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Christopher Cash (left) and Christopher Berry (right) were both accused of being Chinese spies
UK drops charges against two men accused of spying for China
LONDON — UK prosecutors have dropped charges against two men, including a former parliamentary researcher, who had been accused of spying for China.Christopher Cash, 30, and Christopher Berry, 33, had previously denied the charges under the Official Secrets Act. Beijing has called the allegations "malicious slander".The two men were accused of gathering and providing information prejudicial to the safety and interests of the state between 28 December 2021 and 3 February 2023.Speaking outside the Old Bailey following the decision to cease legal proceedings on Monday, Cash said he was "relieved that justice has been served".He described the two years since his arrest as a "nightmare" and said he hoped "lessons are learned from this sorry...
September 15, 2025

UK drops charges against two men accused of spying for China

A group of male and female students, all aged 17, sit together, smiling, at two picnic tables in front of their college building
Children and teenagers share impact of pandemic in new report
LONDON – When lockdown started, college student Sam was living with his mum because his parents were separated.Then his dad died unexpectedly, leaving him feeling that something had been "stolen" from him.His experience is one of many being highlighted as the Covid-19 public inquiry prepares to look at the pandemic's impact on children and young people.A new report includes individual accounts of 600 people who were under 18 during the pandemic.They include happy memories of time spent with family, as well as the impact of disruption to schools being moved online, social isolation and the loss of relatives.The inquiry will start hearing evidence on these issues from Monday 29 September.Wigan resident Sam was 12 during the first lockdowns and says he found it hard to...
September 15, 2025

Children and teenagers share impact of pandemic in new report

Aerial view of Drax power station with thick white steam rising from cooling towers on a sunny day
UK and US unveil nuclear energy deal promising thousands of jobs
LONDON – The UK and US are set to sign a landmark agreement aimed at accelerating the development of nuclear power.The move is expected to generate thousands of jobs and strengthen Britain's energy security.It is expected to be signed off during US President Donald Trump's state visit this week, with both sides hoping it will unlock billions in private investment.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the two nations were "building a golden age of nuclear" that would put them at the "forefront of global innovation".The government has said that generating more power from nuclear can cut household energy bills, create jobs, boost energy security, and tackle climate change.The new agreement, known as the Atlantic Partnership for Advanced Nuclear Energy, aims to...
September 15, 2025

UK and US unveil nuclear energy deal promising thousands of jobs

F-16 aircraft detected a Russian drone in Romanian airspace, while monitoring the country's border with Ukraine
Romania condemns ‘irresponsible’ Moscow after Russian drone breaches its airspace
BUCHAREST – Romania has condemned Moscow’s “irresponsible actions” after alleging that a Russian drone breached Romanian airspace during an attack on neighboring Ukraine, prompting Bucharest to scramble fighter jets.The Russian drone used in attacks on Ukraine entered Romanian airspace at 6.05 p.m. local time on Saturday, according to Romania’s defense ministry.The incident comes days after Poland shot down Russian drones that had violated its airspace earlier this week – prompting NATO allies to pledge to beef up defenses on the alliance’s eastern flank.The drone was intercepted by two F-16 fighter jets, which were carrying out an air patrol mission in northern Dobruja and, according to the ministry, came close to downing it.The drone orbited for about 50 minutes, according...
September 15, 2025

Romania condemns ‘irresponsible’ Moscow after Russian drone breaches its airspace

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama
Albania appoints world’s first AI government ‘minister’ to root out corruption
TIRANA – Albania has appointed the world's first artificial intelligence-generated government “minister”, aiming to make the country “corruption-free”.The digital assistant is called Diella, meaning Sun, and has been advising people how to navigate government services online since January. On Thursday, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the digital minister to his cabinet."Diella is the first [government] member who is not physically present, but virtually created by artificial intelligence," Rama said.Diella will be entrusted with all decisions on public tenders, making them "100 per cent corruption-free,” he said, adding that “every public fund submitted to the tender procedure will be perfectly transparent".Deciding on who wins public...
September 12, 2025

Albania appoints world’s first AI government ‘minister’ to root out corruption

This photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service shows a joint strategic exercise of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus Zapad-2021
Russia flexes its military muscles at NATO’s doorstep days after sending drones to Poland
WARSAW – Poland has shut down its border with Belarus as the Zapad-2025 military drills begin between Russia and Belarus on Friday.All traffic across the border has been suspended in both directions, including cars and cargo trains.During a midnight press conference in Terespol close to the border with Belarus, Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said Zapad-2025 manoeuvres “during which aggressive war scenarios against our country are being practised.”“Russia has been behaving aggressively towards Poland in recent days, and for many years has been behaving aggressively towards the entire civilised world. To ensure the safety of our citizens, we are forced to make these decisions."Warsaw also said it is deploying 40,000 troops along its borders with Belarus and the...
September 12, 2025

Russia flexes its military muscles at NATO’s doorstep days after sending drones to Poland

Five secondary schools and colleges have been told to shut for one day because of the escalating violence
Schools shut in two Dutch towns over youth violence and abuse videos
AMSTERDAM – Secondary schools in two neighbouring towns in the Netherlands were told to shut on Friday because of a spate of violence involving two groups of young people.All five schools in Beverwijk and Heemskerk have been closed in a bid to restore calm after images circulated of teenagers being attacked, along with AI-generated videos showing fake explosions at two schools.Beverwijk Mayor Martijn Smit has issued a three-day emergency order, banning all gatherings of three or more people and designating areas as "high-risk" to prevent potential gun use."Parents were worried about their children going into school," Smit told NOS Radio, "so it was wisest to have a day of calm and then go back on Monday."Two rival groups of youths have been blamed for the...
September 12, 2025

Schools shut in two Dutch towns over youth violence and abuse videos

Britain's Prince Harry arrives at the central station in the Kyiv region
Britain's Prince Harry makes surprise Ukraine visit to support wounded soldiers
KYIV – The UK’s Prince Harry arrived in Kyiv on Friday for a surprise visit in support of wounded Ukrainian soldiers, his representatives confirmed.Harry will visit the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II, spend time with 200 veterans and meet Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, according to domestic press.“We cannot stop the war but what we can do is do everything we can to help the recovery process,” Harry told the Guardian while on an overnight train to Kyiv.Harry, a British Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, is the founder of the Invictus Games, a Paralympic-style event designed to inspire military veterans around the world as they work to overcome battlefield injuries. Ukraine is bidding to host the games in 2029.The Archewell Foundation, set...
September 12, 2025

Britain's Prince Harry makes surprise Ukraine visit to support wounded soldiers

A woman with long dark hair smiling and holding up an Israeli flag behind her
Ireland threatens to withdraw from Eurovision if Israel participates
DUBLIN – The Irish broadcaster, RTÉ, has said it will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest "if the participation of Israel goes ahead".In a statement, RTÉ said that Ireland's participation in the event "would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza".Ireland has won the contest seven times in total, most recently in 1996.RTÉ will make a final decision once the Eurovision organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), makes its decision.Next year's contest will be held in May in Vienna.Slovenia's national broadcaster, RTVSLO, has also said it will withdraw from the competition if Israel participates.Spain's Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun has said that his country may also not take part should Israel...
September 12, 2025

Ireland threatens to withdraw from Eurovision if Israel participates

Belarus’ strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko announced that 14 foreign nationals are among those his country released
Belarus pardons scores of prisoners ‘at the request’ of Trump, Lukashenko says
MINSK – Belarus has pardoned 52 prisoners and released them into Lithuania, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on Thursday, as the Baltic nation and Belarus both thanked US President Donald Trump for his involvement.It is the latest release of political prisoners by Belarus amid warming relations between Washington and Minsk. A Trump administration official said the United States would ease some sanctions on Belarus’ state-run airline, Belavia, “based on the prisoner releases to date and constructive engagement.”In a statement on social media, Nausėda hailed the release of the political prisoners, saying “No man left behind!”“52 prisoners safely crossed the Lithuanian border from Belarus today, leaving behind barbed wire, barred windows and constant fear,” the...
September 12, 2025

Belarus pardons scores of prisoners ‘at the request’ of Trump, Lukashenko says

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