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In 2016, Singapore’s then-Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen was asked in Parliament how the country would respond if the United States were to pull back from its security commitments in Asia. At the time, the question was hypothetical.Today, with Donald Trump in his second term and Ng stepping down after 14 years as Singapore’s longest-serving defense chief, the question has become reality. The American security umbrella – long taken for granted by many of its allies – appears to be fraying.The post-WWII order, underwritten by US military dominance and financial centrality, is no longer assured. And in anticipation of a…

CNN  —  A popular Mexican singer, Julión Álvarez, says he and his band have had to cancel a show in Texas on Saturday night after the singer’s visa to enter the United States had been allegedly revoked. The band, called Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda, was due to play at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, around 30 miles west of Dallas, for a sold-out concert with nearly 50,000 tickets sold, the artist’s team said in a statement Friday. The artist, show promoter CMN and management company Copar Music said that the show had been cancelled “due to unforeseen circumstances,” and…

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The only times the Palestinian man wasn’t bound or blindfolded, he said, was when he was used by Israeli soldiers as their human shield. Dressed in army fatigues with a camera fixed to his forehead, Ayman Abu Hamadan was forced into houses in the Gaza Strip to make sure they were clear of bombs and gunmen, he said. When one unit finished with him, he was passed to the next. “They beat me and told me: ‘You have no other option; do this or we’ll kill you,’” the 36-year-old told The Associated Press, describing the…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — As Pope Leo XIV’s past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, his biggest defenders are the victims of a powerful Catholic movement he helped dismantle.The group, known as the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, was formally dissolved by Pope Francis this year after a Vatican investigation uncovered sect-like spiritual, physical and sexual abuses by its leaders against its members. Victims of the group say that starting in 2018, when the pope was a bishop in Peru, Robert Prevost met with them. He took their claims seriously when few others did, got the Vatican involved…

CNN  —  The Trump administration issued orders Friday to begin easing sanctions on Syria, marking a major policy shift after US President Donald Trump pledged earlier this month to roll back the measures during a trip to the Middle East. Trump administration officials had been carrying out quiet engagements for months to pave the way for sanctions relief to help the nation recover from years of a devastating war and rebuild after the toppling of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. On Friday, the US Treasury Department said Syria has been issued a general license that authorizes transactions involving the interim Syrian…

May 23, 2025, 08:00 PM ETNapoli have Kevin De Bruyne’s signature in their grasp, while Bayern Munich are looking at Kaoru Mitoma, Rafael Leao, Nico Williams and Jamie Gittens after missing out on Florian Wirtz. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s January grades | Women’s January gradesTOP STORIES- Mascherano keen for Messi renewal amid uncertainty- Sources: Garnacho’s Man United exit increasingly likely- Sources: Amorim prioritising pace and power for Man UnitedNapoli are reportedly close to signing Kevin De Bruyne, who will leave Manchester City at the…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday detailed how President Donald Trump’s global trade decisions seriously inhibit two of the U.S.’s biggest tech titans, Nvidia and Apple. Investors need to accept that Trump will continue to impact much of the market, he said.”We have to make our peace with it and, yes, add it to the risk factors of owning stocks here. It puts a premium on companies that Trump and his people play no role in,” he said. “Unfortunately, the list of companies that are exempt from presidential meddling grows shorter by the day.”The Trump administration put restrictions on exports of…

CNN  —  The Trump administration has put more than 100 officials at the National Security Council at the White House on administrative leave on Friday as part of a restructuring under interim national security adviser and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to two US officials and another source familiar with the matter. CNN previously reported that a significant overhaul of the body in charge of coordinating the president’s foreign policy agenda was expected in the coming days, including a staff reduction and a reinforced top-down approach with decision-making concentrated at the highest levels. An email from NSC chief of…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday guided investors through next week on Wall Street, saying quarterly reports from Nvidia, Costco, Dell and Salesforce have the potential to move their respective sectors and the rest of the market.He also warned that stocks’ performance can depend on action from President Donald Trump.”We’re headed into a fickle week, one that will no doubt be punctuated with presidential postings about our trading partners, their intransigence, their negligence, their perfidiousness,” he said. “Of course, the market ultimately shrugged off the real negative postings from this morning and, instead, focused on the endless obsession, the ten-year, which was…

May 23, 2025, 07:09 PM ETJurgen Kopp expressed his disappointment with Liverpool fans booing Trent Alexander-Arnold after the defender announced he will leave the club this summer.Alexander-Arnold was jeered by some fans after being introduced from the bench in Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal last weekend.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedThe 26-year-old is expected to join Real Madrid on a free transfer this summer and sources have told ESPN the Spanish club want the right-back to join them in time to play at this summer’s Club World Cup.But Klopp, who was Alexander-Arnold’s manager for his entire Liverpool career prior to stepping down last…