1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (819+ words) European museums are increasingly returning cultural artefacts to countries in Africa and the Middle East, as pressure grows to address the legacy of colonialism and disputed ownership. Institutions in countries including the Netherlands and Germany have recently returned historically significant…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (860+ words) European museums are increasingly returning cultural artefacts to countries in Africa and the Middle East, as pressure grows to address the legacy of colonialism and disputed ownership. Institutions in countries including the Netherlands and Germany have recently returned historically significant…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (709+ words) British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential figures in contemporary art, has died at age88, his publicist said on Friday (12 June). He died peacefully at his home in London one month before his 89th birthday. Hockney was widely regarded as…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (784+ words) Thousands of revellers packed Berga's main square as fire-devil performers showered the crowd with sparks during Catalonia's UNESCO-listed La Patum festival. The annual La Patum festival transformed the main square of Berga, a town in the Catalan pre-Pyrenees, into a…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (976+ words) The 79th Annual Tony Awards took place on Sunday (7 June) at Radio City Music Hall, celebrating the strongest performances of the Broadway season, with singer-songwriter P! nk hosting and delivering the opening performance alongside a host of musical guests. Although the…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (965+ words) Barcelona is preparing to mark a historic milestone in the legacy of architect Antoni Gaud" as Pope Leo XIV visits the city this week to inaugurate the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Fam"lia basilica, almost exactly 100 years…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (996+ words) Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French artist, filmmaker and author best known for the acclaimed graphic novel Persepolis, has died at the age of 56, the French presidency announced on Thursday. In a statement, the "lys'e Palace paid tribute to Satrapi's cultural impact…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (793+ words) Colombian singer Shakira will perform the official World Cup song, "Dai Dai", at the tournament's opening ceremony in Mexico City, FIFA announced on Friday (5 June). The performance will take place at the iconic Estadio Azteca ahead of the opening match…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (880+ words) The concert, held at Istanbul's Ataturk Olympic Stadium, was Ye's first appearance in Europe since 2014 and his first performance in T'rkiye. According to Anadolu Agency, fans travelled from across Europe and the Middle East to attend the two-hour show. Audience…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (905+ words) An Inca child mummy discovered high in the Andes more than a century ago has been returned to an indigenous community in north-western Argentina after spending 119 years in a museum collection. The mummified body'of a young boy from the Inca…...