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Body of Scottish independence champion Alex Salmond flown home from North Macedonia

Oct. 18, 2024 09:36 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The body of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond was flown back to Scotland on a private jet Friday, six days after the politician died suddenly in North Macedonia. A trumpet sounded as Salmond’s coffin, draped in Scotland’s blue-and-white Saltire flag, was...

Body of Scottish independence champion Alex Salmond soon to be flown home from North Macedonia

Oct. 14, 2024 10:13 AM EDT

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The body of Alex Salmond, Scotland's former First Minister who died during a conference in North Macedonia, will soon be returned to Scotland by special flight, an official said Monday. Salmond, who as leader of the Scottish National Party took...

Ronaldo scores again in Nations League win for perfect Portugal. Spain finds replacement for Rodri

Oct. 12, 2024 18:17 PM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his record-extending 133rd international goal to keep Portugal perfect in the Nations League with a 3-1 win over Poland on Saturday, and Spain struck late to edge Denmark 1-0. The 39-year-old superstar was there to put in the rebound...

Ex-Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who nearly got Scotland's independence from UK, dies at 69

Oct. 12, 2024 17:50 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K. and nearly accomplished it, has died. He was 69. Salmond, who was one of the most divisive figure in British politics at the turn of the century and...

Movie Review: A transcendent Saoirse Ronan illuminates true-life addiction drama ‘The Outrun’

Oct. 02, 2024 12:12 PM EDT

At some point during “The Outrun,” it occurred to me that watching Saoirse Ronan act is a bit like looking into a magnifying glass: Everything somehow feels a bit clearer, sharper, more precise. This singular actor gives one of her finest performances in a two-hour study of...

PGA Tour commissioner and Saudi fund governor paired at pro-am event in Scotland

Oct. 01, 2024 21:49 PM EDT

Three weeks after PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan met with Saudi Arabia's financial backer of LIV Golf, they will be together again this week in Scotland, this time inside the ropes. Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the Public Investment Fund that supports the PGA...

Pine martens are returned to southern England for the first time in a century

Oct. 01, 2024 11:44 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Conservationists have released 15 pine martens into the wild in southern England in an effort to reestablish the cat-sized mammals in the region for the first time in more than a century. The animals, which are tree-climbing members of the weasel family, became...

Kate, the Princess of Wales, makes first public appearance after cancer treatment

Sep. 22, 2024 20:41 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, made her first public appearance Sunday since she announced she had completed chemotherapy and would return to some public duties. Kate and her husband, Prince William, were seen Sunday attending church with King Charles III and Queen...

Today in History: September 18, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies

Sep. 18, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 18, the 262nd day of 2024. There are 104 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 18, 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering champion of women’s rights who became the court’s second female justice, died at...

King Charles attends church prayers on the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's death

Sep. 08, 2024 08:08 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III attended church near the royal Balmoral estate in Scotland for prayers and reflection in remembrance of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday, the second anniversary of her death. Charles, 75, and his wife Camilla have been spending the summer in...