LONDON (Reuters) – A British minister said on Sunday that the government is unlikely to ask the Reform party leader Nigel Farage to act as an intermediary to deal with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Farage, the Brexit-campaigner and self-described troublemaker, is a friend of Trump and was at his election victory party in Florida. He …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – The United States and Britain launched raids on the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Amran governorate and other areas, Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by the Houthi movement, reported on Sunday. Houthi media and residents said about nine raids had targeted the Sanaa, its suburbs and Amran governorate. Iran-aligned …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to use a major speech this week to “promote free and open trade between nations” amid the threat of potential tariffs under Donald Trump’s presidency, The Observer newspaper reported on Saturday. Trump, who won the 2024 U.S. presidential election, has proposed imposing a 10% tariff …
(Reuters) -Mark Cavendish will compete in his final professional race at the two-day Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on Sunday, the British cyclist said on Saturday, bringing down the curtain on his glittering career. Cavendish, the world’s most decorated sprinter, announced his retirement last year before reversing that decision and breaking the all-time record …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Two survivors of a bombing that killed 22 people at the close of an Ariana Grande concert seven years ago were on Friday awarded 45,000 pounds ($58,212) in damages after successfully suing a conspiracy theorist who claimed the attack was staged. Martin Hibbert was paralysed from the waist down and his daughter …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s energy market regulator on Friday proposed new regulations for grid companies to cut down the backlog of renewables projects waiting to connect to the grid. In a consultation document, Ofgem said projects waiting to be connected has reached more than 730 gigawatts, well above the 220-225 GW of generation projects the …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Friday named Jonathan Powell, who was chief of staff to former prime minister Tony Blair, as its national security adviser, a role that will involve responding to global threats and building ties with Donald Trump’s new U.S. administration. Powell, who also served as a diplomat in Britain’s Foreign …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Princess Kate, who is recovering from preventative treatment she underwent for cancer this year, will attend two events this weekend to commemorate Remembrance Day in London, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. The Princess of Wales, 42, said in September she had finished her course of preventative chemotherapy but cautioned her path …
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Three people have been charged in relation to One Direction singer Liam Payne’s death in a fall from his Buenos Aires hotel balcony last month, Argentine authorities said on Thursday. The 31-year-old’s death shocked the world, and raised questions about how he had fallen. A 911 call from a hotel employee …
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(Reuters) – Interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy’s future at Manchester United is up in the air ahead of the arrival of Ruben Amorim but goalkeeper Andre Onana said the players are keen for the Dutch coach to remain with the club. Van Nistelrooy stepped into the role following the sacking of Erik ten Hag and …
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