1 week ago King Charles to open Canada parliament as PM Carney reacts to Trump threats

Liberal PM will also meet with US president on Tuesday amid tensions over threatened annexation and tariffsKing Charles has accepted an invitation to open Canada’s parliament on 27 May, in “an historic honour that matches the weight of our times”, the country’s prime minister, Mark Carney, said on Friday.In his first news conference since an election dominated by Donald Trump’s threats to Canada’s sovereignty, the prime minister also confirmed he would meet the US president at the White House on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago King Charles to open Canada’s parliament as PM Carney responds to Trump threats

Liberal PM will also meet with US president on Tuesday amid tensions over threatened annexation and tariffsKing Charles has accepted an invitation to open Canada’s parliament on 27 May, in “an historic honour that matches the weight of our times”, the country’s prime minister, Mark Carney, said on Friday.In his first news conference since an election dominated by Donald Trump’s threats to Canada’s sovereignty, the prime minister also confirmed he would meet the US president at the White House on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Members of burned LA church bear a cross through their devastated neighborhood to mark Good Friday

The Community United Methodist Church in Pacific Palisades burned down in wildfires that devastated much of Los Angeles in January

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3 w. ago People are only just realising why we eat fish and chips on Good Friday

Good Friday is a religious event where people around the world will be tucking into seafood to mark the occasion. But, why do we eat fish on Good Friday?

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3 w. ago US airstrikes on Houthi oil port in Yemen reportedly kill dozens

Death toll, if confirmed, would make strikes on Ras Isa port one of the deadliest in month-long US campaignUS airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 33 people and wounded 80 others, Houthi-run media said early on Friday, which if confirmed would mark one of the deadliest days of a campaign launched under US President Trump that has involved hundreds of strikes since 15 March.The strikes hit the Ras Isa oil port and were intended to deprive the rebels of “illegal revenue that has funded Houthi efforts to terrorize the entire region for over 10 years”, the US military’s Central Command said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Royal chef reveals Queen Elizabeth II's 'less traditional' supper she ate every Good Friday

Millions of Brits will mark Good Friday by tucking into a fish dish for their evening meal and the Royal Family are no exception.

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