

Lifestyle

Usain Bolt reveals what makes him tick at Watches and Wonders

Music, art and sport are the sources of powerful emotions which the Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot is seeking to harness with the former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt fronting its latest Big Bang Reloaded collection.

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Audemars Piguet CEO Ilaria Resta talks time, tradition and innovation

Luxury watch maker Audemars Piguet enters a new but very familiar world on its first appearance at Watches and Wonders in Geneva. The Swiss firm's CEO Ilaria Resta is hoping to make an impression with an ambitious project that revives the firm's tried and tested method for creating masterpieces.

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