Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Reuters The King’s speech came at the invitation of new Prime Minister Mark Carney King Charles was given a heartfelt standing ovation in Canada’s Parliament in Ottawa after a historic speech in support of the country staying “strong and free”. Outside the Senate building later, another voice from the crowd shouted:…
Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News, Toronto Watch: Why King Charles III’s trip to Canada is more than just a royal visit The pomp and pageantry were on full display when King Charles arrived in Canada on Monday, on his first trip to the country since his coronation. He is due to deliver the Speech from…
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent PA Media King Charles met Canadian PM Mark Carney soon after he arrived in Ottawa King Charles III will deliver a significant speech in Canada’s parliament later on Tuesday that is expected to offer his support in the country’s dispute with US President Donald Trump. The King and Queen Camilla received…
Jake Horton & Lucy Gilder BBC Verify Getty Images President Trump used a rally in Michigan to mark what he claimed had been “the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country, according to many, many people”. He highlighted his efforts to tackle illegal immigration, to bring back jobs…
Joe Biden has used his first speech since leaving office to criticise the Trump administration’s welfare policies. The ex-US president told a conference in Chicago that the government had “taken a hatchet” to Social Security, a system which Donald Trump and Elon Musk – who is leading the White House’s cost-cutting efforts – have said…
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Watch: Moment the King delivers speech in Italian King Charles has warned of the need for democracies such as the UK and Italy to stand together in such troubled international times, as he became the first UK monarch to address both houses of the Italian Parliament. The King received a long…
Watch: ‘Country is going through something’ – Elissa Slotkin delivers rebuttal to Trump’s speech Elissa Slotkin, a US Senate Democrat, gave her party’s response to Trump’s congressional address, taking the new Trump administration to task for bringing with it chaos and recklessness. Early in her remarks, she attacked the White House on the economy and…
US Vice President JD Vance delivers his speech during the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany on February 14, 2025. Thomas Kienzle | Afp | Getty Images European leaders reeled Friday after U.S. Vice President JD Vance lambasted the continent’s democratic institutions, warning that its greatest threats came from internal factors. “The…
US Vice-President JD Vance has launched a scalding attack on European democracies, saying the greatest threat facing the continent was not from Russia and China, but “from within”. It had been expected that Vance would use his speech at the Munich Security Conference to address possible talks to end the war in Ukraine. Instead, he…
Instances of hate speech against minorities jumped 74% in India in 2024, peaking during the country’s national elections, according to a new report. The report, released on Monday by Washington-based research group India Hate Lab, documented 1,165 such instances last year, adding that politicians like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were…
