Parts of Italy could see highs of 48°C in the coming days, potentially reaching "the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe"

This episode in Britain's national life is more than just another instance of the silly season. The whole thing leaves a bitter aftertaste.

The passing of the renowned Czech author is a metaphor for the continued slow death of the novel genre

In its capital, once famed as the City of Light, it is now much darker. Paris is unable to achieve social and economic equality for millions of its citizens, sparking riots and disorder.

In a wide-ranging interview with Al Majalla, the distinguished academic discussed the history of relations between Islam and Italy and the areas of clarity and discord between two intertwined cultures

Sweden's Nato membership and Turkey's purchase of new F-16 fighter jets from the United States seem to have been included in a bigger package deal negotiated during the summit

Lofty humanitarian policy ambitions in Brussels are unrecognisable at the EU's borders and the clash between intentions and actions means migrants are dying

Clashes with Kyiv grab the headlines, but Damascus is part of Putin's plans as wider geopolitics resonate as the war goes on

Two new exhibitions in London offer a kind of answer