Month: December 2023

Arrests in Germany over ‘Cologne cathedral attack plot’

German police arrested three people today over an alleged attack plot targeting the cathedral in Cologne on New Year’s Eve.…

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Denmark’s Queen Margrethe announces abdication

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II will abdicate on 14 January after 52 years on the throne and will be succeeded by…

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O’Brien to bring curtain down on 30-year career

Fergal O’Brien will retire from professional snooker at the end of the current season, ending a career which has spanned…

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Lockyer issues health update after cardiac arrest

Luton captain Tom Lockyer has thanked the heroes that saved his life after suffering a cardiac arrest at Bournemouth earlier…

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Investigative journalist John Pilger dies aged 84

Investigative journalist John Pilger has died aged 84, his family has announced. The Australia-born documentary maker was known for his…

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Lewis Capaldi to continue his touring hiatus

Lewis Capaldi has said he is “going to continue taking some time to carry on looking after myself” after his…

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Benedict would have banned same-sex blessings

The Vatican marked the first anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict XVI, with one of his closest aides saying…

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China’s ‘reunification’ with Taiwan inevitable, Xi says

China’s “reunification” with Taiwan is inevitable, President Xi Jinping has said in his New Year’s address, striking a stronger tone…

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US destroys Houthi missiles, boats in Red Sea

The US has said it has destroyed anti-ship missiles and boats operated by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after a failed attempt…

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Criticism of Pope intensified since Benedict’s death

It’s a year since the death of Pope Benedict XVI. The Pope Emeritus had lived on the grounds of the…

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