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Prince Harry to attend coronation without Meghan

The Duke of Sussex will be present at the King’s coronation but Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will not be attending, Buckingham Palace has said. There had been speculation about whether the couple would travel to the coronation but it has now emerged that Prince Harry will attend alone. The prince will join more than 2,000 guests at Westminster Abbey…

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Leaked Pentagon documents provide rare window into depth of US intelligence on allies and foes

Highly classified Pentagon documents leaked online in recent weeks have provided a rare window into how the US spies on allies and foes alike, deeply rattling US officials, who fear the revelations could jeopardize sensitive sources and compromise important foreign relationships. Some of the documents, which US officials say are authentic, expose the extent of US eavesdropping on key allies,…

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Twenty-five years after the Good Friday agreement, an uneasy peace prevails in Northern Ireland

In mid-February, Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell finished coaching his son’s soccer team and was putting soccer balls into the trunk of his car in Omagh, Northern Ireland, when two masked gunmen shot him multiple times in front of his son.British authorities suspect that pro-Irish republicans targeted Mr. Caldwell, who remains hospitalized. If so, he would be the most senior police…

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Prince William hires former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for noble role

When New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, stepped down from her role leading the country in January, many wondered what she would do next. We now know her next project, and it’s a royal one at that. Prince William, who Jacinda had built up a good friendship with during her time as PM, has instilled the respected politician into the…

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Buhari bids farewell to Angolan, UAE ambassadors

Two outgoing Ambassadors were hosted in farewell audiences at State House, Abuja, Thursday by President Muhammadu Buhari, and they had kind words to say about their tour of duty in Nigeria. His Excellency, Dr Eustaquio Januario Quibato of Republic of Angola thanked the President for the “wise leadership you’ve been giving to Nigeria,” for being the Champion of Anti-Corruption in…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy visits Poland as allies step up military aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Poland on Wednesday, buoyed by the latest announcement of U.S. military aid, as Russian troops pressed on with their long and costly battle to seize the eastern city of Bakhmut. Zelenskiy planned to thank his Polish allies, who have provided vital weaponry to his government since Russia’s invasion and have taken in millions of Ukrainian…

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Trump arrested, pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges of falsifying business records in Manhattan criminal court Tuesday afternoon. The indictment against Trump alleges that the former president sought to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election. Prosecutors alleged Trump was part of an unlawful plan to suppress negative information, including an illegal payment of $130,000 that was ordered…

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Nato’s border with Russia doubles as Finland joins

Finland has become the 31st member of the Nato security alliance, and its flag will soon be raised at the alliance’s headquarters. The Finnish foreign minister handed the accession document to the US secretary of state who declared Finland a member. Finland’s accession is a setback for Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who repeatedly complained of Nato’s expansion before his full-scale invasion…

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Inside the long and winding road to Trump’s historic indictment

The New York grand jury hearing the case against Donald Trump was set to break for several weeks. The former president’s lawyers believed on Wednesday afternoon they had at least a small reprieve from a possible indictment. Trump praised the perceived delay. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had other plans. Thursday afternoon, Bragg asked the grand jury to return an historic indictment against Trump,…

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Biden calls for stricter banking regulations in the wake of SVB, Signature Bank failures

President Joe Biden on Thursday urged federal regulators to take up a set of reforms to safeguard the banking system, following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The White House said in a fact sheet Thursday that Biden’s proposals fit into his recent effort “to strengthen oversight and regulation of larger banks so that we are not…

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