France’s far-right says ready to work with former Trump aide Bannon
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen met Donald Trump’s former strategist Steve Bannon and backed his plan to advise euroskeptic parties ahead of next year’s European elections, a senior lawmaker in her party said on Friday.
Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter marries in Gatsbyesque splendor
Hollywood stars joined Queen Elizabeth and her family for Britain’s second major royal wedding this year, as the monarch’s granddaughter Princess Eugenie married wine merchant Jack Brooksbank.
Albania’s graveyard of MiGs to become NATO air base
Long the graveyard of its once mighty air force, Albania’s base at Kucova is set to become a NATO station – to the delight of its former airmen longing to hear the engines roar again.
U.N. says 833 children released by Nigeria militia group
A militia group fighting against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria has released 833 children from its own ranks, some as young as 11, the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said on Friday.
UK no-deal Brexit paper warns of complications for power imports
Britain has warned operators of electrical power links with Europe that they will need to set up alternative trading arrangements if the country leaves the European Union next year with no exit deal.
Great Gatsby makes an appearance at a British royal wedding
Jay Gatsby, the tragic hero of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most famous work, made an appearance at the wedding of Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Princess Eugenie on Friday.
Factbox: Britain’s second royal wedding of the year
Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Princess Eugenie married her fiance Jack Brooksbank at Windsor Castle on Friday, the second British royal wedding at the monarch’s home this year.
CNBC pulls out of Saudi conference over Khashoggi
CNBC cable news network added its name on Friday to the growing list of media companies that have pulled out of a Saudi investment conference this month, citing the disappearance of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Irish Foreign Minister warns against unfounded optimism on Brexit
Optimism about an imminent breakthrough in Brexit talks reported in newspapers in recent days is “probably not well founded” and people should be realistic about time frames, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told RTE Radio on Friday.
Princess Eugenie shows off back scar in Peter Pilotto wedding dress
Britain’s Princess Eugenie wore an elegant voluminous dress by London-based label Peter Pilotto for her wedding to Jack Brooksbank on Friday, with the bride picking a low back to reveal scars she got from surgery as a child.
