Tag: leaders
‘Now it’s our turn to shine!’ How world leaders greeted Trump’s inauguration
International leaders have responded with a mixture of wariness, anger and enthusiasm to Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, with Panama pushing back on his pledge to retake the Panama Canal and Mexico vowing to defend its people ahead of a crackdown on migrants. After Trump declared that the Panama Canal was a “foolish gift”…
Mother of Missing U.S. Journalist Asks Syria’s New Leaders for Help
Syria’s Civil War Syria’s Civil War Syria’s Civil War Debra Tice, whose son Austin was abducted near Damascus in 2012, said the rebel group that toppled the Assad regime promised support in helping to find him. By Erika Solomon The mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist abducted in Syria, said on Monday that she…
Canada’s provincial leaders in disarray over response to Trump tariff threats
Responses range from conciliation to retaliation, including cutting off electricity and halting the purchase of US liquor Canada’s provincial premiers are sharply divided on how to prepare for US trade tariffs, less than a week before Donald Trump takes office with a threat to dramatically reshape the relationship between the two countries. Canadian officials have…
Jimmy Carter’s Funeral: Donald Trump & More Leaders Attend Service
Nearly two weeks after former U.S. President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100, public figures including President-Elect Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama, gathered to honor him. Jimmy Carter‘s loved ones and fellow public figures are paying their respects to the former president. Nearly two weeks after Carter passed away at the…
As Elon Musk Embraces the Far Right, Some of Its Leaders Reject Him
Mr. Musk has fallen out with prominent right-wing Americans who say they are worried that their agenda may be sidelined in favor of his own — and that he is willing to silence them on X. By Ryan Mac and Ken Bensinger Ryan Mac reports on tech accountability, and Ken Bensinger reports on media. When…
Europe leaders criticise Musk attacks
Few European leaders have felt the lash of Elon Musk’s social media outbursts more than Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The tech-billionaire owner of X has called him an “incompetent fool” and urged him to resign. On Thursday Musk will use his platform to host Alice Weidel, the head of Germany’s far-right, anti-immigrant AfD for a…
Northampton beat leaders Bath in epic encounter
Northampton full-back George Hendy counter-attacks against Bath Gallagher Premiership Northampton (29) 35 Tries: Kemeny, Dingwall, Ramm, Hendy Cons: Smith (3) Pens: Smith (3) Bath (19) 34 Tries: Cokanasiga (2), Bailey, Stuart, Ojomoh Cons: Russell (3) Pens: Russell Reigning Premiership champions Northampton Saints defeated current leaders Bath 35-34 with the final kick of the game in…
Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Tread Cautiously With Syria’s New Leaders
Syria’s Civil War The two Mideast powerhouses have been trying to block the rise of Islamist groups in the region for two decades. The rebel takeover in Damascus will test that approach. By Ismaeel Naar Reporting from Manama, Bahrain, and from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates For decades, Syria was Iran’s closest Arab ally in…
Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof was ‘scathing about African leaders’, files reveal
Singer urged Tony Blair not to appoint African co-chair to commission on aid, UK government papers show The Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof urged Tony Blair not to appoint an African co-chair to the UK-led organisation working to overhaul international aid to the continent because he thought African leadership was “very weak” on the issue,…