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UK journalist at centre of Diana storm denies link to her death

Martin Bashir, one of the anchors of the ABC news program ‘Nightline’, takes part in a panel discussion at the ABC television network Summer press tour for television critics in Beverly Hills, California July 26, 2007. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo A former BBC journalist found to have deceived Princess Diana in order to secure an explosive

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Iran says inspectors may no longer get nuclear sites images

File – In this May 28, 2020, file photo, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, center, is surrounded by a group of lawmakers after being elected as speaker of the parliament, in Tehran, Iran. Iran’s parliament speaker says international inspectors may no longer access images of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear sites. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File) By NASSER KARIMI

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UK’s Queen Elizabeth visits new aircraft carrier before Asia voyage

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks with a group of senior figures from the armed forces during a visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in Portsmouth, Britain, May 21, 2021. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS Britain’s Queen Elizabeth visited the country’s new aircraft carrier on Saturday, named in her honour, before it leads a flotilla

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Nepal president dissolves parliament, new election in November

Photo: Credit Reuters President Bidya Devi Bhandari. Nepal plunged into fresh political turmoil on Saturday as President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved parliament and fixed general elections in November amid a worsening COVID-19 outbreak. The surprise announcement comes after a presidential statement said neither the caretaker Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, nor opposition leader Sher Bahadur

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Biden to host George Floyd’s family at White House

File – In this Aug. 28, 2020, file photo, people carry posters with George Floyd on them as they march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. As the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder approaches, some people say the best way to honor him is for Congress to pass

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African Union urges civilians and soldiers to share power in Chad

Mahamat Idriss Deby, son of late Chadian President Idriss Deby, attends his father’s state funeral in N’Djamena, Chad, April 23, 2021. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo The African Union on Thursday called for civilian and military leaders in Chad to share power until elections can be organised following the death of President Idriss Deby

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UK like an ‘enemy state’ to EU nationals detained by Border Force

One Spanish airline worker had to show border officials his flight-attendant schedule to convince them he was not an illegal migrant. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA By Lisa O’Carroll Confused over regulations, Home Office border staff meet legitimate visitors and workers with suspicion EU citizens living and working in the UK have revealed how they are being

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Prince William erupts with fury at BBC over ‘deceitful’ Diana interview with Bashir

The inquiry found Martin Bashir had acted deceitfully to secure the interview (Image: Martin Bashir has been accused of using fraudulent means to get the Diana interview) By Russell Myers Prince William said he was in no doubt that the disgraced reporter’s web of deceit “substantially influenced” what Princess Diana said and “was a major

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Mystery of burnt car in thicket, missing Somali-American

Photo: Credit Facebook Bashir Mohamed. Bashir, 36, is a Somali-American construction engineer working in the country. He is said to be one of the contractors on a government project in Kisumu last year. At 5:23pm on May 13 , CCTV footage at Miale entertainment lounge in Nairobi show businessman Bashir Mohamed Mahmoud entering the establishment

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Somalia dismisses revenue split with Kenya

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia has denied reports that the resumption of diplomatic relations with Kenya stems from an oil-sharing agreement on the offshore. Somalia has denied reports that the resumption of diplomatic relations with Kenya stems from an oil-sharing agreement on the offshore. According to Energy Voice report. Kenya’s The Star newspaper claimed to have

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