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Vienna’s main train station shuts due to ‘unspecified threat’

Wien Hauptbahnhof was reopened after 90 minutes following the incident on Monday afternoon

The Independent UK

Trump and Zelensky: when face-to-face diplomacy goes wrong it can be disastrous – especially if the whole world is watching

When it is poorly executed, face-to-face diplomacy reinforces hostility, erodes relationships and makes diplomatic successes even harder. That is exactly what happened during the now notorious White House meeting on February 28 between the US president, Donald Trump, the vice-president, J.D. Vance, and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Conversation

The Cafe With No Name by Robert Seethaler review – a cup of tea and a slice of life

A humble neighbourhood eatery in Vienna is the hub for a moving exploration of everyday urban existence in a new novel by the International Booker-shortlisted Austrian author

The Guardian - UK

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76 Years Later, The Greatest Film Noir Ever Made Is Getting A Huge Upgrade

'The Third Man' is getting a stunning 4K Blu-ray release. Here's your chance to revisit the noir classic.

Inverse

Waltz this way: rival venues in Vienna compete to celebrate Johann Strauss’s 200th birthday

As the Austrian capital honours the legacy of its dance king, the race is on to attract the most punters

The Guardian - UK

The Café With No Name by Robert Seethaler review – lost souls in postwar Vienna

A slice-of-life portrait of a community suffering the after-effects of the second world war

The Guardian - UK

Klangforum Wien review – Vienna focus brings lucid and colour-filled Pierrot Lunaire

Schoenberg’s revolutionary work powered the new-music ensemble’s second Wigmore programme, based around 20th-century modernism

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Alleged spy ‘told friend to put far-right Ukrainian stickers on Jewish site’

Vanya Gaberova is accused of being part of a spy ring which targeted people and places of interest to the Russian state over three years.

Evening Standard

Alleged Russian spy ‘told friend to put far-right Ukraine stickers on Jewish site’

Dzhambazov wanted pro-Ukrainian stickers and graffiti to be spread in various European cities as a favour he owed someone, the defendant claimed

The Independent UK

Before Sunrise review – Richard Linklater’s brief encounter defies romantic convention

Undistracted by smartphones in 1995, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy talk away one night in Vienna without resolution but with huge charm

The Guardian - UK

Austria’s ‘firewall’ against the far right collapsed. Could the unthinkable happen in Germany too?

Events in Vienna are forcing Germany’s bickering mainstream parties to rally together. But the AfD could yet outflank the centre

The Guardian - UK

Austria is set for a far-right chancellor. For the EU it’s the ‘new normal’

If Herbert Kickl becomes chancellor, Vienna will join list of disruptive member states, putting EU policies in peril

The Guardian - UK

Peep This Limited Edition Vespa 946 Snake, Just In Time For Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and Vespa wants you to know that it's ready to usher in the Year of the Snake with its latest limited-edition 946! True to Vespa's unrivaled commitment to style in the modern era, there's also a capsule clothing collection to match. Let's…

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Anna Netrebko Withdraws From Vienna Opera Debut Due To Illness

Anna Netrebko withdraws from Vienna State Opera's 'Ariadne auf Naxos,' replaced by Lise Davidsen. Netrebko cites ill health, while Davidsen steps in for pe...

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Austrian Court Blocks Extradition Of Ukrainian Businessman

Austrian court rules against extraditing Dymitro Firtash to the U.S. over India bribery allegations. Legal battle continues.

The Independent UK

Austrian court rules that Ukrainian businessman Firtash can't be extradited to the US

An Austrian court has ruled that Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash can’t be extradited to the U.S. in a long-running legal saga that centers on a corruption case related to an alleged plan to pay bribes in India

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The Independent UK

The end of an Eras tour approaches, marking a bittersweet moment for Taylor Swift fans

The global phenomenon that is Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to an end after the popstar performed more than 150 shows across five continents over nearly two years

The Guardian - UK

Favoriten review – charming kids’ eye view of an inner city Vienna primary

Ruth Beckermann’s compassionate documentary is testament to a diverse group of delightful seven-year-olds and the brilliance of their dedicated teacher

The Guardian - UK

Winter rail adventures in Europe: three itineraries for the colder months

Our slow travel expert picks her favourite off-season trips by train to France, Germany, Austria and Italy

The Conversation

Friday essay: ‘murdered because he was a Jew’ – Robert Manne on his grandfather Chaim and the hell of Vienna’s 1938 pogrom

My father’s father, Joachim Manne, or Chaim, as he was called, was a Galician Jew born in 1872 and raised in Cracow, in the Polish lands of the Habsburg Empire.

The Independent UK

The Vienna snack that is suddenly much more than a tasty treat

The Würstelstand is here to stay, day or night

The Conversation

The Third Man at 75: how a bombed-out Vienna helped create a gripping post-war thriller

A narrow, dimly lit street, night time, post-war Vienna. American hack novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) is slightly inebriated. He hears someone shuffle in a dark doorway. The countenance of the concealed man is briefly illuminated by an apartment light. It is a man he had presumed dead: his old…

Wallpaper

Out of office: what the Wallpaper editors have been doing this week

A week of jetsetting has seen the editors in Tokyo, Milan, Vienna, Miami, New York and drinking Guinness with Jonathan Anderson in London

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