Day: March 21, 2024
Emmanuel Macron’s ‘Raging Bull’ boxing photoshoot splits opinion in France
March 21, 2024Soazig de la Moissonnière/Présidence de la République/Instagram Emmanuel Macron has received a mixed response after his office released official photos of him hitting a punching bag. The French president, 46, is pictured in dramatic black and white striking a bag with a pair of leather boxing gloves in images taken by official presidential photographer Soazig […]
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UK signs defence and security agreement with Australia
March 21, 2024Defence Secretart Grant Shapps, left, and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles exchange the treaty (Lukas Coch/AAP Image/AP) AP Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has signed a new Defence and Security Co-Operation Agreement with his Australian counterpart. The agreement, which the Ministry of Defence said “strengthens our partnership to meet the challenge of a more dangerous world”, […]
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‘Our bills have tripled’: UK’s first Turkish mosque fights to survive in London
March 21, 2024Nestled among the kebab shops, Caribbean takeaways and flashy new-build flats in Dalston, north-east London, sits the UK’s first Turkish mosque. Like many things built by and for the deep-rooted communities in this heavily gentrified part of London, it is fighting for survival. “Our bills have tripled, costs to maintain the building have soared and […]
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