Russian President Vladimir Putin endured an awkward moment during Thursday’s climate summit after he was left sitting in confused silence following a technical glitch. Putin was left looking bewildered as he was introduced while France’s President Macron was still talking and ended up sitting silently on screen, oblivious to the fact he was on air. … Read more
COP26 summit should happen face to face this year rather than over Zoom, insists Environment Secretary George Eustice insisted the COP26 summit should happen face to face this year The conference already delayed and now due to be held in Glasgow in November Climate activist Greta Thunberg among those who have said they will not … Read more
This is the awkward moment Ursula von der Leyen was left without a seat during a summit in Turkey when her male counterparts grabbed the only two available chairs – before the trio discussed women’s rights. The incident took place in Ankara on Tuesday as Von der Leyen, the EU commission president, met with Turkish … Read more
World climate summit in Britain may go virtual if countries struggle to vaccinate citizens and new Covid wave breaks out Glasgow is due to host climate summit this year with Covid-19 measures in place But some fear the sessions may have to be virtual due to too many uncertainties More than 20,000 delegates attended last … Read more
A Cornish eco-hotel where world leaders will meet for a G7 summit has felled trees and dug up shurbs to build new meeting rooms ahead of the event. Carbis Bay Hotel in St Ives has faced fury from campaigners after mature trees were removed before planning permission was sought to create three rooms. An application … Read more
Troubled steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta to hold crisis talks with unions as fears grow that his empire is teetering on the brink of collapse Thousands of jobs in Britain’s steel industry are thought to be at risk The biggest lender to Gupta’s GFG Alliance, Greensill Capital, was thrown into turmoil and is now expected to … Read more
NATO leaders are set to discuss withdrawing from Afghanistan this week as they meet for their first talks since Joe Biden took office. The US is currently committed to withdraw its remaining 2,500 troops by May under a peace deal signed by President Trump, with NATO unlikely to leave its 9,600 soldiers in the country … Read more
Four days after the electoral college certified Joe Biden’s presidential victory, then-President Donald Trump, his legal team and several White House advisers had an election fraud meeting in the Oval Office that devolved into a shouting and swearing match. The heated confrontation took place over six hours, first as aides faced off against each other … Read more
Boris Johnson’s grandmother – Granny Butter – as a young woman at Carbis Bay, above When Boris Johnson announced details of this summer’s G7 summit, he admitted his choice of venue was partly inspired by ‘pride in being probably the first half-Cornish Prime Minister’. Yet that, it seems, isn’t the full story. The Mail on Sunday can … Read more
End of the blockade: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman embraces Qatar’s Emir as the countries agree to open their air space and end the diplomatic crisis which began three years ago Saudi Arabia is hosting a Gulf summit in the ancient desert city of Al-Ula On Monday, it was announced the kingdom’s embargo of … Read more