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‘I’m Still Here’ makes history as first Brazilian film to win best international feature

By Isabel Teles, Luciana Magalhaes and Nichola Groom SAO PAULO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Brazilian movie “I’m Still Here”, set against the backdrop of the military dictatorship and recounting the true story of a mother of five whose husband disappears, made history on Sunday by earning Brazil its first Oscar in a major category. However, the film …

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Austria’s ‘unknown’ chancellor Stocker: resilient lawyer thrust into spotlight

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Just months before becoming chancellor of Austria on Monday, Christian Stocker was a party functionary with no ministerial experience, fast approaching retirement age and barely known outside the political bubble. But five months of the most chaotic coalition talks in the country’s postwar history, following an inconclusive election in …

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Analysis-Europe keeps trying with Trump on Ukraine and security despite Zelenskiy clash

By Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Even as they have rallied to Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s side after his Oval Office clash with Donald Trump, European leaders’ approach to the war in Ukraine and the continent’s security remains highly dependent on the U.S. president. For all their sympathy for Zelenskiy and European anger at …

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Germany’s SPD says security needs boost but no comment on funding plans

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) said foreign policy and defence must take priority in talks led by their conservative rivals to form a new coalition government but declined to give details on how a ramping-up in defence spending would be financed. “Europe must become stronger. We need more money for the German armed …

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Kremlin says someone needs to force Zelenskiy to make peace after clash with Trump

By Dmitry Antonov and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday that someone would have to force Volodymyr Zelenskiy to make peace and that the Ukrainian leader’s public clash with U.S. President Donald Trump had shown just how hard it would be to find a way to end the war. Trump and Vice …

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Swedish police suspect sabotage of water pump on Baltic Sea island Gotland

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish police said on Monday they were investigating the suspected sabotage of a water pump on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea after the pump was cut off from power on Sunday. The water and sewage unit for Gotland’s municipality received a fault alarm for a water pump on Sunday …

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Drone hits apartment building in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, injures seven, mayor says

(Reuters) – A Russian drone struck a multi-storey apartment building late on Sunday in Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, triggering a fire and injuring eight people, the city’s mayor said. Kharkiv resisted capture in the early days of Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine and has since been a frequent target of air attacks. A …

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Kremlin says London summit on Ukraine was not aimed at achieving peace

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday that pledges made by European leaders at a London summit on Ukraine over the weekend to increase funding to Kyiv will not help bring about a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other Western leaders on Sunday, …

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Earthy hues and plenty of sparkle at Giorgio Armani Milan fashion show

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian designer Giorgio Armani picked earthy tones for his latest womenswear collection at Milan Fashion Week on Sunday, before adding plenty of sparkle for dazzling evening wear. The 90-year-old veteran, whose autumn/winter 2025 line was called “Roots”, opened the show with golden, sandy, beige and grey jackets and tops worn with loose …

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Russia’s FSB security service says it shot dead a man planning ‘terrorist attacks’ in Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday it had “neutralised” a man who was planning “terrorist attacks” on the Moscow metro and a Jewish religious institution in the Moscow region. FSB officers attempted to arrest the suspect, but he resisted and was shot dead by return fire, the FSB said. The …

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