Image copyright PA Counter-terror police are leading an investigation into the “unexplained” death of a man in London. He is believed to be Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov, who claimed political asylum in the UK after being convicted of fraud. The Metropolitan Police said its specialist unit was looking into it “as a precaution because of […]
Media captionBoris Johnson: “We are giving Russia until midnight to explain” The “strength of the support” shown to the UK over the poisoning of former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter has been encouraging, the foreign secretary has said. Boris Johnson said the UK had been talking to friends and there had been a […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Syrian rebel fighters are supporting Turkish troops in the offensive on Afrin The Turkish military says it has surrounded the Kurdish-held city of Afrin in northern Syria, the focus of an offensive against a Kurdish militia. A statement said troops and allied Syrian rebels had also captured “critically important areas”. […]
Media captionJuncker tells UKIP MEPs: You’ll regret Brexit The UK will come to “regret” the decision to leave the EU, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has warned. Addressing the European Parliament, Mr Juncker was cheered by Eurosceptic MEPs as he noted the UK’s departure was due on 29 March, 2019. In response he said the […]
Image copyright EPA/ Yulia Skripal/Facebook Image caption Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, are in a critical condition in hospital Moscow must explain why a Russian-made nerve agent was used in the poisoning of former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter by the end of Tuesday, Theresa May said. The PM said […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Gabriel Cruz went missing in the southern Spanish province of Almeria on 27 February An eight-year-old boy, whose disappearance received nationwide attention in Spain, was strangled on the same day he went missing, local media quote an autopsy as saying. The body of a Gabriel Cruz was found in the […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Designer Hubert de Givenchy, pictured with the model Iman in 2002, was a giant of French fashion French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, who created famous looks for Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Jackie Kennedy, has died at the age of 91. His partner Philippe Venet, a former haute […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Some are calling for President Trump to press Mr Putin on the comments The Russian president faces a backlash after suggesting minority groups, including Jews, may be responsible for meddling in the 2016 US election. Vladimir Putin made the comments during a US TV interview with Megyn Kelly. US lawmakers […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Protesters carry signs depicting PM Robert Fico, left, and Interior Minister Robert Kalinak Slovakia’s Interior Minister Robert Kalinak has resigned amid a political scandal caused by the murder of a journalist and his fiancée. Mr Kalinak bowed to pressure from a junior coalition partner and quit his posts, stripping Prime […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The attacker “died on the spot” outside the Iranian ambassador’s house. The motive is unclear. An unknown attacker armed with a knife was shot and killed by soldiers guarding the Iranian ambassador’s residence in Vienna. One guard suffered a cut to the upper arm during the attack at about 23:35 […]
