#mohammed-bin-salman
#mohammed-bin-salman

Europe news

Ukraine celebrates release of over 200 captives in surprise swap with Russia

Ukraine has celebrated the release of more than 200 of its citizens from Russian captivity, including the fighters who led the defence of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.

The Independent

PM's Biden talks cancelled as 'full bilateral meeting' planned on Wednesday

The Prime Minister's meeting with US president Joe Biden on Sunday has been cancelled.

The leaders will instead attend a "full bilateral meeting" at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, No 10 said.

www.caughtoffside.com

English Premier League

Cristiano Ronaldo eyes Newcastle move following Man Utd departure

Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly torn between Newcastle United and Al-Nassr FC after Manchester United confirmed he will be leaving the club with immediate effect.The forward leaves United having netted 145 goals in 346 appearances across two spells in Manchester.Throughout his time in red, he lifted three Premier League titles, two League Cups, a Champions League, Club World Cup and FA Cup.

www.theguardian.com

UK politics

Iain Duncan Smith tells Sunak he would be completely wrong' to soften stance on China UK politics live

Rishi Sunak had a meeting at the G20 summit with Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.According to No 10, Sunak did not bring up the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, which Prince Mohammed is thought to have ordered, but he did raise women's rights, and freedom in Saudi Arabi generally.

The Independent

Liz Truss hosts world leaders ahead of Queen's funeral but Biden meeting cancelled

Liz Truss has hosted world leaders for informal talks as the first heads of state and government arrive in Britain for the Queen's funeral.

Nytimes

Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Salman Named Prime Minister

The crown prince, who has already been the kingdom's de facto ruler for several years, previously served as deputy prime minister under King Salman, as well as defense minister.

Nytimes

Yemen's President Hands Power to New Body as His Saudi Backers Seek to End War

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Yemen's exiled president stepped down on Thursday and passed power to a presidential council, a sweeping reshuffle supported by Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf allies and aimed at jump-starting efforts to end the seven-year war that has roiled the Arabian Peninsula.

Nytimes

Prosecutor Asks Turkey to Turn Khashoggi Murder Case Over to Saudis

ISTANBUL - A Turkish prosecutor said on Thursday that his country should drop its case against suspects in the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, bowing to a demand from Saudi Arabia as Turkey tries to mend relations with the kingdom.

www.independent.co.uk

Five Britons captured by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine return to the UK'

Five Britons captured in Ukraine by pro-Russian forces have returned to the UK, it has been reported, after being released on Wednesday.

www.independent.co.uk

Five Britons captured in Ukraine by pro-Russian forces back in UK'

Five Britons captured in Ukraine by pro-Russian forces have returned to the UK, a non-profit organisation supporting one of the families has said.

The Independent

Saudi crown prince's 'planned UK visit would be stain on Queen's memory'

Saudia Arabia's crown prince should not be "allowed to stain the Queen's memory", the fiance of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi has warned, after reports claimed Mohammed bin Salman plans to visit Britain.

Nytimes

Two Americans return home months after being captured fighting in Ukraine.

Applause erupted as Alex Drueke and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh descended an escalator at an airport in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday.

Nytimes

Ten prisoners, including Americans, have been released as part of a Russia-Ukraine exchange, Saudi Arabia says.

Ten prisoners of war from countries including the United States and Britain have been transferred to Saudi Arabia as part of an exchange between Russia and Ukraine, the Saudi foreign affairs ministry said on Wednesday.

Nytimes

Television

Trevor Noah Mocks Joe Biden for That Fist Bump

Noah called the president's choice how to greet Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia "the whitest decision of all time."

"America obsesses about these things: 'No, don't look too friendly.'

Washington Post

Business

Analysis | All About Mohammed bin Salman, the Prince at the Center of US-Saudi Reset

Not since the reign of the country's founder, Abdulaziz Al Saud, has so much power been concentrated in one man's hands in Saudi Arabia.Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman isn't king, yet.

the Guardian

World news

UK officials in line for 'impunity' in assisting crimes overseas, say critics

Ministers and spies would be given immunity from accusations of assisting crimes overseas under a new national security law to be debated by MPs next week, a human rights charity and former Tory cabinet minister have warned.

Nytimes

NYC food

'Sin techo, sin comida y sin agua': asi se vive el asedio de las tropas rusas en una ciudad de Ucrania

Los habitantes de Mariúpol describieron la forma en que las fuerzas rusas utilizan el hambre como arma de guerra en el puerto sureño, que desde hace un mes está bajo asedio.

Nytimes