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Labour leader Keir Starmer was officially appointed as Britain’s new Prime Minister by King Charles III in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Friday. A photo released by the palace captured the moment the monarch shook hands with Starmer, marking a transition after his party’s landslide victory in the general election. Earlier, King Charles had accepted the resignation of Conservative …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has offered to step down as Conservative Party leader following his landslide defeat by Labour’s Keir Starmer in Thursday’s election. Sunak, who had congratulated Starmer, told reporters outside Downing Street that he would step down once a new party leader was found. “To the country, first of all I would like to express my apologies. …

  Billionaire heir Anant Ambani will marry his longtime girlfriend Radhika Merchant later this month, in a lavish ceremony widely described as the country’s wedding of the year. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant during pre-wedding celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India on March 1, 2024 The extravagant pre-wedding celebrations have already created excitement in the Indian media and social media is …

Amid growing concerns and rumors about a potential withdrawal, the White House has steadfastly denied that President Joe Biden is considering dropping out of the presidential race. Spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre, on Wednesday, said Biden was “clear-eyed and…remains in the race.” The confirmation comes after a tumultuous week following Biden’s performance in a debate against Donald Trump, which sparked panic in …

The Namibian government has decided to reduce the price of petrol by 80 Namibian cents per litre (around $0.044). Similarly, 50ppm diesel will be rented at 60 Namibian cents per litre, and 10ppm diesel at 70 Namibian cents per litre from Wednesday. The country’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) announced this in a statement on Tuesday. The ministry said …

Fourteen people were killed when a three-story building collapsed in the southern Egyptian city of Assiut on Monday. The city’s governor, Essam Saad, said on Tuesday. He said the bodies were recovered from under the rubble during search and rescue operations by emergency workers. “Six people were rescued and have been shifted to hospital,” Saad said. According to him, poor …

The Turkish Embassy in Nigeria has denied reports that the country has implemented a visa ban for Nigerian passport holders, saying the reports are false and should be ignored. Reports had been circulating last week that countries such as Turkey, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates had imposed visa bans and revoked certain privileges for Nigerian passport holders, such as …

  Federal prosecutors overreached when they used an obstruction law to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters, the Supreme Court ruled in an opinion that could also affect a case against Donald Trump. Joseph Fischer (center, holding phone) briefly entered the Capitol and met with police officers on January 6, 2021   The judges ruled that obstruction charges must include …

The United States has imposed sanctions on three United Arab Emirates (UAE) shipping companies involved in Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical trade. The State Department also identified 11 vessels transporting petroleum products or petrochemicals as blocked property. The companies targeted are Sea Route Ship Management FZE, Almanac Ship Management LLC, and Al Anchor Ship Management FZE. US Secretary of State Antony …

French voters will go to the polls on Sunday for an exceptional moment in their political history: the first round of early parliamentary elections that could see the formation of the country’s first far-right government since the Nazi occupation of World War II, or no majority at all. The outcome of the vote, after the second round on July 7 …