Features - Page 205

Dominic Raab will visit Saudi Arabia for the first time in his capacity as foreign secretary, where he will “engage” with the country’s government on numerous issues, including its human rights record.

Joe Biden’s bid to become the US Democratic presidential candidate received a major boost on Super Tuesday as he won nine of the 14 states that voted, putting frontrunner Bernie Sanders under pressure.

The Observer have revealed that classicist Professor Dame Mary Beard was rejected as a trustee of the British Museum by Downing Street due to her pro-European views.

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has secured three endorsements from former candidacy rivals as voters in 14 states prepare to select their preferred Democratic candidate ahead of the presidential election in November.

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on course to secure 59 seats in the Israeli general election, putting his Likud party just two short of an overall majority according to a revised exit poll.

US business magnate Jack Welch has passed away at the age of 84.

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Raphael, the Italian painter and artist.

Carrie Symonds and her partner Boris Johnson have announced that they are expecting a baby in early summer and are engaged.

The UK government has set out its position ahead of talks for a post-Brexit trade deal with the US, with negotiations expected to begin later in March.

Former mayor of Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, has withdrawn from the campaign to become the presidential candidate for the Democratic party.

The UK government’s mandate for trade talks with the EU includes continuing with the EU’s £85 billion Horizon Europe science programme after the Brexit transition period ends.

Frontrunner Sir Keir Starmer has been tipped to win the Labour leadership contest in the first round with more than 50 per cent of the vote, following a poll carried out by YouGov and Sky News.

New Zealand prime minister Jacinta Ardern stood alongside Australian counterpart Scott Morrison in a televised media conference and criticised him for deporting foreign criminals.

Egypt has held a military funeral and declared three days of national mourning for its former president Hosni Mubarak, who passed away this week aged 91.