Tag: palace
Questions about what Palace knew in Andrew scandal show no sign of going away
Buckingham Palace may have hoped that Prince Andrew giving up his titles might decisively draw a line under the scandals – but the problems for the Palace show no sign of going away. It seemed that it was the public’s outcry that forced the Palace to recognise that something had to be done, before Andrew…
New charges accuse Bolsonaro of running spy ring from Brazil’s presidential palace
Former president has denied wrongdoing as federal police accuse him of overseeing a spy network targeting rivals Federal police have formally accused Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, of presiding over an illegal spying network which allegedly snooped on political rivals, journalists and environmentalists during his administration. Bolsonaro is already facing the prospect of jail…
Sudan’s Army Retakes the Presidential Palace in Khartoum
Sudan’s Civil War Two years into a civil war, troops recaptured the palace in Khartoum, routing a paramilitary foe. Civilians have been trapped in the middle in a city with an apocalyptic air. Two years into a civil war, troops recaptured the palace in Khartoum, routing a paramilitary foe. Civilians have been trapped in the…
Sudan’s army recaptures presidential palace in major battlefield gain
Compound was last bastion in the capital, Khartoum, held by rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces The Sudanese army has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum, in a highly symbolic battlefield victory over the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the country’s catastrophic civil war. Videos posted on social media showed soldiers carrying assault rifles…