King Charles Unveils New Memorial to LGBT Veterans after Gay Ban Campaign | BBC News

Oct 17, 2025 | King Charles III has unveiled a memorial to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender military personnel after a decades-long campaign against a ban on being gay in the armed forces.

In his first official engagement in support of the LGBT+ community, the King visited the sculpture, named "an opened letter", at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

The memorial is dedicated to those from the LGBT+ community now serving in the forces, as well as those who served at a time when it was illegal to be gay in the military.

During the ban, which lasted until the year 2000, those who were gay - or were perceived to be - faced intrusive investigations, dismissal and in some cases imprisonment.


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Prince Andrew Demands Two Homes after Leaving Royal Lodge over Giuffre Scandal

Oct 27, 2025 | “There’s so many problems for the royal family around Prince Andrew.”

Prince Andrew’s “arrogance” continues to be a problem for the royal family amid continued questions over his links to Epstein, says royal correspondent Rupert Bell.

Andrew’s Scandal Pushes William towards Revolutionising the Monarchy

Oct 27, 2025 | “Andrew’s modus operandi just is no longer sustainable.”

Attitudes towards what royals can and can’t do have changed, which presents William with the opportunity to modernise the royal family, says The Sunday Times’s Josh Glancy.

IHIP News: 🚨 Zohran and AOC Dominate Trump at Massive NYC Rally! He's Panicking!

Oct 27, 2025 | Democrats all over the country are voicing support for politicians leading the way in MAGA resistance.

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Trump Treasury Secretary Poses Biggest Threat to America's Economy

Oct 27, 2025 | As Trump's tariff war continues, goons like Scott Bessent are determined to spread lies across American media. Steve Schmidt looks at the ongoing tariff decisions and urges voters to remove this political regime.

Wahlsieg in Argentinien: Warum deutsche Politiker solche Angst vor Javier Milei haben

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Friedrich Merz und die deutsche Nomenklatura verteufeln Argentiniens Präsidenten aus gutem Grund. Denn wenn die libertäre Revolution gelingt, stehen Staatsapparate weltweit infrage. Ein Kommentar.

Auf den ersten Blick sollte Javier Milei Deutschland egal sein. Bis nach Buenos Aires sind es aus Berlin mehr als 11.000 Kilometer. In der Außenhandelsbilanz liegt Argentinien hinter Serbien, Kasachstan und Lettland. Wir konkurrieren mit den Argentiniern höchstens bei der Fußballweltmeisterschaft. Und doch erzürnt der libertäre Präsident deutsche Politiker und Journalisten wie kaum ein anderer Staatschef, Trump und Orbán selbstverständlich ausgenommen. Seit Jahren wird er in Leitmedien, bei ARD und ZDF als Rechtspopulist verteufelt, von der Zeit gar als Faschist betitelt.

Und so waren es der Tränen in deutschen Redaktionen und Parteizentralen heute wieder viele, ob des Umstands, dass der Mann mit den wilden Koteletten die Zwischenwahlen zum Kongress am Sonntag mit einem Erdrutschsieg für sich entscheiden konnte. Mehr als 40 Prozent der Stimmen konnte seine Partei, La Libertad Avanza, auf sich vereinen. Wer genau hinschaut, sieht: Auf den zweiten Blick besteht für die Sorge der Berliner Blase jeder Anlass. Denn die Nomenklatura der Bundesrepublik weiß: Wenn Mileis Experiment funktioniert, ist Europas Staatsfetisch in höchster Gefahr. » | Moritz Eichhorn | Montag, 27. Oktober 2025

Royaume-Uni : le roi Charles III inaugure un mémorial dédié aux soldats LGBT+

LE FIGARO : En costume gris, le monarque de 76 ans a déposé une gerbe de fleurs au pied du monument, entouré de militaires en service ainsi que d’anciens combattants.

Le roi Charles III, qui est le commandant en chef des forces armées du Royaume-Uni, a inauguré lundi dans le centre de l'Angleterre un mémorial dédié aux militaires LGBT+ qui furent longtemps victimes de discriminations, le premier monument du genre dans le pays.

Les relations entre personnes de même sexe ont été décriminalisées en 1967 en Angleterre et au pays de Galles. Mais l'interdiction des personnes homosexuelles, bisexuelles ou transgenres dans l'armée a perduré jusqu'en 2000. De nombreux militaires ont subi des licenciements, la perte de leur pension et de leurs médailles, l'emprisonnement parfois, voire des traitements médicaux forcés dans des hôpitaux militaires. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 27 octobre 2025

"Rubio's Ideological Project": What's Driving Trump's Campaign against Venezuela?

Oct 27, 2025 | The Trump administration has now killed at least 43 people in 10 strikes against so-called drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. The threat of war against Venezuela and the surrounding region is growing as the Pentagon deploys the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, to the Caribbean. Alejandro Velasco, associate professor at New York University, says the Latin American policy is "primarily Marco Rubio's ideological project," motivated by a desire to oust the government of Venezuela and weaken the allied government of Cuba.

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Polens Frauen zwischen "Tradwife" und Karriere | ARTE Re:

Oct 27, 2025 | Kaja lebt in Krakau, ist gläubige Katholikin, traditionelle Mutter und Hausfrau aus Überzeugung. Edyta führt einen Reiterhof, jongliert Kinder, Tiere und ihre krisenhafte Beziehung. Magda leitet mit ihrem Partner Kacper, Workshops um Frauen zu helfen ihre Stimmen zu finden. Drei junge polnische Frauen, drei Lebensmodelle. Wohin entwickeln sich weibliche Rollenbilder in Polen?

Kaja lebt mit ihrem Mann und den beiden Kindern in Krakau. Man könnte sie – dem aktuellen Social Media Trend entsprechend – eine Tradwife nennen. Doch sie wehrt sich gegen den Begriff: Sie ist Hausfrau, nicht für Klicks oder aus Zwang, sondern aus Überzeugung. Für sie ist Mutterschaft Berufung, Fürsorge eine Haltung. Kaja sieht sich deshalb auch eher als „Matka Polka“, einem traditionellen, religiös geprägten polnischen Frauenbild aus dem 19 Jahrhundert entsprechend. Der Annahme von der unterdrückten Frau setzt sie das Bild der selbstbestimmten Hausfrau entgegen. Ganz anders lebt Edyta auf ihrem eigenen Reiterhof bei Posen. Sie balanciert Reitstunden, Stall ausmisten, die Erziehung ihrer zwei Töchter und ihre krisenhafte Ehe. Nur selten findet sie Zeit, um im Sattel abzuschalten, denn ihr hektischer Alltag stellt Edyta von früh bis spät vor große Herausforderungen. Sind Familie und Selbstbestimmtheit überhaupt zu vereinbaren?

Magda und Kacper sind beide 30, Schauspieler, und wollen bald heiraten. Gemeinsam leiten sie in einem entlegenen Haus in Niederschlesien den Workshop. „Mit voller Stimme“ der sich explizit an Frauen richtet. Aus ihrer Sicht waren Frauen zu lange zu leise, haben keine Grenzen gezogen. Jetzt sollen sie laut sein und ihre Stimme (wieder-)finden. Im Workshop sind Magda und Kacper ein Team – doch wie sieht es aus, wenn es um ihre gemeinsame Zukunft geht? Was verändert Hochzeit und Familie? Und wie wollen sie sich künftig aufstellen? Polen verändert sich – langsam, widersprüchlich. Und mittendrin: die Frage nach Selbstverwirklichung.

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Björn Andrésen, Swedish Actor Who Starred in Death in Venice, Dies Aged 70

THE GUARDIAN: Actor who also starred in Midsommar and became a musician was nicknamed ‘the most beautiful boy in the world’ – a title he struggled with all his life

Björn Andrésen, the Swedish actor best known for his breakout role in the 1971 film Death in Venice, has died aged 70.

At 15, Andrésen was cast in Italian director Luchino Visconti’s Death in Venice, based on Thomas Mann’s novella, in which he played Tadzio, a beautiful boy with whom an older man, played by Dirk Bogarde, becomes obsessed.

Visconti called Andrésen “the most beautiful boy in the world” in the press, a title which stuck – much to the dismay of Andrésen, who would later speak of how his negative experience working with Visconti affected the rest of his life.

“I felt like an exotic animal in a cage,” he told the Guardian in 2003. Making the film had, he said in 2021, “screwed up my life quite decently”.

Andrésen’s death was announced on Sunday by Kristian Petri and Kristina Lindström, the co-directors of The Most Beautiful Boy in the World, a 2021 documentary about the actor.

Petri told Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter that Andrésen died on Saturday, while Lindström remembered him as “a brave person.” No cause of death was given. » | Sian Cain | Monday, October 27, 2025

‘Death in Venice screwed up my life’ – the tragic story of Visconti’s ‘beautiful boy’: Björn Andrésen was the striking child star of the classic film, the perfect embodiment of youthful beauty. Fifty years on, he is still haunted by the exploitation that continued long after filming »

Milei’s Party Wins High-stakes Argentina Elections, Early Results Show

Oct 27, 2025 | The party of Argentinian President Javier Milei has won midterm elections clinching a crucial vote of confidence in his free-market reforms and deep austerity measures.

Early results show Milei's Libertarian Party secured more than 40 percent of votes.

Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Oct 27, 2025 | Emily Galvin Almanza joins Anthony Davis to discuss people’s rights in the face of Trump’s private army, as ICE ramp up their indiscriminate kidnappings on the streets of America. Plus, the retribution campaign against James Comey, John Bolton and Letitia James, and the true meaning of the demolition of the East Wing of the People’s House - only on The Weekend Show.

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Life in Lebanon as the Country Falls

Oct 23, 2025 | Lebanon, the former “Switzerland of the Middle East”, stands on the brink of becoming a failed state. Years of civil war, border conflicts and corrupt government has left the country bankrupt and spiralling into chaos. The Beirut port explosion reduced the capital to tatters and exposed the utter failure of sectarianism politics. Lebanon now finds itself more vulnerable than ever to foreign influence, once again a key stake for international powers playing out their broader ambitions across the Mideast. But in this deeply divided country, a young generation is ready to battle for reform.

At the supermarkets in Beirut, hyperinflation has led to the food changing price every day. Lilian, 24, hoped to become a diplomat but the economic crisis forced her to quit her studies. Now she is has joined the protest movement and pawns her clothes to buy food. The man most people blame for this desperate situation is Riad Salameh, head of the central bank for the past three decades and accused of embezzling close to a billion dollars. The IMF and World Bank has offered to bail out Lebanon if the central bank opens up its account books. Something that Salameh – with the support of the whole political class – absolutely refuses to do.

Yet economic collapse isn’t the only cause of the country’s woes. In southern Lebanon, safety risks along the border with Israel are a main source of instability. This is a stronghold for Hezbollah, which operates as a state within a state, providing for every aspect of daily life in exchange for absolute loyalty. Further north, the Bekaa valley is the other Hezbollah stronghold. But it is also home to one of Lebanon’s most serious problems the Syrian refugee crisis. The mass arrival of 1.5 million Syrian refugees has further destabilised a nation long distrustful of Syria. Everything is done to hide the Syrian problem. Large international NGO are prevented from working here and the refugees themselves, like 12-year-old Abdelfateh, are forced to slave long hours to survive.

No population census has been held for decades in Lebanon to avoid threatening the fragile balance of sectarian powers. But the sunnis are convinced they form the largest section of the population.They feel oppressed and increasingly look towards Saudi Arabia or Turkey’s Muslim brotherhood for help. But despite everything, people like Lilian are determined to confront these endemic problems. “My destiny is to stay here and engage in political action…. The proverb “Lebanese love life” is very true, we love life despite everything!”

This documentary was produced by Kaliste Productions and directed by Alfred de Montesquiou. It was first released in 2021.

Nigeria: arrestation de 25 jeunes soupçonnés d'avoir préparé un mariage homosexuel

LE FIGARO : La police de la charia, connue sous le nom de Hisbah, agissant sur une dénonciation d’habitants, a fait irruption dans un centre événementiel à Kano, la plus grande ville de la région, où le mariage présumé devait avoir lieu.

La police religieuse a arrêté 25 jeunes soupçonnés d'avoir préparé un mariage homosexuel dans le nord du Nigeria, une région majoritairement musulmane et socialement conservatrice, ont annoncé dimanche les autorités du pays.

La police de la charia, connue sous le nom de Hisbah, agissant sur une dénonciation d'habitants, a fait irruption dans un centre événementiel à Kano, la plus grande ville de la région, où le mariage présumé devait avoir lieu, ont précisé ces mêmes sources. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 26 octobre 2025

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French Police Arrest Two Men over €88m Louvre Jewel Heist

THE GUARDIAN: One man arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport and another just outside Paris, officials confirm

French police have arrested two suspects believed to have helped steal crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m) from the Louvre museum in Paris, officials have said, a week after one of the country’s most spectacular heists in decades.

The Paris public prosecutor confirmed media reports on Sunday that one man had been detained at about 10pm (8pm UK time) on Saturday at the capital’s Charles de Gaulle airport by officers from the armed robberies and serious burglaries squad.

The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, did not say how many arrests had been made nor whether any jewels had been recovered, but officials close to the investigation confirmed to French media that a second suspect had also been taken into custody in the Paris region. » | Jon Henley in Paris | Sunday, October 26, 2025

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