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By Hannah Furness The couple will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary at a state banquet The King and Queen are spending their 20th wedding anniversary in Rome, posing for a photograph to mark the milestone. The new photographs of King Charles III and Queen Camilla were taken at Villa Wolkonsky, the British Ambassador’s residence. They were photographed hours after landing on Monday evening, in the Villa’s grounds, next to the Neronian spur of the Aqua Claudia. The Queen wore a white and beige coat dress by Anna Valentine and a Lily of the Valley brooch that once belonged to the…

By John Bolton It’s not about America, and there’s no connection to the real world What does Trump really intend? What is bluff, braggadocio, and bargaining and what is not? Because he does not have a philosophy or a national-security strategy, and often doesn’t seek pre-conceived objectives, observers from left to right are often confounded. Trump is the very epitome of “transactional,” his one immutable focus being himself. Accordingly, assessing such aberrational behaviour, what’s really happening inside his head, can be nearly impossible. Media, politicians and businesspeople alike frequently persuade themselves he is simply posturing, but are continually surprised by what he…

Lagos, Monday — The Lagos State Police Command has announced the arrest of seven individuals linked to separate murder cases across the state within the past two weeks. Speaking at a press briefing at the Command Headquarters, the spokesperson, Chief Superintendent of Police Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed a series of tragic incidents that have prompted swift law enforcement responses. Fatal Altercation in Ikotun According to CSP Hundeyin, police officers attached to the Ikotun Division responded to a distress report on March 30, involving a fatal stabbing at Abaranje. A 46-year-old man was allegedly stabbed in the chest with a broken bottle…

Beijing, Monday — China has vowed not to yield to pressure or threats, responding firmly to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest warning of imposing an additional 50 percent tariff on Chinese goods if Beijing proceeds with its planned countermeasures. “We have stressed more than once that pressuring or threatening China is not the right way to engage with us. China will firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests,” said Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for China’s embassy in Washington, in a statement to AFP. President Trump’s remarks came as part of his aggressive new global trade stance, which has already rattled markets…

By Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, declared that the country is not governed by democracy, but is instead undergoing what he calls a ‘popular and progressive revolution. Speaking at a flag-raising ceremony at the Koulouba Palace, Traoré dismissed democracy as a path to development, stating, “It is impossible to name a country that has developed in democracy. Democracy is only the result.” “If we have to say it loud and clear here, we are not in a democracy. We are in a popular, progressive revolution,” he said. “So this question of democracy or libertinism of action…

A powerful wave of dissent swept across the United States on Saturday as coordinated anti-Trump protests erupted in all 50 states, marking the largest nationwide demonstration of Donald Trump’s second term. The protests were a response to what organizers described as a sweeping attack on Americans’ rights, economic stability, and democratic values. More than 1,200 “Hands Off!” protests took place across cities including Washington D.C., New York, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles, with an estimated 600,000 people participating. Demonstrators also gathered in solidarity across international cities like London, Paris, Berlin, and Toronto. The mass mobilization came just days after President…

Anti-abortion campaigner Livia Tossici-Bolt was convicted for protesting outside a Bournemouth clinic, despite support from the White House A pro-life activist backed by the White House has said she is fighting for free speech. Livia Tossici-Bolt, 64, was convicted on Friday for protesting outside an abortion clinic by holding a sign that read: “Here to talk if you want to.” The mother of three was handed a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £20,026 in costs after the 2023 protests in Bournemouth, Dorset. On Saturday, she told BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme: “What I’m going to do [now]? There isn’t much…

Trump administration has waded into Britain’s heated abortion rights debate by throwing its support behind a UK-based anti-abortion activist recently convicted for breaching protest restrictions. The U.S. intervention has triggered renewed diplomatic friction between the two countries and could complicate ongoing trade negotiations. Livia Tossici-Bolt, a 64-year-old dual UK-Italian citizen and retired NHS medical scientist, was handed a two-year conditional discharge and fined over £20,000 for violating a buffer zone law outside a BPAS abortion clinic in Bournemouth. Her sign simply read, “Here to talk if you want to.” A UK court ruled that her presence breached legislation prohibiting protests…

Even if America lifts sanctions, the old continent has its own weapons VLADIMIR PUTIN is getting ready for an early Christmas. In the hope of a swift normalisation of relations with America, the Kremlin has been asking Russian firms which sanctions they would like Uncle Sam to lift first. America seems keen: last week Steve Witkoff, a White House envoy, said relief could come after a ceasefire is agreed in Ukraine. On March 25th Russia agreed to ensure safe passage in the Black Sea—if the West lifts sanctions on firms supposedly serving its agricultural industry (including a bank that has also helped finance Russian…

IT IS becoming an odd tradition: America’s secretaries of state use their final days to catalogue their failings in the Middle East. John Kerry did it in 2016. Antony Blinken took his turn on January 14th. In a speech at the Atlantic Council, a think-tank, he described a litany of problems in Gaza: the misery of civilians; the failure to find an alternative to Hamas; the lack of a broader peace plan. As a piece of analysis, it was spot-on; as a farewell from America’s top diplomat, it was self-indictment. Joe Biden never worked out how to exert American power to achieve…