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Diplomacy is full of quips so brutal they can haunt generations of diplomats. For the Foreign Office, the words that still sting are those of Dean Acheson, that harsh Cold War US Secretary of State, who unforgettably said — and this was in 1962 — “Great Britain has lost an…

Italy has been Europe's top wine-producer for seven years. But climate change has hurt its volumes and helped France and Portugal expand their harvests.

About 400 years ago, the European witch hunts were at their peak. Between the 15th and 18th centuries, an estimated 50,000 people, mostly women, were executed for witchcraft across Europe. They were accused of devil-worship, heresy and harming their neighbours by using witchcraft. The 1620s was the most intense phase…

European leaders who have struggled to come up with a common response to the conflict between Israel and Hamas and the humanitarian response to the Gaza Strip are meeting in Brussels, where they will agree to call for “humanitarian corridors and pauses” in fighting to allow safe deliveries of aid.

Australia will be the only overseas destination on the 2024 schedule, with Phillip Island staging the opening round on 23-25 February following a pre-season test the week before.

Shares have skidded in Europe and Asia after Wall Street tumbled as bond yields tightened their chokehold

The European Central Bank is likely taking a break from interest rate increases

Military spending is increasing and global conflict is looming. It’s falling to the public to speak out for the future of the planet, says physicist Carlo Rovelli

The defeat of Poland’s Law and Justice party and Turkey moving towards ratifying Sweden’s Nato bid have further isolated Hungary’s PM

"Reconstructing ancient diets is challenging and is generally more difficult as you go back in time"