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[ad_1] LONDON: Britain will have its second royal wedding of the year Friday when Princess Eugenie weds a tequila brand ambassador in a gala ceremony on the grounds of Windsor Castle . Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank are to marry at St George's Chapel, which is part of the castle complex. The nuptials will draw most senior members of the royal family, including Eugenie's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, who will host a champagne luncheon for the newlyweds shortly after the ceremony. The couple will marry in the same venue used in May by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who is now known as the Duchess of Sussex. Harry and Meghan are expected to attend, along with Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge . Their 5-year-old son, Prince George, will be a page boy, and Princess Charlotte, 3, will be one of six bridesmaids. Eugenie, 28, is ninth in line to the British throne. She works in the art world. Her sister, Princess Beatrice, will be maid of honor. They are the d...

[ad_1] Image copyright TRT World Image caption This image appears to show Jamal Khashoggi entering the consulate last week The UK's foreign secretary has told Saudi Arabia that Britain expects urgent answers over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Jeremy Hunt met the Saudi ambassador to London on Tuesday, warning that "friendships depend on shared values." Mr Khashoggi was last seen visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week, and Turkey says he may have been murdered there. Saudi Arabia denies the suggestion, calling the allegations baseless. "Violence against journalists is going up and is a grave threat to freedom of expression. If media reports prove correct we will treat the incident seriously - friendships depend on shared values," Mr Hunt said in a tweet. Ear...

[ad_1] BIRMINGHAM: Britain cannot be bullied, Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Monday, sharpening the government’s criticism of the European Union for taunting Prime Minister Theresa May and souring difficult Brexit talks . May’s ministers have come out one by one at their party’s annual conference in the city of Birmingham to warn the EU that they will embrace leaving without a deal if the bloc fails to show “respect” in the talks to end Britain’s membership. Just six months before Britain is due to leave the EU in the country’s biggest shift in foreign and trade policy in more than 40 years, May faces growing criticism over her proposals not only in her governing party but also in Brussels. Party unity is on ministers’ minds, and they are encouraging the faithful to direct their anger at the EU rather than at their prime minister, who some eurosceptic Conservatives accuse of leading Britain towards a “Brexit in name only”. Other ministers, such as finance minister Philip Hammo...