6 h. ago Canada and EU sign defense pact amid strained US relations and global instability

Amid Trump’s disrespect of old allies, EU and Canada vow more support for Ukraine and joint work on climate crisisCanada has signed a wide-ranging defence pact with the EU, as Donald Trump and global instability prompt traditional US allies to deepen their alliances.Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, on Monday joined European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and head of the European Council, António Costa, in Brussels, where they signed a security and defence partnership, pledged more support for Ukraine, as well as joint work on issues from the climate crisis to artificial intelligence. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Canada and EU sign defence pact amid strained US relations and global instability

Amid Trump’s disrespect of old allies, EU and Canada vow more support for Ukraine and joint work on climate crisisCanada has signed a wide-ranging defence pact with the EU, as Donald Trump and global instability prompt traditional US allies to deepen their alliances.Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, on Monday joined European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and head of the European Council, António Costa, in Brussels, where they signed a security and defence partnership, pledged more support for Ukraine, as well as joint work on issues from the climate crisis to artificial intelligence. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Prince Harry has 'regrets' over royal rift and has one big wish for his kids

EXCLUSIVE: A royal expert says Prince Harry 'wishes he'd done things differently' as his strained relationships with Prince William and King Charles show little sign of improving

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3 d. ago 'There's no point' – Rory McIlroy shows at Travelers Championship exactly where his head's at

Rory McIlroy put his US Open disappointment behind him with a bogey-free opening round at the Travelers Championship, though the Northern Irishman's relationship with the media remains strained

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6 d. ago Meet latest Love Island bombshell who's already got an eye on one girl

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8 d. ago Australia to hold talks aimed at entering defence pact with EU

Anthony Albanese confirms country could sign on to deal as he arrives in Calgary for G7 summitAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is to hold formal negotiations on joining a new defence agreement with the European Union, with the prime minister preparing to discuss plans for enhanced security cooperation at this week’s G7 summit in Canada.Amid the deteriorating international security landscape, Anthony Albanese will use the talks with EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and the European Council president, António Costa, in Alberta to explore a security and defence partnership, proposed at the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV in Rome last month.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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1 week ago US review of Aukus submarine deal ‘understandable’ – UK Government

The review is headed by Elbridge Colby, an official at the US defence department who has previously described himself as ‘sceptical’ of the pact.

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2 w. ago Revealed: The scathing words Prince Charles uttered when Harry was born because he 'wanted a girl'

It is no secret that King Charles has a strained relationship with his youngest son Prince Harry. But the rift between father and son may go back even further than royal watchers realise.

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2 w. ago Goebbels and the Führer review – private life of propagandist shows grotesque heart of Nazism

Joachim Lang’s bleak film shows a preening Goebbels and a careworn Hitler as they battle to convince the German public, and themselves, they will win the warIn an appropriate spirit of cynicism and bleakness, German director Joachim Lang has made a film about the private life of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels, the Hexenmeister or chief sorcerer of lies, and his always strained relationship with Hitler. Robert Stadlober plays the preening and self-pitying Goebbels and Fritz Karl is a careworn Hitler. Franziska Weisz plays Goebbels’s wife Magda, who at first resented his infidelities with showbusiness starlets but for the sake of the Fatherland submitted to the public image of a good Nazi wife and mother of six adorable children – whom Joseph and Magda finally murdered in the bunker before killing themselves.In its subversive, austerely satirical way, the film feels almost like a B-side to Oliver Hirschbiegel’s Downfall from 2004, and Lang has perhaps even inhaled, just a little, t...

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3 w. ago Gary Lineker reunited with brother Wayne in wild scenes after 17

Despite the relationship between Gary Lineker and his brother Wayne having been strained through the years, the pair reunited after the former footballer's departure from the BBC

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3 w. ago Prince William has 'strained' relationship and 'grudge' against Prince Andrew

A royal expert claimed William wants the disgraced Duke of York to 'vanish' from the public eye.

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3 w. ago Lewis Hamilton labels talk of strained relationship with Ferrari engineer as ‘BS’

Driver backs Riccardo Adami despite terse exchanges‘There’s a lot of speculation, most of it is BS’Lewis Hamilton has dismissed speculation about what has been interpreted as a fractious relationship with Riccardo Adami, his race engineer at Ferrari, describing it as “BS” and insisting the pair enjoy a healthy working relationship.The issue has previously been raised several times this season as Hamilton develops his dynamic with Adami and came to the fore once more because of some testy exchanges at the last round in Monaco, including when Hamilton asked his engineer at the end of the race: “Are you upset with me or something?” To which he appeared to receive no reply. Continue reading...

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