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 A new biography about Prince Harry which says Queen Camilla had allegedly remarked he had been brainwashed by his wife Meghan was ​described by his spokesperson on Saturday as a “deranged conspiracy”. Harry and Meghan ‌have been estranged from the British royal family since stepping away from official duties in 2020 and moving to California, but continue to attract huge interest both ​in Britain and abroad. In extracts from his new book published in ​the Times newspaper, author Tom Bower, who has written a ⁠number of biographies about the royals, said the couple began feuding ​with the other royals shortly after their…

Millions of Brazilians are expected to watch as movie stars enter the Dolby Theatre for the Oscars ceremony this Sunday, hoping to witness one of their own strike gold for the second year in a row. Brazil’s “The Secret Agent” has earned four Academy Award nominations, including the first-ever nod to a Brazilian for best actor for ​Wagner Moura, who won the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama this season. The recognition comes one year after “I’m Still Here” won the country’s first-ever Oscar for best international feature film, sparking pride and ‌excitement in the nation of 213…

 In mid-February, hundreds of students from Venezuela’s most prestigious university did the once unthinkable: their protest left the campus of the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas and spilled out into a nearby street. Before the U.S. military operation that captured Nicolas Maduro on January 3, student activism was a risky proposition in Venezuela. Remaining on campus had historically offered some protection; student protesters who took to the streets risked ​being beaten, detained, or worse. Bodies like the United Nations have denounced torture against detainees in Venezuela, including electric shocks, asphyxiation and sleep deprivation. So when the students, marching alongside…

An explosion lightly damaged a Jewish school in ​Amsterdam early on Saturday, in what the city’s mayor ‌described as “a deliberate attack against the Jewish community”. The explosion at the school in an upscale residential neighbourhood on the south side ​of Amsterdam damaged a rainpipe and charred an outer wall, ​and caused no injuries. “This is a cowardly act of aggression against ​the Jewish community,” Halsema said. “Jewish people in Amsterdam are increasingly confronted with antisemitism. This is unacceptable.” The school is the only one specifically ​for orthodox Jews in the Netherlands, and is largely ​fenced off by a pointed,…

When Paraguayan opposition lawmaker Leidy Galeano returned from an all-expenses-paid tour of six Chinese cities late last year, she was convinced Paraguay risked missing out on major economic gains by sticking with longtime ally Taiwan over Beijing – a message participants on the trip heard repeatedly from Chinese officials. “Everything I saw there, I wanted for my country,” said Galeano, a member of the newly-formed Yo Creo party whose senior ​figures have spoken favorably about China. This trip and others like it, which people familiar with the visits said were at the invitation of the Chinese consulate in Sao Paulo,…

Some oil loading operations ​have been suspended in the United Arab ‌Emirates’ Fujairah emirate, a major bunkering hub, industry and trade sources said, after a fire broke out ​there on Saturday. The fire occurred after debris fell ​during the interception of a drone, but ⁠no injuries were reported, the emirate’s media ​office said. Civil defence forces are handling the incident to ​contain the fire, it added. Authorities did not provide any information about the reported suspension of operations. Bloomberg News earlier ​reported that some oil-loading operations in the ​port of Fujairah, outside the Strait of Hormuz, had ‌been ⁠suspended after…

 U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to strike the oil infrastructure of Iran’s Kharg ​Island hub unless Tehran stopped attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, a warning that could further roil markets coping with a historic supply disruption. Trump paired his Friday ultimatum with a ‌social media post saying the U.S. had “totally obliterated” military targets on the island, the export terminal for 90% of Iran’s oil shipments, which lies about 300 miles (500 km) northwest of the strait. U.S. strikes did not target Kharg’s oil infrastructure, but “should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of…

Taiwan can well afford ​a $40 billion special defence budget given its booming economy, President Lai Ching-te ‌said on Saturday, citing a U.S. emphasis on collective burden-sharing. Lai’s proposed spending, which he says is needed to better face a rising threat from China, has been bogged down in parliament, where the ​opposition, which has a majority of seats, complains that the plans are ​unclear and says it cannot sign “blank cheques”. Marking the 30th anniversary of Taiwan’s ⁠first direct presidential election, when China fired missiles into the waters around the island ​hoping to influence the result, Lai said in a…

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ​should not be able to use Venezuelan government funds to defend himself against U.S. drug trafficking ‌charges, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday, noting that Washington has not considered him the legitimate leader of the South American country for years. Last month, Maduro’s lawyer Barry Pollack urged U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein to dismiss the indictment against Maduro ​because the Treasury Department had without explanation revoked an exemption to U.S. financial sanctions on Venezuela that ​had allowed the South American country’s government to fund his defense. Pollack argued that the ⁠revocation interfered with Maduro’s right to counsel under…

Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery and a ​port overnight in Russia’s ‌southern Krasnodar region, causing injuries and damage, local authorities said on ​Saturday. In a statement on ​Telegram, Krasnodar authorities said three people ⁠had been injured in ​a strike on Port Kavkaz, ​which ships grains and LPG and lies on the Kerch Strait opposite ​Crimea. A service vessel and the ​pier complex had been damaged, according ‌to ⁠the statement. Authorities said in a separate statement a fire had broken out at the region’s ​Afipsky oil ​refinery ⁠after a drone struck the facility. Russia’s Defence Ministry ​said it had downed…