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In the civil sex assault action against him, Prince Andrew is scheduled to testify under oath in London next month. On March 10, the Duke of York will appear in court for a deposition in a neutral site in the capital. Despite "multiple demands," Virginia Giuffre, the royal's accuser, has yet to commit to a date or location for her deposition, according to a source close to the royal. The Telegraph was the first to reveal Andrew's deposition date, which falls on the eve of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The king will become the first British monarch to surpass the milestone of 70 years on the throne on Sunday. According to the Telegraph, Andrew's deposition will be conducted by Ms Giuffre's solicitors, David Boies and Sigrid McCawley, and will span two days. Mr. Boies earlier stated that his client and legal team were looking forward to "confronting" Andrew at his deposition and trial concerning his "denials and attempts to blame Ms Giuffre fo...

Late last month, Russian forces conducted training in the Rostov region. According to US authorities, Russia has gathered roughly 70% of the military capacity required for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the next weeks. From mid-February onwards, the ground is likely to freeze and solidify, allowing Moscow to bring in more heavy equipment, according to the unidentified officials. Russia is estimated to have over 100,000 troops near Ukraine's borders, but the country denies any plans to attack. The US officials did not present any evidence to back up their claims. According to US media reports, they stated that the information was based on intelligence but that they were unable to provide specifics owing to the sensitivity of the material. According to US media reports, they stated that the information was based on intelligence but that they were unable to provide specifics owing to the sensitivity of the material. Officials also stated that they did not know if Russian Presiden...

Former US Vice President Mike Pence, in a stinging rebuke of his former boss, said on Friday that Trump was mistaken in believing Pence had the capacity to overturn the conclusion of the 2020 presidential election, which Trump has erroneously claimed was stolen from him. After losing his re-election effort to Democrat Joe Biden in November 2020, Republican Trump pressed Pence to withhold congressional certification of the results on January 6, 2021, while presiding over the proceedings. During Trump's chaotic four-year presidency, Pence, a devoted subordinate, chose not to prevent certification. In an address to the Federalist Society, a conservative legal organization in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Pence declared, "President Trump is mistaken." "I had no legal authority to annul the election." "The presidency belongs to the people of the United States, and the people of the United States alone." And, frankly, no thought is more un-American than the ide...

Several Cabinet ministers are said to have told Boris Johnson to fire Rishi Sunak. It comes just days after the Prime Minister was chastised by the Chancellor for a personal assault on Sir Keir Starmer. On Monday, Mr Johnson, 57, criticised Sir Keir for having failed to charge the paedophile Jimmy Savile when he was director of public prosecutions. The Chancellor responded by saying that he would not have used such rhetoric in response to Mr Johnson's statement. "To be honest, I wouldn't have said it, and I'm delighted the Prime Minister clarified what he meant," Mr Sunak added. Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, concurred with the Chancellor, saying that Labour leader Ed Miliband "deserves praise for taking on such a major public job and achieving well." The positions chosen by both against their own Prime Minister, however, did not sit well with the public. One senior minister demanded Sunak's dismissal, while two others accused the chancellor of b...

Boris Johnson's leadership has been further strained by the resignation of four of his top advisers from Number 10 in the wake of the partygate controversy. Dan Rosenfield, the prime minister's chief of staff, and Martin Reynolds, Mr Johnson's principal private secretary, have both announced their departures from Number 10. Two more important advisors to the prime minister have resigned: press secretary Jack Doyle and policy director Munira Mirza. Following the furore over his comments this week regarding Jimmy Savile and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, Chancellor Rishi Sunak - generally seen as a possible successor to the prime minister - put pressure on Mr Johnson. Sunak on PM's Savile remark: 'I wouldn't have said it.' Mr Sunak attempted to put distance between himself and Mr Johnson during a Downing Street press conference, in which the PM accused Mr Starmer of "failing to pursue Jimmy Savile" while he was director of public prosecutions. ...