OpinionPortugal This article is more than 1 year oldPortugal’s Socialists have won a big victory – but the resurgent far right is a threatThis article is more than 1 year oldJoana RamiroA sweeping election win by the centre-left party offers lessons for Keir Starmer and Labour, among others
Beleaguered leftwing politicians across Europe will doubtlessly be looking at last weekend’s general elections in Portugal and taking notes. In a surprise outcome, the centre-left Socialist party (PS) won a historic absolute majority, taking 117 of the 230 seats in parliament.
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Germany This article is more than 2 years oldStory of heroin addiction in 1970s West Berlin gets modern remake This article is more than 2 years oldAmazon Prime’s version of bestselling book and cult film based on Christiane F’s adolescence will launch on Friday The story of a girl’s descent into drug addiction and prostitution in 1970s West Berlin, which became a bestselling book and cult film across Europe, is returning to screens in a modern remake.
Australian Open 2024Teenager Mirra Andreeva stuns idol Ons Jabeur in Australian Open second roundRussian 16-year-old demolishes sixth seed 6-0, 6-2Mari Timofeeva defeats Caroline Wozniacki 1-6, 6-4, 6-1As Mirra Andreeva emerged at the top level of her sport at the French Open last May, winning her first match in a grand slam, the 16-year-old had one humble goal beyond continuing her meteoric rise: she wanted a practice session with Ons Jabeur, her idol.
Konya Boys, September 2018. Photograph: © Olgaç BozalpKonya Boys, September 2018. Photograph: © Olgaç BozalpThe big picturePhotographyTurkish photographer Olgaç Bozalp’s playful images examine how migration alters our view of the world
Olgaç Bozalp grew up in Konya, a city in central Turkey. Twice a year in his teens he would make the journey to Istanbul, 12 hours on the bus, just to experience a sense of freedom. “My personality didn’t necessarily fit into a small-town mentality,” he says of those years.