The head of global ports operator DP World, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, resigned from his position following mounting pressure over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the company announced. His departure, effective immediately, comes after newly-released files revealed the Emirati mogul exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein over a decade, according to BBC Business.
The announcement, made on Friday, named Essa Kazim as chairman and Yuvraj Narayan as chief executive. Being mentioned in the files is not a sign of any wrongdoing, and the BBC approached Sulayem for comment.
In other news, the UK and European allies have stated that Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using a poison developed from a dart frog toxin. According to BBC World, the UK made the announcement two years after Navalny's death in a Siberian penal colony. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said "only the Russian government had the means, motive and opportunity" to use the poison while Navalny was imprisoned in Russia. Moscow has dismissed the finding as an "information campaign," according to Tass news agency.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured European leaders that the US does not plan to abandon the transatlantic alliance, stating its destiny "will always be intertwined" with the continent's. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Rubio said, "We do not seek to separate, but to revitalise an old friendship and renew the greatest civilisation in human history." He did criticize European immigration, trade, and climate policies, according to BBC World.
In other developments, a new "at home" device is being trialed to help stroke survivors regain hand and arm movement. Amanda James-Hammett, who had a stroke six years ago, participated in a nationwide NHS trial testing the technology. "It's about freedom," Amanda says. "It's given me my freedom back," according to BBC Technology. The technology is being tested at 19 NHS sites.
Finally, according to Fox News, for Kate Middleton and Prince William, royal duties take a back seat to parenting their children, as shown by William stepping back from his duties during the princess's cancer treatments. Russell Myers, royal editor of The Mirror and author of "William & Catherine: The Intimate Inside Story," said William felt like "the rug had been pulled from under him" after the diagnosis, according to the Manchester Evening News.
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