By Sabine Siebold and Andreas Rinke FRANKFURT, April 18 (Reuters) – Mediators have failed to resolve a dispute between the companies involved in the Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project, though political leaders still have scope to intervene, Handelsblatt reported on Saturday. Citing people familiar with the talks, the newspaper said the mediators – one from …
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice will add an attorney who once worked for President Donald Trump to the investigation into former Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan, CNN reported on Saturday. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the network reported that Joseph diGenova, who has worked with Trump’s legal …
April 18 (Reuters) – The Trump Organization and its partners plan to build a new skyscraper in Tbilisi, Georgia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. The 70-story building, “Trump Tower Tbilisi”, will be a mixed-use project that would be the tallest building in the capital of Georgia, the report said, citing a representative of …
Former President Barack Obama met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday, where they read to preschoolers and led a sing-along at a child care center. The meeting comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is also trying to build a working relationship with Republican President Trump. The meeting comes …
April 18 (Reuters) – A French soldier was killed and three others wounded while clearing a road in southern Lebanon in an attack that UNIFIL peacekeepers and French officials said on Saturday was likely carried out by Iran-backed Hezbollah. In calls with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, French President Emmanuel Macron …
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 …
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The only thing standing between President Donald Trump and his revenge on Indiana state senators are people like Julie Wise. She’s 48 years old, works at a hospital, describes herself as a conservative and voted for Trump in the last election. But that doesn’t mean she’s going to vote out …
BERLIN (AP) — Marie-Louise Eta was in little mood for celebrating after making her debut as the first female coach in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Eta was feted by the Union Berlin fans before the game, but the team was unable to live up to the sense of occasion as it slumped to a 2-1 …
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 …
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Max Strus had 24 off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 126-113 on Saturday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. James Harden had 22 points and 10 assists while Evan Mobley had 17 and seven rebounds for fourth-seeded Cleveland, …