All posts tagged: menacé

Zelenskyy hints Ukrainian drones could menace Putin’s Victory Day parade – POLITICO

Zelenskyy hints Ukrainian drones could menace Putin’s Victory Day parade – POLITICO

“Russia has announced a May 9 parade in Moscow without military equipment,” he told leaders attending the European Political Community Summit in Yerevan, Armenia. “They cannot afford military equipment — and they fear drones may buzz over Red Square.” “This is telling,” Zelenskyy added. “It shows they are not strong now.” It’s widely believed that the Kremlin’s decision to exclude military material from this week’s parade is due to the country’s defensive vulnerability four years into its invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv regularly uses drones to inflict damage on key sites deep inside Russia, and only last week it struck oil infrastructure in the Black Sea port city of Tuapse for the third time in a month. On Monday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed a Ukrainian drone had hit an elite residential building a mere six kilometers away from the Kremlin; no victims were reported. Zelenskyy urged leaders at the Yerevan summit to keep pressuring Russia to choose diplomacy rather than further war. Russian President Vladimir Putin last week offered to declare a one-day truce with …

The Flying Dutchman review – delusion, torment and menace in detailed and finely sung Wagner | Opera

The Flying Dutchman review – delusion, torment and menace in detailed and finely sung Wagner | Opera

In 1839, the 26-year-old Richard Wagner almost drowned during a perilous voyage across the Baltic from Riga. It was this experience that he claimed inspired The Flying Dutchman, the legend of a man condemned for eternity to sail the oceans in his ghost ship giving the composer the narrative for his first mature opera. Wagner thought of his libretto as a poem, and it certainly grapples with some of the epic questions: birth, life, love and death. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Welsh National Opera’s new staging, directed by Jack Furness, begins with a woman in childbirth, the wild and stormy surges of the overture coinciding with her contractions. So Senta is born, destined, as a small child, to see her mother die, whisked away on her hospital bed into the great abyss. Senta will be a damaged soul, obsessed to the point of derangement by the story of the Dutchman, whose single hope of redemption, the love of a true …

How to buy the new Royal Mint Dennis the Menace coin in the UK today

How to buy the new Royal Mint Dennis the Menace coin in the UK today

The Royal Mint is celebrating yet another literary icon this week, as Dennis the Menace turns 75 years old. The famous Beano character is being turned into a new 50p coin as part of the Mint’s Limited Editions collection. The coin made for the anniversary shows Dennis in his iconic red and black striped top running with dog Gnasher, and is available as a 50p in colour, silver and gold. Royal Mint director of commemorative coin Rebecca Morgan said: “There’s something wonderfully fitting about this legendary mischief-maker finally making his mark on a collectible 50p and I’m sure Dennis himself would see it as his greatest prank yet. “This coin captures everything we love about him, that unmistakable mischievous grin, his furry pal Gnasher by his side and that irresistible spirit of rebellion that has made him a favourite across generations. “We’re incredibly proud to bring Dennis to life in this way, and we know this coin will be treasured by Beano fans young and old.” This series joins other literary figures in their collection …

Dennis the Menace plays ‘greatest prank yet’ as Royal Mint presses 75-year anniversary 50p coins | UK News

Dennis the Menace plays ‘greatest prank yet’ as Royal Mint presses 75-year anniversary 50p coins | UK News

A new range of Dennis the Menace-themed coins will be minted, marking 75 years of the iconic comic prankster. A collaboration between the Royal Mint and Beano will see Dennis and his dog Gnasher feature on collectable 50p coins. Vibrant colour printing is available, meaning the cartoon character’s famous red and black jumper pops next to an engraving that reads “75 years of Dennis”. The character made his first appearance in issue 452 of the Beano on 17 March 1951 and has since appeared on the BBC, ITV, and in video games. Dennis and Gnasher were also the mascots for Beanoland in Chessington World of Adventures from 1999 to 2010. It’s the latest birthday celebration for the famous prankster. For his 60th, he and Gnasher gatecrashed the headquarters of Sky News in a comic strip. Image: Pics: PA Rebecca Morgan, from the Royal Mint, said there’s “something wonderfully fitting about this legendary mischief-maker finally making his mark” on the collectable coins. “I’m sure Dennis himself would see it as his greatest prank yet,” she added. …