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The Prince of Wales travelled to Kuwait on Sunday evening to offer his condolences following the death of the country’s ruler, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah. Prince Charles, 71, expressed sympathies on behalf of the Queen to the new Amir of the tiny oil-rich country, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah. The … Read more
Britain’s top lawyers have accused Attorney General Suella Braverman of wrecking the country’s reputation abroad with the Government plan to break international law over Brexit. The Bar Council, the professional association for barristers, asked Ms Braverman how the UK could retain a ‘shred of credibility’ in demanding other countries follow international law while admitting its … Read more
French Prime Minister Jean Castex warned today the country is seeing a ‘clear worsening’ of its coronavirus outbreak. Nearly 10,000 new cases were recorded yesterday, a record since wide-scale testing began, but Castex said a recent increase in Covid-19 hospitalisations was particularly worrying. Despite the surge in cases, Castex said he would aim to avoid … Read more
How much is that doggy in the window? Proud owners share sweet snaps of their pets perched on ledges for contest to find the nation’s cutest Dogs often sit in the window waiting for their owners or looking out for squirrels To celebrate adorable dogs SafeStyle UK launched a #DogInTheWindow contest Here, they share some … Read more
‘It’s been quite a traumatic few days’: This Country’s Daisy May Cooper shares sweet snap of newborn son as she thanks maternity ward after difficult labour By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 09:00 BST, 3 September 2020 | Updated: 09:00 BST, 3 September 2020 Daisy May Cooper shared a sweet snap of her newborn son … Read more
Hotel Rwanda hero who saved 1,200 lives during country’s 1994 genocide and was played by Don Cheadle in the film is arrested on terror charges Paul Rusesabagina, 66, is a well-known critic of President Paul Kagame There was an international arrest warrant for him for crimes including terrorism Police announced his arrest on Monday but … Read more
Fears of a coup in Mali are growing after mutinous troops today seized the country’s president and several government ministers, sparking condemnation by UN chiefs. Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, 75, was seized in a dramatic escalation of a months-long crisis in the fragile West African country. Prime Minister Boubou Cisse has also been seized, say … Read more
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to retaliate after suggesting a Turkish ship had been attacked in waters contested by Greece. The claim came hours after France sent two warships supported by fighter jets to the region experiencing mounting tensions, in an effort to back Greece. Speaking at an event to celebrate the 19th anniversary of … Read more
Queen Letizia of Spain cut a sombre figure today as she and her family attended a state tribute to the country’s coronavirus victims and frontline workers alongside the Spanish prime minister. The royal, 47, joined her husband 52, and daughters Princess Leonor, 14, and Princess Sofia, 12, as they donned masks and wore dark colours to … Read more
Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for the United States by selling the CIA information on the Islamic republic’s missile programme. Reza Asgari, an Iranian citizen, was executed last week, regime spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaili was quoted as saying by the judiciary’s official website Mizan Online. He had worked at the defence ministry’s … Read more