Amsterdam

With the Oscars five days away, Timothée Chalamet managed to unite the opera world, the ballet world, and his own family against a single offhand remark.

Qatar's world-famous sports infrastructure sat empty as airspace closures grounded the Finalissima, leaving decades of Gulf investment in suspension.

The tallies from the municipal ballots gave the political fringes a triumph that the French establishment had not planned for.

The Iran war gave Moscow oil revenues, diplomatic standing, and the quiet satisfaction of watching Washington undo four years of sanctions.

Iran warned this week that any attack on its Hormuz islands would turn the Gulf bloody, as the UAE signalled it now sees a chance to reclaim them.