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Algiers and Paris are locked in a familiar, almost ritualistic dance of diplomatic escalation. Barely a week passes without a fresh contretemps, a new dispute injecting poison into their already volatile relationship. The recent expulsion of French embassy staff by Algiers – a direct response to the arrest in Paris of an Algerian consulate official allegedly embroiled in a kidnapping case – is merely the latest step in this predictable tango. France is expected to retaliate, prompting another counter-move from Algiers. This tempestuous je t’aime, moi non plus dynamic – a familiar love-hate relationship characterised by years of turbulence and…
Japan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday said Tokyo aims to advance tariff talks with the United States, with the goal of achieving an outcome during the Group of Seven summit next month.Japan’s top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held a third round of Japan-U.S. talks in Washington on Friday.Speaking to reporters in Kyoto, Ishiba said there has been progress in negotiations, pointing to discussions on trade expansion, non-tariff measures and economic security.”We will continue to further refine our discussions with the G-7 summit in mind,” he said.Ishiba on Friday held a…
CNN — The bodies of five skiers have been found on a glacier near the Swiss mountain of Rimpfischhorn, police announced on Sunday. The bodies were found after two other skiers raised the alarm, saying that they had seen skis at the foot of the summit of the mountain, but had not come across the owners of them, the police statement said. A rescue helicopter with medical professionals on board immediately flew over the area and the five bodies were “quickly discovered,” the statement continued. Three of the bodies were found some 500 meters (roughly 1640 ft) from where the…
A massive Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and other regions in the country for a second consecutive night, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens, officials said early Sunday.The scale of the onslaught was stunning — Russia hit Ukraine with 367 drones and missiles, making this the largest single aerial attack of the more than three-years-long war, according to Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Air Force.In all, Russia used 69 missiles of various types and 298 drones, including Iranian-designed Shahed drones, he told The Associated Press.It was “the most massive strike in terms of the number…
CNN — From day to day, Donald Trump’s second term often seems like a roman candle of grievance, with the administration spraying attacks in all directions on institutions and individuals the president considers hostile. Hardly a day goes by without Trump pressuring some new target: escalating his campaign against Harvard by trying to bar the university from enrolling foreign students; deriding musicians Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift on social media; and issuing barely veiled threats against Walmart and Apple around the companies’ responses to his tariffs. Trump’s panoramic belligerence may appear as to lack a more powerful unifying theme than…
Resilience to excellence.Arsenal’s journey to becoming Queens of Europe has been far from simple. A season of setbacks, especially in the Champions League, would be enough to break most teams, but not Arsenal. I’ve been lucky enough to be around the team all week and all season. When they said they believed they could beat the all-conquering Barcelona you could tell it was genuine.No side has gone from the start of the Champions League qualifying rounds to the final, never mind win the whole competition.They lost the first leg against Hacken during qualifying but made it through. They lost 5-2…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what has been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls.The financial incentives to reenlist in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines increased dramatically from 2022 through last year, with the Navy vastly outspending the others, according to funding totals provided by the services. The overall amount of recruiting bonuses also rose steadily, fueled by significant jumps in spending by the Army and Marine Corps.The military services have routinely poured money into recruiting and retention bonuses over…
CNN — Francisco Ayala and his wife have canceled the cruise they planned to take to see the Northern Lights this year. The reasons are complicated. Ayala is a natural-born US citizen, and his wife is a naturalized citizen. But given reports of people — even with legal status — being detained and questioned at US borders, Ayala said taking a trip out of the country for fun doesn’t seem worth the potential risk. Ayala also sees another problem: the economy. “The writing is on the wall … The moment I saw the market volatility, I’m like, ‘Yep, this is…
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues facing his new pontificate.History’s first American pope recalled that on Saturday the Catholic Church marked a special feast day to pray for the church in China. Pope Benedict XVI had initiated the feast day as part of his efforts to unify China’s estimated 12 million Catholics who were divided between an official, state-controlled church that didn’t recognize papal authority, and an underground church that…
This is one of the biggest days in the modern history of Liverpool Football Club, so it makes sense that we all contribute to making it as positive as it can be and enjoy it as much as possible. Again, nothing else matters. The reason I am saying this is I am as aware as anyone of the situation around Trent [Alexander-Arnold] and I know because these feelings have been made clear that there are some of you who would prefer for him not to be involved today. The first thing I have to make clear is that whatever your…