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LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – A British public inquiry concluded on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin must have ordered the Novichok nerve agent assassination attempt on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal seven years ago. Since the turn of the century, Britain’s relationship with Russia has steadily declined, amid allegations from both sides of spying …

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LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – A British public inquiry will deliver its findings on Thursday into the death of a woman who was unwittingly killed by the Novichok nerve agent following the attempted murder of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal seven years ago. British authorities have blamed Russia for the attack on Skripal, who …

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By Mitch Phillips LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Steve Borthwick is probably the last man on earth who would dare to say he was pleased with how the Rugby World Cup draw panned out and though the England coach played his usual straight bat when discussing it, he must have been beaming inside. England were …

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By Gerhard Mey WINDSOR, England, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles welcomed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday at the start of his three-day state visit to Britain, the latest show of closer relations between the European allies following Brexit. The trip is the first state visit by a German President for 27 years …

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NAIROBI, Dec 3 (Reuters) – A parliamentary inquiry in Kenya has accused British troops training there of a pattern of sexual misconduct and environmental harm that has led the forces from the former colonial power to be seen as an “occupying presence”.  The findings of the investigation by a parliamentary committee focused on defence and …

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