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(Reuters) -British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is set to ditch large parts of the Northern Ireland protocol after giving up on talks with the European Union on a Brexit deal, The Times reported. Officials working for Truss have drawn up draft legislation that would unilaterally remove the need for all checks on goods being sent …

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(Reuters) – Major League Baseball (MLB) will play regular-season games in London in 2023, 2024 and 2026 as part of a long-term strategic partnership with the city. The league agreed to hold “major events” in the UK capital over the next five years, MLB said in a joint announcement with London Mayor Sadiq Khan on …

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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will not carry out the opening of parliament on Tuesday as the 96-year-old monarch has had a recurrence of mobility issues, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, the latest event she will not attend because of her health. Her son and heir Prince Charles, accompanied by his eldest …

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BERLIN (Reuters) -Borussia Dortmund top striker Erling Haaland is close to sealing a transfer deal with Manchester City and a move to the lucrative Premier League, several German media reported on Monday. Haaland is among the hottest transfer prospects this summer with the Norwegian 21-year-old having scored 61 goals in 66 league games for the …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said on Monday he would resign if police decide he broke COVID-19 rules, putting pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson who has refused to step down after he was fined over a lockdown-busting party. After months of Johnson being criticised for attending parties at his Downing Street …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The deputy leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party would step down if she received a police fine for breaching lockdown rules, she said in a statement on Monday, echoing the words of Labour Leader Keir Starmer. “If I were issued with a fine, I would do the decent thing and step down,” …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on Monday said that he would resign if police decided to fine him over an alleged breach of COVID-19 rules, stressing that he had followed the law at all times. “I’m absolutely clear that no laws were broken. They were followed at all times,” Starmer …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday that Ukraine defeating the Russian army was very possible, while calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to come to terms with the fact that Moscow has lost in the long run. “It is very possible that Ukraine will break the Russian army to the …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and his generals are mirroring the fascism and tyranny of 77 years ago and their invasion of Ukraine dishonours its military past, British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday. In a speech to coincide with Russia’s Victory Day parade commemorating the end of the World War Two, Wallace …

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