France is looking to see if the European Union could compensate European companies that might be facing sanctions by the United States for doing business with Iran, said French finance minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday. Le Maire referred to EU rules going back to 1996 which he said could allow the EU to intervene […]
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A royal wedding, in pictures: Britain's Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle
Prince Harry, grandson to Queen Elizabeth II, married American actress Meghan Markle on Saturday, in a ceremony that took place at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The wedding was a global affair, with thousands camped out along the procession route to Windsor Castle. Around the world, millions were watching on television — even in […]
Read morePrince Harry and Meghan Markle gazed into each other’s eyes and pledged their eternal love Saturday as they married at St. George’s Chapel in front of hundreds of celebrity guests and millions of viewers around the world. The American actress arrived to a fanfare and walked down the aisle accom panied part of the way […]
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Israel keeps Gazans ‘caged in a toxic slum,’ UN human rights chief says
The United Nations‘ human rights chief issued a scathing critique of Israel’s policy toward Gaza on Friday. “They are, in essence, caged in a toxic slum from birth to death,” Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, said of the Palestinians living in Gaza during a special session of the UN’s Human […]
Read moreRussian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he had discussed the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal at talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Sochi. The deal between Iran and six world powers lifted most international sanctions in return for Tehran curbing its nuclear programme, under strict surveillance by the U.N. nuclear watchdog. […]
Read moreRussian President Vladimir Putin endorsed a new government line-up on Friday at the start of his new term in office, sticking in most cases with the incumbents but elevating two newcomers with ties to the intelligence services. Dmitry Medvedev, whom Putin had already reappointed as prime minister, proposed the new cabinet at a meeting with […]
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Italy’s incoming government wants to lift Russia sanctions and rewrite EU rules
The power-sharing agreement between Italy’s two populist parties is likely to raise concerns for officials at the European Union. The left-wing Five Star Movement (M5S) and the far-right Lega are on the brink of clinching power in the southern European nation, forming a coalition after neither party gained enough seats to govern alone at March […]
Read morePrince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle at the royal wedding — stepping in after the father of the bride fell ill just days before the ceremony. Kensington Palace said Friday that Markle’s future father-in-law, the heir to the British throne, would walk the American actress down the aisle at St. George’s Chapel […]
Read moreSergei Skripal, a former Russian spy poisoned by a nerve agent in Britain in March, has been discharged from hospital, England’s health service said on Friday. Skripal was found collapsed on a bench on March 4 in the southern English city of Salisbury along with his daughter, who was discharged from hospital last month. “It […]
Read moreEgyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered on Thursday that the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip be opened for the whole of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, he said on his official Twitter account. The border with the Palestinian territory is mostly shut but opens at regular intervals. This would be the longest […]
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