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Netflix has adapted Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk's novel 'The Museum of Innocence' as a series

World

Crowds flock to Istanbul’s Museum of Innocence before TV adaptation

On a cobbled street in Cukurcuma, a district known for its antiques shops on Istanbul’s European side, the story penned by Nobel laureate Orhan...

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The decision by samba school Academicos de Niteroi to pay homage to veteran leftist President Inacio Lula da Silva at this year's carnival extravaganza has raised eyebrows just eight months before elections

World

Homage or propaganda? Carnival parade stars Brazil’s Lula

The face of the Brazilian president is omnipresent as a samba school rehearses its Carnival parade in front of thousands of spectators chanting the...

AFPFebruary 3, 2026

The Trevi Fountain is one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions

Business

Paying for a selfie: Rome starts charging for Trevi Fountain

Italy’s Trevi Fountain launched a new ticketing system Monday, making the famous Rome landmark the latest tourist site to charge entry in a bid...

AFPFebruary 2, 2026

Former colonial powers in Europe have been slowly moving to send back some artworks obtained during their imperial conquests

World

French Senate adopts bill to return colonial-era art

French senators adopted a bill on Wednesday to simplify the return of artworks looted during the colonial era to their countries of origin. The...

AFPJanuary 28, 2026

The Bayeux Tapestry tells the story of the 11th-century Norman conquest of England

World

UK’s Hockney warns moving Bayeux Tapestry would be ‘madness’

The British Museum Thursday vowed to protect the Bayeux Tapestry, after renowned UK artist David Hockney warned that sending it across the Channel from...

AFPJanuary 15, 2026

Entrance fees to the Louvre are set to rise for foreign tourists from Wednesday

World

French museum fare hikes for non-European tourists spark outcry

Should foreign tourists pay more for state-funded galleries than locals, or should art be accessible to all, without discrimination? France is hiking prices for...

AFPJanuary 12, 2026

'One Battle After Another' starring Leonardo DiCaprio (C) is so far in the driver's seat in the race to the Oscars

Entertainment

‘One Battle After Another’ heads into Golden Globes as favorite

With nine nominations, "One Battle" appears a lock to take home the prize for best comedy/musical film.

AFPJanuary 11, 2026

Sudan's national museum was plundered by looters at the start of the war in 2023

World

Virtual museum preserves Sudan’s plundered heritage

Destroyed and looted in the early months of Sudan’s war, the national museum in Khartoum is now welcoming virtual visitors after months of painstaking...

AFPJanuary 5, 2026