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Ralf Schumacher has revealed he is in a same-sex relationship.The 49-year-old German, who won six grands prix over a decade-long career in Formula 1, shared a picture of him and a man who is believed to be his partner with their arms around each other. The caption below the post on Instagram reads: “The most beautiful thing in life is when you have the right partner by your side with whom you can share everything.”Schumacher is the younger brother of seven-time world champion Michael, who drove for Jordan, Williams and Toyota in an F1 career which ran from 1997 to…

Until a few months ago, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was a lead candidate in the race to replace Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), but her reputation as a Russia hawk scuttled her chances.  Influential NATO member states, many from the European Union, agreed that with the war in Ukraine, it was no longer possible to keep the eastern members on the fringe  in Brussels’ hierarchy. However, there were concerns that handing the top security job to a Baltic leader was too strong a message for Russian President Vladimir Putin.  Moreover, the possibility of a change in US leadership and calculations over who…

The start of the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia was delayed after crowd issues and fans breaching security gates.Hours before the 8pm (local time) scheduled kick-off at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, fans were seen jumping over security railings and climbing fences to get in. Videos posted on social media also showed fans – some of whom are believed to not have had tickets – running past police officers and stadium attendants while screams could be heard in the background.One young Argentinian fan was let inside the gate crying hysterically as the man who was…

Polls opened in Rwanda on Monday morning for presidential and parliamentary elections as President Paul Kagame’s fourth term in office seemed all but assured. Over nine million Rwandans are eligible to cast their ballot. The election feature the same two opponents as the last election in 2017, when prominent opposition candidates were also barred from running. Frank Habineza is the leader of the Democratic Green Party, and in the last election, garnered a mere 0.48% of the vote. Philippe Mpayimana, an independent, was the only other person approved to run out of eight applicants.How free and fair will Rwanda’s upcoming election be?To view this…

​​​​​​​Donald Trump, even if he didn’t fully appreciate it at the time, with adrenaline coursing through his veins, created a historic image of defiance just seconds after being repeatedly shot at.He scrambled to his feet, right ear and cheek bloodied, dishevelled and without his shoes, and pumped his fist to the skies, conjuring cries of “USA, USA” from his supporters. Even in awful circumstances, the former president demonstrated why he is considered the ultimate political performance artist. It is a picture for the ages. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:22 Trump rally victim ‘died a…

Thomas Matthew Crooks has been named as the gunman in the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday evening.Described as a “outcast” who regularly wore hunting outfits to school, Crooks lived in a well-to-do city an hour from scene of his assassination attempt. Read more: Trump arrives for Republican National Convention after assassination attemptInvestigators say bomb-making material was found in a vehicle at his home. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:13 ‘The guy… he looks dead’ Who was the gunman? The FBI named him as Thomas Matthew Crooks around seven hours…

Donald Trump says he has changed his upcoming speech to the Republican National Convention after the attempt on his life.The former president arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the convention a day after gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at him from a roof during a campaign rally. In an interview with the Washington Examiner during a flight on Saturday evening, Trump said: “The speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a humdinger.”Had [the assassination attempt] not happened, this would’ve been one of the most incredible speeches” aimed mostly at the policies of President Joe Biden, he…

Was Euro 2024 a success for the German team? For a side who had ambitions to win the tournament, losing in a quarterfinal doesn’t sound like success. Yet, there is an overwhelming feeling that Euro 2024 was very much a positive tournament for the German national team. The European elections, held just days before the start of the tournament, showed Germany to still be a divided nation in some respects. While the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party took the most votes in eastern Germany, the center-right CDU/CSU coalition won in the west and the state of Bavaria. The nation’s football team cannot…

A powerful explosion struck outside a cafe in the center of the Somali capital Mogadishu late on Sunday, as a group of customers had gathered to watch the final of the Euro 2024 tournament there.  There were conflicting early reports on casualty numbers but state media cited police spokesman Major Abdifatah Aden Hassan as saying that at least five people had died and at least another 20 were injured.  Investigators warned these preliminary tallies were likely to rise. What do we know so far?  Images online appeared to show a large fire in the vicinity of the Top Coffee cafe in the…

Spain’s supporters are euphoric after their team became the champions of Europe, beating England in the Euro 2024 final.The hometown of 17-year-old superstar Lamine Yamal exploded after the team’s victory, with fans lining the streets of Mataro near Barcelona. “It is a matter of pride, we are very lucky because he is the MVP of Spain,” said 18-year-old Spanish soccer fan, Ana Isabel Huete.Yamal was named “young player of the tournament” just minutes after his team took the trophy. Image: Spanish fans celebrate a goal at the Plaza de Colon in Madrid. Pic: AP In Colon Square in Spain’s capital…