A man has been questioned by police over allegations of human trafficking and facilitating rape in connection with the investigation into former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed. The Metropolitan Police said the suspect, aged in his 60s, was interviewed under caution this month after 154 people came forward to report allegations of sex abuse against […]
Continue ReadingEighty years ago, Moldova was struck by a famine that killed more than 150,000 people. Long shrouded in silence, this episode remains a blind spot in the country’s history. But gradually, survivors’ accounts, combined with the work of researchers, have shed light on a tragedy largely orchestrated by the Soviet authorities of the time. FRANCE […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 03/27/2026 – 15:39 GMT+1•Updated 3:45 p.m European Union finance ministers are considering capping oil prices or taxing windfall profits as they weigh a coordinated response to rising energy costsamid surging natural gas and oil prices driven by the war in Iran. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Analysts warned that further price spikes could echo the 2022 […]
Continue ReadingThe move follows similar steps in other European countries, including France and Spain.
Continue ReadingAround 20% of the world’s oil supply normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz – the narrow waterway between Iran and the horn-like tip of the Arabian peninsula. Right now it is effectively closed, with Iran deciding which ships can get through, and the impact is being felt worldwide. The BBC’s Diplomatic Correspondent Paul Adams […]
Continue Reading1) ‘Very disappointed’ The U.S. president gave off the demeanor of a frustrated parent when he told the Telegraph he was “very disappointed” Britain hadn’t let the U.S. use the joint Diego Garcia airbase to strike Iran. Though Britain later allowed its use for limited purposes, Trump said Starmer took “took far too long” and “that’s […]
Continue ReadingThe Kremlin on Friday denied reports that President Vladimir Putin had asked Russia’s richest men to bankroll the war in Ukraine, pushing back on claims that Moscow is scrambling for cash as military spending surges. “It’s not true that Putin made such a request,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to Reuters. Peskov explained that […]
Continue ReadingAnd that’s not all. Some of the stranded ships are now starting to run out of food and other necessities. “It’s not as easy as people think to get resources to the ships,” explained Hutchinson. “And now we’re beginning to see pressure on supplies getting to the ships. The firms that deliver the supplies are […]
Continue ReadingThe findings appear to be the most comprehensive estimates yet of the growing toll of dead and wounded civilians in the month-long war.
Continue ReadingThe findings appear to be the most comprehensive estimates yet of the growing toll of dead and wounded civilians in the month-long war.
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