Lebanon has been dealing with a financial crisis that has limited bank withdrawals for three years. The World Bank says the financial crisis in Lebanon is one of the worst in the world since the mid-19th century.On Wednesday, two banks were robbed in Lebanon by customers who wanted access to their ...
READ MORE +Harry and Meghan 'angry as it emerges Archie and Lilibet will not get HRH titles when they are appointed Prince and Princess by Charles'• Charles expected to anoint Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in the near future• But Archie and Lilibet will not receive HRH titles, despite tense talks with ...
READ MORE +Police Arrest UK Lecturer For Shouting “Who Elected Him” During King Charles’s ProclamationSymon Hill, 45, who described his ordeal to Oxford Mail, expressed concern over the British people being forced to accept a Head of State without a democratic election.An Oxford history lecturer was detained ...
READ MORE +The Al-Qaeda terrorist network on Sunday released a book written by a senior member including a detailed timeline leading up to the attacks on several U.S. airliners on Sept. 11, 2001 which left nearly 3,000 people dead in three locations.Marking the 21st anniversary of the attacks, the book was ...
READ MORE +A security guard accused of doodling eyes onto a £740,000 painting's faceless figures at a Russian art gallery suffered a lapse of sanity on his first day, the exhibition' curator said.To the dismay of many, the guard is said to have drawn two pairs of eyes with a pen onto artist Anna Leporskaya's ...
READ MORE +The historic Stone of Destiny is to be moved from Edinburgh Castle for the Coronation of King Charles.An integral part of the royal ceremony, the stone is a symbol of monarchy both north and south of the border.Now held in the Crown Room of the castle, the red sandstone weighing 152kg, which is ...
READ MORE +The late Queen Elizabeth’s coffin left Balmoral to Holyrood Palace on Sunday.The coffin was accompanied by Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence.The wreath on the coffin features Dhalias, Sweet Peas, Phlox, White Heather, and Pine Fir from the Balmoral Estate.Credit: Twitter | RoyalFamily
READ MORE +LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin is passing through the rugged Scottish countryside Sunday on a final journey from her beloved summer estate Balmoral Castle to London, with mourners quietly lining roads and some tossing flowers to honor the monarch who died after 70 years on ...
READ MORE +A criminal investigation is under way after the police watchdog said it would investigate the shooting of an unarmed black man as a homicide.Chris Kaba, 24, died after a police pursuit of a car ended in Streatham Hill, south London, on Monday night.The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) ...
READ MORE +Russian units have left multiple settlements in the Kharkov region amid a Ukrainian offensive.The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed the withdrawal of troops from multiple locations across Ukraine’s Kharkov region. The development comes amid a offensive in the area by Kiev.“In order to achieve ...
READ MORE +The State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, 19th September at 11:00 a.m.Prior to the State Funeral, The Queen will lie-in-state in Westminster Hall for four days, to allow the public to pay their respects, the Royal Family announced on Saturday.The ...
READ MORE +All Progressives Congress Presidential standard bearer, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has congratulated Kemi Badenoch on her appointment by Prime Minister Liz Truss as the Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade in the United Kingdom.Tinubu described the appointment as ...
READ MORE +The Accession Council, a meeting of Privy Counsellors and Great Officers of State, only meets on the death of a monarch to proclaim the new King or Queen. It was broadcast live for the first time from St James's Palace in central London this morning.King Charles has vowed to follow his mother's ...
READ MORE +The Bank of England has postponed a key decision on interest rates following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.It said that "in light of the period of national mourning", the Monetary Policy Committee's decision would now be announced at midday on 22 September.It follows moves by several public ...
READ MORE +King Charles III has named his son, the heir apparent, William as the Prince of Wales.The monarch made this declaration on Friday at Buckingham Palace, while addressing the nation during the Remembrance Service organised in honour of his late mother, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.He said: “With ...
READ MORE +By Donatus Anichukwueze The British Royal Family, on Thursday, announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96.A statement from the Royal Family on Twitter said the respected monarch died peacefully.Here are 10 interesting facts about the late monarch:1. She was not born in a ...
READ MORE +Union Jack flag flies at half-mastIt's been confirmed that the King will be known as Charles III.Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II after her incredible 70-year reign, her son Charles Philip Arthur George will be crowned King Charles III.William and Kate's Twitter account @KensingtonRoyal ...
READ MORE +An Indian mother fought off a tiger with her bare hands to save her toddler from its jaws, an official said Wednesday.Archana Choudhary stepped out of her house in the central state of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday night as the 15-month-old boy wanted to relieve himself.A tiger believed to have strayed ...
READ MORE +Kemi Badenoch MP @KemiBadenoch has been appointed Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade @TradeGovUK.Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch (née Adegoke, 2 January 1980) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden since 2017. ...
READ MORE +By Samuel Bolaji Liz Truss was, on Monday, announced as the new leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, having defeated her rival, Rishi Sunak, in a Tory vote where she polled 81,326 votes to beat Sunak who polled 60,399 votes.As the leader of the ruling Conservative Party, Truss is ...
READ MORE +In his fascinating recent interview with Fraser Nelson, Rishi Sunak revealed the black hole at the centre of the British government’s 2020 lockdown policies. The former Chancellor claims that two crucial things were lacking at the time of the lockdowns – political candour and a ‘grown up ...
READ MORE +The UK is facing the prospect of power blackouts this winter, an energy expert has warned, as he said the UK Government needed to find more cash to “help people through this crisis”.With the price cap now due to rise to £3,549 from October, London Energy Consulting chief executive David Cox said ...
READ MORE +By Agency Report British inflation surged to a new 40-year high in July on rising food prices, official data showed Wednesday, adding to a cost-of-living crisis as the country faces the prospect of recession.The Consumer Prices Index accelerated to 10.1 percent last month from 9.4 percent in June — ...
READ MORE +Nigeria will supply gas to the European Union (EU) as the Russia-Ukraine war which started in late February lingers. The EU Delegation to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) made the disclosure at the weekend. The Deputy Director-General, Department for ...
READ MORE +Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, overran the compound and stormed his nearby office. Thousands of people had surrounded the leader’s home to demand his resignation, blaming ...
READ MORE +British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has on Thursday officially resigned from his office. Johnson had earleir rebuffed calls by his Cabinet to step down in the wake of ethics scandals. He gave in after more than 40 ministers quit his government and told him to go. In a statement delivered outside ...
READ MORE +NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg has said that it was clear Russia underestimated Ukraine’s resistance. According to him, President Vladimir Putin of Russia also underestimated the unity of the NATO military alliance, adding that Putin has made a big mistake. ...
READ MORE +At least 46 migrants were found dead Monday in and around a truck that was abandoned on the roadside on the outskirts of the Texas city of San Antonio. The grim discovery was one of the worst disasters involving migrants in the United States in recent years — and came five years after a similar ...
READ MORE +Increase in food prices have pushed consumer price inflation in the United Kingdom to a 40-year high of 9.1% in May, which is the highest rate out of the Group of Seven countries (G7) and one which underlines the severity of the country’s cost-of-living crisis. According to Reuters, the analysis ...
READ MORE +She has carried out more than 21,000 engagements during her reign and sent 300,000 birthday messages to centenarians 1. Elizabeth’s birth in 1926 was attended by the home secretary. She became heir to the throne aged 10. She never went to school. 2. Elizabeth was given her first corgi, Susan, ...
READ MORE +At least three people were killed by a gunman at a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, police said, as Americans still grappled with grief and anger over the shooting at a Texas school just over a week ago. The gunman, who was armed with a rifle, was also killed in the incident, ...
READ MORE +Brazilian football legend, Pele has urged President Vladimir Putin to end his country’s invasion of Ukraine. Pele posted the message on Instagram, ahead of Ukraine’s 2022 World Cup playoff semi-final against Scotland on Wednesday. “There is absolutely no justification for ...
READ MORE +Torrential rains in northeastern Brazil have left at least 44 people dead and dozens missing, the government said Sunday, as rescuers capitalized on a lull in downpours to search for survivors. “We registered 44 dead, 56 missing, 25 injured, 3,957 without shelter and 533 displaced,” Minister of ...
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