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Art collector loses legal fight over sculpture featuring 165-year-old elephant tusk

Art collector loses legal fight over sculpture featuring 165-year-old elephant tusk Eileen Agar’s The Obelisk of Satisfied Desire fell foul of the 2018 Ivory Act - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments An art collector has lost a legal battle with the government after being prohibited from selling a rare surrealist sculpture due to its inclusion of a 165-year-old elephant tusk. Devon-based art expert Victor James was blocked from selling Eileen Agar’s 1930s creation, The Obelisk of Satisfied...

Meet the biologists deciphering marine-mammal histories from baleen, whiskers and tusks

Poland to ban phones in schools, restrict access to pornography

Poland to ban phones in schools, restrict access to pornography WARSAW, June 2 : Poland wants to ban under-16s from using mobile phones in schools from September 1 and plans to introduce stricter age verification rules to access pornography, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday. Countries including the Netherlands, South Korea and Italy have banned smartphones in schools due to concerns over their impact on concentration and behaviour. Others have banned - or are considering banning -...

Starmer to Roll Out UK Job Center Tools to Beat AI Work Threat

Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, during a meeting with Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, at RAF Northolt in London, UK, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. The UK is poised to sign a new defense and security pact with Poland, as the NATO allies seek to curb the threat posed by Russia. Photographer: Andy Rain/EPA/Bloomberg

Starmer warns of Russian aggression as UK agrees new treaty with Poland

The PM met his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk at RAF Northolt to formalise the agreement.

Zelenskyy angers Poland with WWII-era name for army unit

Zelenskyy angers Poland with WWII-era name for army unit June 7, 2026On May 26, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a decree that a special forces unit of the Ukrainian army was being given the honorary name Heroes of the UPA, explaining that it was "to restore the historical traditions of the national army." However, the decree has created serious tensions with Poland, one of Ukraine's most important allies in the war with Russia. After Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union in...

Has Zelenskyy forfeited an honor — and Poland's sympathy?

Has Zelenskyy forfeited an honor — and Poland's sympathy? June 7, 2026On May 26, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a decree that a special forces unit of the Ukrainian army was being given the honorary name Heroes of the UPA, explaining that it was "to restore the historical traditions of the national army." However, the decree has created serious tensions with Poland, one of Ukraine's most important allies in the war with Russia.

Poland’s president snubs Zelenskyy over historical slight

Trophy hunters bring bodies of lions and bears to the UK - despite repeated pledges to ban imports

Trophy hunters bring bodies of lions and bears to the UK – despite repeated pledges to ban imports Exclusive: Permits were also given for hunting trophies of critically endangered black rhinos and cheetahs, Africa's most endangered big cat - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments British trophy-hunters have imported bodies or parts of bodies of 1,800 endangered animals since the killing of Cecil the lion more than a decade ago – despite pledges from successive governments to outlaw the practice....

Watch: Inside the deepest diplomatic crisis between Poland and Ukraine

A recent military designation has sparked a major diplomatic crisis between Warsaw and Kyiv, exposing deeply conflicting national narratives. Politics is about symbols and this time was no different. A recent military designation has sparked a major diplomatic crisis between Warsaw and Kyiv.