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But even then, there were signs of strain in their relationship — tensions that could be on full display during next week’s G7 summit in France. Back in 2017, Trump was a brash businessman just elected to America’s most powerful office, and Macron was an upstart politician who had won his race in a landslide. …
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares climbed sharply on Friday, tracking big Wall Street gains, and oil prices slipped after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed there was a breakthrough in talks to end the Iran war. U.S. futures edged higher. South Korea’s Kospi jumped 7.8% to 8,370.82, narrowing losses from earlier this month from sell-offs …
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s H3 rocket returned to flight Friday with the debut of a new low-cost variant, a badly needed success for the country’s new flagship rocket that has struggled with mission failures while facing an increasingly competitive space industry. The H3 rocket took off from the Tanegashima Space Center on a southwestern Japanese …
June 12 (Reuters) – The United States plans to significantly reduce the aircraft and warships that it makes available for NATO operations in Europe, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing two senior European officials. The decision would limit NATO’s ability to launch long-range strikes and conduct surveillance, the report said. The U.S. plan …
The opening match of the World Cup delivered a rarity in international soccer: three players sent off with red cards. No World Cup match has had that many players ejected since a 2006 game between Portugal and the Netherlands, when four players received red cards — a World Cup record. The last World Cup in …
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Nelly Korda went straight from a U.S. Women’s Open title to the LPGA’s only team tournament and her “Legally Blonde” team with Olivia Cowan wound up three shots out of the lead Thursday in the Dow Championship. European duo Nicole Broch Estrup of Denmark and Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland were the …
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Shakira, Maná, Andrea Bocelli and a surprise appearance by Salma Hayek lit up the World Cup opening ceremony ahead of Mexico’s 2-0 victory over South Africa on Thursday. Shakira performed “Dai Dai,” the tournament’s official song, with Burna Boy. The Colombian star had a hit with “Waka Waka (This Time For …
ORLANDO (AP) — The nation’s Catholic bishops gathered Thursday afternoon in Orlando for a liturgy consecrating the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, drawing on a centuries-old devotion to mark the country’s 250th anniversary. Organ, brass and choral singing thundered inside a modern Orlando shrine during the service, a centerpiece of the spring …
WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies are pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed at voiding his first-term impeachments, a White House official said on Thursday, confirming a report in the Wall Street Journal. Trump was impeached twice by the U.S. House of Representatives during his first four years …
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. The Seoul Central District Court …