French couple lose court case over rare African mask worth millions
Couple sold mask to dealer for €150 in 2021 before it was sold to unidentified buyer for €4.2m A French couple who sold an “extremely...
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More than 60 migrants presumed dead after boat sinks off Libya, says UN
Victims were from Nigeria, the Gambia and other African countries and included women and children, UN agency says Sixty-one migrants are missing and presumed dead...
African writer ruined by row with Graham Greene finally gets chance to shine
Fifty years after being accused of plagiarism, book is reissued in a bid to rehabilitate gifted Malian author Yambo Ouologuem In 1968 the books pages...
EU must face legacy of colonialism and support reparations, say MEPs
Draft resolution to European parliament committee is first formal attempt to place reparations for slavery on EU agenda The European Union should urgently address and...
Spanish police investigate deaths of four migrants forced off speedboat
Vessel was near Andalucían shore when passengers, believed to be from north Africa, were apparently pushed overboard Spanish police have opened an inquiry after four...
‘Your wife wants to see you’: 18th-century Spanish letters seized at sea by British published online
Correspondence taken from 130 captured ships reveal details of the stories of seafarers and their families in the 1700s A letter from a reproachful wife...
Argentinian ex-officer who was charged over 23 murders dies in Berlin
Luis Kyburg was alleged commander of Argentinian navy unit believed responsible for deaths of at least 150 people An Argentinian former military officer has died...
Irish woman inspired to return African and Aboriginal antiquities by Guardian article
Isabella Walsh has contacted embassies and consulates to repatriate 10 objects that her father wanted to be returned An Irish woman has been inspired by...
Blockbuster show on Genghis Khan opens in France after row with China
Exhibition features objects never before seen in Europe and draws lessons from Mongol empire relevant to today It was a major cultural row between France...
Austria to work with UK on Rwanda-style plan for asylum seekers
Suella Braverman signs ‘migration and security agreement’ with Austrian counterpart in move to work more closely together Austria is seeking to adopt a Rwanda-style deal...
