RARE PHOTOS: 2 | Vintage Vibes

‘People can get younger, perhaps even immortal’: Putin’s pursuit of longevity

Russian leader was caught musing about immortality with Xi Jinping but his fascination with long life is nothing new

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2025

Berlusconi Media Group Takes Control Of German Broadcaster

Italy's MediaForEurope (MFE) announced Thursday it had taken control of one of Germany's biggest private broadcasting groups, as it seeks to build a pan-European group able to compete with streaming giants.

International Business Times · Sep 4, 2025

Italian government gives final approval for bridge linking Sicily to mainland

€13.5bn allocated for 10-year project to build longest single-span bridge in the world across the Strait of Messina

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025

What does Trump have in store for the world in his second term? History provides some clues

Donald Trump is on the eve of becoming only the second United States president to begin a non-consecutive term. Grover Cleveland, more than a century ago, was the other.

The Conversation · Jan 19, 2025

Distracting decadence: how Silvio Berlusconi’s legacy shaped Italian TV

Stefano De Luigi's monograph Televisiva examines how Berlusconi’s empire reshaped Italian TV, and subsequently infiltrated the premiership

Wallpaper · Jan 11, 2025

Berlusconi acted like ‘jilted lover’ after being shut out of Tony Blair talks

He was said to have been particularly ‘hurt’ as he had backed Britain and the US over the invasion of Iraq

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024

Berlusconi acted like ‘jilted lover’ after being shut out by EU ‘big three’

Newly released files show the Italian prime minister accused Tony Blair of ‘betrayal’ after being excluded from a summit with France and Germany.

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024

Peace on earth doesn’t look very likely any time soon

They don’t make world leaders like they used to, as far as Vladimir Putin is concerned. Talking to a Kremlin-friendly gathering of journalists at his traditional end-of-year press conference earlier today, the Russian president spoke with fond nostalgia of the old gang, saying he’d like to spend more time with…

The Conversation · Dec 19, 2024

Elon Musk’s team-up with Donald Trump is different to how media barons operated in the past. Here’s why

Elon Musk’s regular posts of strong support for president-elect Donald Trump on his social media platform X and his expected role within the new US administration present a rolling live case study on the role of social media within public and political debate.

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2024

Elon Musk eyes radical overhaul of US gov’t as ‘secretary of cost-cutting’

Tesla and SpaceX CEO stands to gain a cabinet position if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election.

Al Jazeera · Nov 1, 2024