GLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) – It was a sun-drenched love affair between Diana Ross and revellers at Glastonbury on Sunday when the U.S. singer played in the “legends” slot on the final day of the festival. Wearing a sparkling gown, feather head-dress and earrings that could double as small chandeliers, Ross started the party with “I’m …
By John Irish SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany (Reuters) – After clashing last year over sausages and submarines, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Britain’s Boris Johnson were all smiles at a G7 summit on Sunday, with disputes over Brexit not even coming up at bilateral talks focused mainly on Ukraine. The leaders of Europe’s two main military powers …
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SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany (Reuters) – World leaders must recognise the price of supporting Ukraine including the surge in energy and food costs but must also acknowledge that the price of allowing Russia to win would be far higher, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. Speaking at the start of a Group of Seven summit on …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Charity donations accepted by Britain’s Prince Charles were handled correctly, his office said after a newspaper reported that he received 3 million euros ($3.2 million) in cash from a former Qatari prime minister, some of it in shopping bags. The Sunday Times said that Charles accepted three lots of cash that were …
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By Paul Sandle GLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) – Paul McCartney was joined by special guests Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl in an epic performance at Glastonbury on Saturday night that spanned the first Beatles demo to some of his latest recordings. The singer-songwriter, who turned 80 a week ago, was the oldest ever solo headliner at …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ghislaine Maxwell has been put on suicide watch at a Brooklyn jail, and may seek to delay her Tuesday sentencing for aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of underage girls, her lawyer said on Saturday night. In a letter to the judge overseeing Maxwell’s case, Maxwell’s lawyer, Bobbi Sternheim, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is ready to guarantee a further $525 million of World Bank loans to Ukraine later this year, taking total fiscal support this year to $1.5 billion, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said ahead of a G7 meeting in Germany. “Ukraine can win and it will win. But they need our backing to …
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By Andrew MacAskill KIGALI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he aims to remain in power until the middle of the next decade, despite calls for him to quit, which would make him the country’s longest continuously serving leader in 200 years. Earlier this month, Johnson survived a vote of confidence …
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KIGALI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that he feared Ukraine could face pressure to agree a peace deal with Russia that was not in its interests, due to the economic consequences of the war in Europe. “Too many countries are saying this is a European war that is unnecessary … …
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By Paul Sandle and Sarah Mills GLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) -Billie Eilish said it was a “dark day” for American women when she made history by becoming the youngest ever solo performer on Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage on Friday night. The 20-year-old multi-Grammy winner made the comment midway through a crowd-pleasing set that kicked off with hit …
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