Prince Harry and his wife will stop using “Sussex Royal” brand
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have decided not to use the word “royal” in their branding after they start a new life in...
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Deaf Argentine victims of clergy sexual abuse protest at Vatican
Victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests at a school for the deaf in Argentina staged a protest at the Vatican on Friday to bring...
Archaeologists unveil possible shrine to Rome’s first king, Romulus
Archaeologists said on Friday they had discovered an ancient cenotaph that almost certainly commemorated the legendary founder of Rome, Romulus, buried in the heart of the...
Russia denies backing Trump’s re-election as critics blast reported interference
The Kremlin on Friday denied it was interfering in the 2020 US presidential campaign to boost Republican President Donald Trump‘s re-election chances following reports that American...
UN says it fears ‘bloodbath’ in Syria, Russia denies mass displacements
The United Nations warned on Friday fighting in north-west Syria could “end in a bloodbath” and it called again for a ceasefire, while Moscow denied reports of...
Woman admits plotting to bomb St Paul’s cathedral
A Muslim convert has admitted plotting to bomb St Paul’s Cathedral in the name of the Islamic State terror group. Safiyya Amira Shaikh, 36, was...
WikiLeaks’ Assange may seek asylum in France – lawyer
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is jailed in Britain fighting extradition to the United States for espionage and computer hacking, may seek asylum in France, his...
US, Taliban to sign agreement following violence cut pact (Update)
The United States and the Taliban will sign an agreement on February 29 at the end of a week long period of violence reduction in Afghanistan, US...
Germany reopens hate speech, gun law debates after shisha bar killings
Germany‘s government faced calls to toughen gun ownership laws and step up efforts to track far-right sympathisers, after the suspect in one of its worst...
China finds spike in coronavirus cases in jails, officials fired
The new coronavirus has infected 234 people in two prisons outside the province at the centre of the epidemic and top officials deemed responsible for...
Spain to overhaul sexual assault law, strengthen victims’ rights
Spain‘s government is poised to toughen legislation against sexual violence to bolster victim rights and improve the state’s response to such crimes, government sources said...
Man arrested after prayer leader stabbed inside London mosque
A prayer leader in his 70s was stabbed in a London mosque on Thursday and the assailant was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, police and mosque...
Judge sentences Trump adviser Stone to 3 years and 4 months in prison (Update)
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced President Donald Trump’s long-time adviser Roger Stone to three years and four months in prison for charges that include lying to...
Jurors begin third day of deliberations in Weinstein rape trial
Jurors weighing rape and sexual assault charges against former movie producer Harvey Weinstein began their third day of deliberations in criminal court in Manhattan on...
Netanyahu announces plans for 3,000 new settler homes near East Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he was reviving a plan for the construction of 3,000 new settler homes near East Jerusalem, a...
Suspected shisha bar gunman published racist manifesto – German prosecutor (Update)
A man suspected of shooting dead nine people in shisha bars in a German town before killing himself and his mother had posted a manifesto...
With a Brexit-sized hole in finances, EU leaders disagree on budget (Update)
European Union leaders began talks on Thursday on a joint 2021-27 budget that will need to fill a €75bn hole left by Britain’s departure just as they face...
Google to move UK users’ accounts away from the EU and under US jurisdiction
Google is planning to move its British users’ accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, the...
Turkey exempts visa requirements for some EU states, Britain
Turkey has decided to exempt visa requirements for citizens from European Union countries Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland, as well Britain, for tourism...
Personal details of over 10.6 million MGM hotel guests exposed
U.S. casino operator MGM Resorts International said on Thursday it was the victim of a data breach last year after an earlier report claimed that...
