Prince Harry
LONDON: Britain’s flew up to the Arctic on Valentine’s Day to meet the Royal Marines and learn about special freezing-weather helicopter commando exercises.
Harry, who is Captain General of the Royal Marines, visited northern Norway where he reviewed the Commando Helicopter Force which operates in temperatures as low as –30°C.
“This is the first time His Royal Highness has visited Joint Helicopter Command since becoming Captain General,” said Warrant Officer First Class Adrian Shepherd, who has served with the force for 27 years. Reuters JERUSALEM: Even before he called an election for April 9, Israeli Prime Minister was branded “Crime Minister” in huge banners at protest rallies, a reference to three corruption investigations threatening his decade of political dominance.
If he wins, he will become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, having come to power in 2009.
Opinion polls show Netanyahu’s Likud party is likely to win about 30 seats in the 120-member parliament, enough for the right-wing leader, now 69 and in his fourth term, to form the type of nationalist-religious coalition government he heads.
He faces a strong challenge from former armed forces chief Benny Gantz. But Gantz’s centrist Resilience party would need alliances to win.
Netanyahu has struck a chord with an electorate that has moved to the right. But he is suspected of wrongfully accepting gifts from wealthy businessmen and dispensing favours in alleged bids for favourable coverage.