Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent Getty Images What on earth has the last fortnight been all about? In the wake of a successful military operation in Venezuela earlier this month, a buoyed-up Donald Trump started to ratchet up the rhetoric on Greenland. Day after day, the world was treated to claims of ownership, threats of military action […]
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Rape charges that triggered Ballymena race riots dropped | Northern Ireland
Prosecutors have dropped charges against two Romanian teenagers who were accused of raping a schoolgirl in Ballymena – an allegation that triggered race riots in Northern Ireland. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) on Friday cited “significant evidential developments” in its decision to end criminal proceedings against the boys, aged 14 and 15. They had been […]