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How an Italian province made it affordable to have a family
Italy has one of the lowest birthrates in Europe except for one province that has emerged as a parallel procreation universe.
- by Jason Horowitz and Gaia Pianigiani
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Timelapse shows Icelandic volcano erupting amid northern lights
A rare spectacle was documented in the Nordic country, which has experienced a series of volcano eruptions that prompted the declaration of a state of emergency.
Inside the killing of a Russian defector with all the hallmarks of a Kremlin hit job
The men who killed Maksim Kuzminov wanted to send a message. It didn’t help his cause that he was partying in Spain and messaging an ex-girlfriend back home.
- by Michael Schwirtz and José Bautista
King Charles, in bid to reassure shaken public, attends Easter service
Charles has continued to work while undergoing treatment, but he has suspended public engagements on the advice of his doctors.
- by Mark Landler
‘Indefensible’: The star-studded London club that won’t let women join
The Garrick Club has a membership that should embrace progress, but it’s men-only.
- by Mark Landler
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Pope soldiers on through Easter Sunday after skipping Good Friday ‘to preserve health’
Pope Francis overcame concerns about his health to preside over Easter Sunday Mass, leading some 30,000 people in a flower-decked St Peter’s Square.
- by Nicole Winfield
World of Photos, April 1st, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Eclectic, arty and the food is fantastic - this city isn’t what I’d imagined
One moment you might be in a bar sipping cocktails, the next in a bunker during an air raid alert but locals say Kyiv’s sophisticated spirit has returned.
- by Rob Harris
Four hostages released from a Dutch nightclub; man arrested
A hostage drama at a nightclub in the eastern Netherlands ended peacefully after several hours on Saturday with the arrest of a suspect.
Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says
His last-minute decision to stay home this year recalled the Good Friday that St John Paul II famously watched from the Apostolic Palace just before he died in 2005.
- by Nicole Winfield, Andrew Medichini and Aritz Parra
Europe has entered ‘pre-war era’, says Poland’s prime minister
“I know it sounds devastating, especially to people of the younger generation, but we have to mentally get used to the arrival of a new era,” said the Polish leader.
- by Rob Harris