The piano that Freddie Mercury used to compose Bohemian Rhapsody and other hits by Queen has sold for more than $2m at a record-breaking auction of the late singer’s possessions. The Sotheby’s auction room echoed to the sound of the band’s We Will Rock You before bidding got under way at the black-tie event in … Read moreFreddie Mercury’s piano, Bohemian Rhapsody lyrics champions at auction
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced new aid for Ukraine totalling more than $1bn in a visit to Kyiv, including about $665m in new military and civilian security assistance, as he hailed the months-long counteroffensive against the Russian forces in the country’s southeast. The new US aid would include HIMARS missile launch systems, … Read moreBlinken hails Ukraine counteroffensive as US announces $1bn in new aid
A Greek prosecutor has brought criminal charges against an island ferry captain and three of his crew over the death of a tardy passenger whom a crew member pushed into the sea as he tried to board the departing vessel in Greece’s main port of Piraeus. On Wednesday, one crew member was charged with homicide … Read moreGreek ferry captain, three seamen charged over death of tardy passenger