One of the most emblematic political photographs of recent times was taken during a G7 summit in Canada in 2018. Leaning forward across a narrow table with hands outstretched, a grim-faced Angela Merkel confronts Donald Trump, who sits with his arms folded, refusing to meet her eye. Emmanuel Macron and the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, … Read more
Watch highlights as Bayern Munich hammer VfL Bochum 7-0 to move to the top of the German Bundesliga. Source link
In a country where 72 percent of the population doesn’t have a passport and where the financial means to travel abroad remain generally out of reach, such messages find a receptive audience. This wall-to-wall coverage has profound effects on public opinion. In 2008, as conflict between Russia and neighboring Georgia escalated, the media went into … Read more
The chief executive of Amnesty International UK, Sacha Deshmukh, said: “The plight of Nanzanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Anoosheh Ashoori and other UK nationals held in Iran has extended across the last four foreign secretaries. It’s long past time that the UK finally brought this deeply distressing episode to an end”. Source link
Elon Musk surprised his first all-private crew of space tourists with a welcome home gift after their trailblazing trip to orbit ended on Saturday night: a $50m donation to the children’s charity St Jude. The billionaire SpaceX founder tweeted soon after their Atlantic ocean splashdown off the Florida coast that he was gifting the money … Read more
JERUSALEM — Israel on Sunday captured the last of the six Palestinian inmates who escaped a maximum-security prison nearly two weeks ago, ending an episode that Israelis saw as a humiliation of their security establishment and Palestinians celebrated as a rare black eye for the Israeli occupation. The Israeli Army said in a statement that … Read more
Seeking to explain the sudden U-turn that caused huge anger in Paris, Morrison said that while he understood France’s disappointment over the issue, “Australia’s national interest comes first.” “It must come first and did come first and Australia’s interests are best served by the trilateral partnership I’ve been able to form with President Biden and … Read more
A French highline walker has crossed the River Seine in Paris at a height of 70 metres, in a breathtaking feat watched by cheering crowds on the Eiffel Tower and along the banks. Attached by a strap to a safety lanyard, 27-year-old Nathan Paulin slowly progressed barefoot on a line stretched across the river between … Read more
A Tottenham legend and the club’s all-time record goalscorer, Greaves scored a remarkable 266 goals in 379 appearances between 1961 and 1970, helping Spurs win the FA Cup twice and the European Cup Winners Cup. For England, Greaves was a member of the national team’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad and still boasts the best conversion … Read more
COP26 president Alok Sharma says people should not be concerned about prices hikes or supply shortages. Source link