Swiss Football Club Cancel Kanye West Concert

GENEVA, April ⁠18 (Reuters) – ⁠Swiss football club ⁠FC Basel said on Saturday they have ​cancelled a Kanye West concert, becoming the latest European ‌venue to stop or ‌postpone the U.S. rapper’s performances amid a ⁠furore ⁠over his past antisemitic comments. FC Basel, who are responsible ​for concerts and events that take place at their …

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UK’s Lammy Signals Support for PM Starmer Over Latest Mandelson Row

LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s Deputy Prime ⁠Minister ⁠David Lammy signalled his ⁠support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday over ​the ongoing row about the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador ‌to the United States. Labour veteran ‌Mandelson was appointed as ambassador by Starmer and subsequently sacked ⁠over his ⁠ties to the …

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Obama Meets Mamdani in New York City Before Reading to Preschoolers

Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday at a child care center where they read to preschoolers and led a singalong. The meeting comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is also trying to build a working relationship with Republican President Donald Trump. The meeting comes …

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French Soldier Was Killed in Lebanon

PARIS, April ⁠18 (Reuters) – ⁠A French ⁠soldier who was ​part of international ‌Forces stationed in ‌southern ⁠Lebanon ⁠was killed, President Emmanuel Macron said ​on Saturday, adding that evidence suggests ​Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah ⁠was ⁠responsible for ⁠the attack. Three ​other soldiers were wounded ​and ⁠have been evacuated, Macron said in a ⁠post on X, …

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Trump lawyer from effort to overturn 2020 election to oversee probe of ex-CIA director, DOJ official says

Joseph DiGenova, a conservative attorney who previously represented President Trump’s campaign when it challenged the results of the 2020 election, is being tapped by the U.S. Justice Department to lead an ongoing criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, a Justice Department official said on Saturday. DiGenova, who will oversee the probe from the …

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