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Paris (AFP) - Western leaders will this week mark on the beaches of northern France 80 years since Allied troops surged into Nazi occupied Europe in the World War II D-Day landings, haunted by the war again raging on the continent as Ukraine battles Russian invasion. French President Emmanuel Macron is to host US President Joe Biden, British King Charles III and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the shores of Normandy, representing the three main countries involved in the landings on June 6, 1944. But in a strong act of symbolism, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will also attend...
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China on Monday said it has uncovered two spies working for the British foreign intelligence service MI6. A Chinese couple employed by the government in Beijing were exposed as MI6 agents, the Chinese Ministry for State Security announced. In a report, it said a man who studied in the UK in 2015 on an exchange programme was recruited by undercover MI6 officers who offered him money in exchange for information. The officers then reportedly revealed their identities and trained the man as a spy ahead of his return to China. The man later recruited his wife, who worked in an important government ...
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Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia on Friday claimed to have attacked a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea in response to airstrikes in areas controlled by the group. The Houthi military spokesman Yehya Saree said the group had fired missiles at the carrier Eisenhower, and the hit was "precise and direct." He added that the United States and Britain had mounted a series of airstrikes in the militia-controlled capital Sana'a, and the provinces of Hodaidah and Taiz. The strikes left civilian and military casualties, including 16 dead in Hodaidah, the official added in a televised statement. Ear...
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Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia on Friday claimed to have attacked a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea in response to airstrikes in areas controlled by the group. The Houthi military spokesman Yehya Saree said the group had fired missiles at the carrier Eisenhower, and the hit was "precise and direct." He added that the United States and Britain had mounted a series of airstrikes in the militia-controlled capital Sana'a, and the provinces of Hodaidah and Taiz. The strikes left civilian and military casualties, including 16 dead in Hodaidah, the official added in a televised statement. Ear...
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Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia on Friday claimed to have attacked a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea in response to airstrikes in areas controlled by the group. The Houthi military spokesman Yehya Saree said the group had fired missiles at the carrier Eisenhower, and the hit was "precise and direct." He added that the United States and Britain had mounted a series of airstrikes in the militia-controlled capital Sana'a, and the provinces of Hodaidah and Taiz. The strikes left civilian and military casualties, including 16 dead in Hodaidah, the official added in a televised statement. Ear...
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At least 16 civilians were killed in airstrikes launched by the United States and Britain in Yemen's coastal province of Hodaidah, a television station run by the Iranian-allied Houthi militia reported on Friday. At least 34 others were injured in the overnight strikes, al-Masirah TV said, citing a local official in the militia-controlled province. The broadcaster said the strikes had targeted the provincial radio building and the port of al-Salif in Hodaidah. The US army said its forces destroyed eight uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen and over the Red Se...
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Pre-tax profit increased for British clothes retailer JD Sports Fashion in 2023 compared to 2022, the company reported on Friday. JD Sports Fashion reported that, on a 53-week basis, fiscal 2024 profit before tax was £811.2 million ($1.03 billion) compared to £486.7 million, for the 52-week period the previous year. Earnings per ordinary share was 10.45 pence compared to 3.65 pence. Profit before tax and adjusting items for the 53-week period was £917.2 million, down 7.5%. Adjusted basic earnings per share was 12.14 pence, down 9.1%. Revenue increased 2.7% to £10.4 billion. Sales growth in con...
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London-based energy services firm Petrofac Ltd reported on Friday that its loss for the full year 2023 widened compared to 2022. Petrofac reported a net loss of $505 million for the year ended December 31, compared to a loss of $320 million incurred the previous year. Revenue for the year declined to $2.496 billion from $2.567 billion generated a year ago, with reduced activity in E&C being largely offset by growth in Asset Solutions. Tareq Kawash, Petrofac's group chief executive, said: "2023 was a challenging year for Petrofac. "Our financial results reflect additional losses on the legacy c...
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Britain's Howard Investments Limited plans to sell over 10 million shares in Associated British Foods PLC (ABF), the company said on Friday. The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wittington Investments Limited, said it has entered into an agreement to sell about 10.3 million ordinary shares - equating to around 1.4% of the issued share capital - in ABF to institutional investors through an accelerated bookbuild process, with each ordinary share priced at 2,550 pence, generating gross proceeds of about £262 million ($333 million). Following completion of the placing, the combined shareholdi...
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The body of a well-known British extreme kayaker was found in southern Switzerland in Lake Maggiore on Thursday, the Swiss police said. According to police, a sailor discovered the body of Bren Orton and alerted the rescue services. Orton went missing in Switzerland's southern Ticino canton on May 16. Orton, 29, had over 57,000 followers on Instagram, where he shared videos of his adventures. In 2018, he set a world record by kayaking down the 40-metre Big Banana Falls in Mexico.
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