WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and Britain launched a series of strikes on Yemen on Thursday aimed at the Iran-backed Houthi militia that started targeting international shipping in the Red Sea late last year. Initial reactions from the U.S. Congress included: U.S. SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL "I welcome the U.S. and coalition operations against the Iran-backed Houthi...
Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised seven additional charges against Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey for a number of sexual assaults against one man between 2001 and 2004, it said on Wednesday (Nov 16). The new CPS charges include one of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and others of indecent and...
Canada and Britain have announced diplomatic boycotts of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, joining the US and Australia in taking such action amid allegations of human rights abuses in China. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday (Dec 8) said his government was "deeply troubled" by Chinese rights violations. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly cited concerns about the treatment of...
62nd Grammy Awards – Arrivals – Los Angeles, California, US, on Jan 26, 2020 – Dua Lipa.Reuters Singers Dua Lipa, Celeste and Arlo Parks led nominations for the BRITs on Wednesday, with the three female singers scoring three nods each at Britain’s pop music honours, organisers said. The three British women are all nominated in the female...
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, filed a lawsuit in California on Thursday against unnamed paparazzi photographers for allegedly taking “illegal” photographs of their son, Archie. The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, cited “serial intrusions” of privacy of the couple’s 14-month old child, and came as...
Britain's Prince George, third in line to the throne after his grandfather Prince Charles and father Prince William, was shown flashing a gap-toothed smile in two photos released to mark his seventh birthday. The photos, taken earlier this month by his mother Kate, officially known as the Duchess of Cambridge, were issued by Kensington Palace late...
Britain will on Monday (July 20) suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in a further escalation of its dispute with China over the introduction of a security law in the former colony, British newspapers reported. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who on Sunday (July 19) accused China of gross human rights violations, will announce the suspension of...
According to The Sun and iTV News, Britain’s Prince Charles, son to Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, has tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus. In a statement from Clarence House, the future king of the British monarchy has displayed mild symptoms of the virus, and tested positive. Source: The Sun “He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains...
