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Meghan Markle’s decision not to attend the coronation of King Charles III is said to be partly over “unconscious bias” regarding race, sources have claimed.

Officials within the European Parliament have demanded that the UK does not develop a major oil field in the North Sea.

Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orbán shot down claims from NATO cheif Jens Stoltenberg that “all members” agreed on allowing Ukraine to join the alliance.

The Sudanese army said it was coordinating efforts to evacuate diplomats from the United States, UK, China and France out of the country.

French President Emmanuel Macron is less popular than ever before with the general public, polling has revealed.

Pentagon leaders at a meeting on Friday with Western allies supporting Ukraine did not address pessimistic assessments contained in leaked Pentagon documents about the war effort and instead tried to paint an upbeat picture of the coming counteroffensive.

Russia blamed “an emergency ejection of an air ordnance” when a dropped bomb caused havoc in one of its own cities.

A German court has convicted a 30-year-old man who drove into groups of pedestrians in Berlin last year of one count of murder.

The German government has backed legislation that would ban almost all new oil and gas heating systems for buildings by next year.

The European Commission has called for “transparency” from China regarding the origins of COVID-19 after the country blocked a WHO investigation earlier this year.

The first feature film shot in space premiered in Russian cinemas on Thursday, as Moscow delighted in beating a rival Hollywood project amid a confrontation with the West over Ukraine.

UK buyer interest in new electric vehicles (EVs) may be declining, data from the largest car sales website suggests as Tesla boss Elon Musk flags further discounts down the road to try and boost sales.

An eight-hour strike brought Germany’s railways to a standstill on Friday morning, while walkouts also were underway at airports.

The United States is ready to begin training Ukraine forces on how to use and maintain donated Abrams tanks as it continues to fast track efforts to get them onto the battlefield against Russia, U.S. officials said Friday.

Ukraine’s future is in the “Euro-Atlantic family” says the head of NATO, revealing every member now agrees the country will join.

German authorities are reportedly rethinking a plan to sell a large stake in its largest port to a company owned by the Chinese government.

U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned Friday after an independent investigation found he bullied civil servants.

A classic of the Cold War — Russian spy trawlers — with ostensibly civilian ships loitering close to NATO exercises and underwater cables. 

Police have confiscated saucepans from townspeople demonstrating against French President Emmanuel Macron.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared Thursday in Kyiv, Ukraine, the day before meeting with the defense leaders from the U.S. and other Western nations in Germany, that Russian aggression “must be stopped.”

The Vatican announced Thursday that Pope Francis has gifted England’s King Charles with a “relic of the True Cross” for his upcoming coronation ceremony.

An Italian princess has been evicted from her royal $533 million villa in Rome, which includes a ceiling painting by Caravaggio, during an intense five-year inheritance battle with her stepchildren. Texas-born Italian Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi, formerly known as American actress

Social media bosses who fail to censor “harmful” content on their sites should be jailed, plans announced by a UK minister have stipulated.

Denmark and the Netherlands will provide Ukraine with at 14 refurbished battle tanks, but they won’t be delivered until next year.

Police shot and killed a runaway bull that charged through an English village as children were being dropped off at school.

Food prices in Britain hit their highest level in 45 years amid continued double-digit inflation, while wages fell yet again in real terms.

EU bigwigs are considering halving a $550m munitions fund for Ukraine in the hopes of using the freed cash to bolster the bloc’s own defence industry, a report on Wednesday has claimed.

“…quite a number of the Brexiteers will die… Younger people coming through are much more pro-European.” 

The White House approved a fresh Ukraine military aid package Wednesday with $325 million worth of battlefield supplies from U.S. stores placed at Kiev’s disposal.

Emmanuel Macron was greeted with the sounds of pots and pans as people protested his first public outing since signing his pension reform.

An Italian minister has warned that the country runs the risk of “ethnic replacement” due to mass immigration and low birthrates.

CARACAS, Venezuela — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived here on Tuesday to meet with dictator Nicolás Maduro and other members of the Venezuelan socialist regime.

An ultra-marathon runner has been disqualified from a race in the United Kingdom after she was accused of cheating by using a car to get ahead of the other runners.

The actions and activities of an allegedly pro-China EU parliament aide have sparked concern and allegations from party insiders.

Ukraine´s defense minister said his country has received U.S-made Patriot surface-to-air guided missile systems it has long craved.

A jailed murderer who identifies as transgender is looking to have a male-to-female sex change surgery that is funded by the UK taxpayer.