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Trump threatens $1bn lawsuit, BBC apologises for biased video editing
AFP, Published on 11/11/2025
» LONDON — United States President Donald Trump threatened the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) with a billion-dollar lawsuit Monday as the broadcaster apologised for editing a speech that gave the impression he urged "violent action" ahead of the 2021 assault on the US Capitol.
UK prosecutors to appeal dropped 'terrorism' case against Kneecap rapper
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» LONDON - UK prosecutors Tuesday said they would appeal a court's decision to drop a charge of supporting "terrorism" brought against a Northern Irish singer from punk rap group Kneecap.
UK court drops terror case against Kneecap rapper
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» LONDON - A British court on Friday threw out a charge of supporting terrorism brought against a Northern Irish singer from the punk rap group Kneecap which had provoked an outcry among its fans.
Hope and hate: how migrant influx has changed Germany
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» BERLIN — Men sit outside shisha bars and women in hijabs push strollers past Middle Eastern restaurants and pastry shops in Berlin's Sonnenallee, a wide avenue which has become a symbol of how much Germany has changed in the last decade.
Kneecap cancel US tour, citing UK court hearing in terrorism case
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» LONDON - The Irish rap group Kneecap has cancelled a planned tour in the United States, citing a UK court hearing in a case one of its members is facing for allegedly supporting Hezbollah.
UK govt condemns 'death to the IDF' chants at Glastonbury
AFP, Published on 29/06/2025
» GLASTONBURY (UNITED KINGDOM) - A British punk-rap group faced growing criticism on Sunday for making anti-Israel remarks at the Glastonbury music festival that have sparked a police inquiry.
Irish rappers Kneecap perform controversial Glastonbury set
AFP, Published on 29/06/2025
» GLASTONBURY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Irish rap trio Kneecap staged a defiant performance at Britain's Glastonbury Festival Saturday, days after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said they should not be performing there.
Oasis reunion: from clash to cash
AFP, Published on 23/06/2025
» LONDON - Fifteen years after their explosive split, British music legends Liam and Noel Gallagher are reuniting for an Oasis tour that promises not only Britpop nostalgia but also staggering revenues.
UK PM Starmer says Kneecap should not perform Glastonbury
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» LONDON - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday said it was not "appropriate" for Irish group Kneecap to perform at Glastonbury, one of the country's biggest and most famous music festivals.
Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty in UK assault case
AFP, Published on 20/06/2025
» LONDON - American R&B singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty in a UK court to a charge stemming from an alleged London nightclub brawl in 2023.