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Opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in jail in Russia for charges linked to his criticism of the war in Ukraine. He was found guilty of treason, spreading “false” information about the Russian army and being affiliated with an “undesirable organisation”. The Russian-British former journalist and …

BBC Radio Devon’s morning broadcast was interrupted yesterday after its usual presenter had a “heart issue.” David Fitzgerald usually presents the morning programme and was on air for only for half an hour before Michael Chequer stood in. Michael told listeners: “It is Thursday morning, Michael Chequer in for David …

Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has called on developing countries to work towards replacing the US dollar with their own currencies in international trade, lending his voice to Beijing’s efforts to end the greenback’s dominance of global commerce. Kicking off his first state visit to China since taking …

In 2022, there were 327 women billionaires across the world. While this comes as a slightly large proportion of the billionaire population, there are currently 337 women billionaires in the world, according to Forbes’ recent ranking of wealthy people. These women have become driving forces in their respective fields, spanning …

The top position for the world’s wealthiest person has witnessed another change, with Elon Musk knocked off the spot. Chairman of French luxury goods brand, LVMH Bernard Arnault, saw his net worth increase by $3.1 billion to $211 billion as of March 10, 2023, according to Forbes Magazine. This would …

The 45th President of the United States of America, Donald John Trump was arrested by the New York Attorney’s Office on April 4, 2023 and put before a Supreme Court with 35 felony charges Charges Prosecutors alleged that the former president sought to undermine the integrity of the 2016 US …

Former US President Donald Trump has arrived at the Manhattan district attorney’s office in lower Manhattan, where he is under arrest and in police custody before his upcoming arraignment. Trump is expected to be fingerprinted as part of the arrest, though it’s still unclear whether his mugshot will be taken. …

A drone strike carried out by the American-led coalition in northwestern Syria has killed a senior member of the Islamic State terrorist group who was responsible for planning attacks in Europe, the United States military said Tuesday April 4. The drone strike conducted by U.S. Central Command forces on Monday …

TikTok has been fined £12.7m by the UK’s data watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children. It estimated TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK children aged under 13 to use the platform in 2020. The video-sharing site used the data of children of this age without parental …

A young woman has died in Turkey while reportedly undergoing gastric band surgery. Shannon Bowe, 28, from Denny, near Falkirk, Scotland, died on Saturday, April 1. It is understood that Shannon travelled to Turkey for the weight loss procedure. It is unclear at which medical facility she received the operation …