Video: Keir Starmer dons ‘Top Gun’ aviators to poke fun at Macron; French PM plays plays along

British PM Keir Starmer made light of French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent appearance in aviator sunglasses after the French president’s appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos.The prime minister appeared at The Political Party Live at the Duchess Theatre, where he was interviewed in front of a live audience. During the show, Starmer was […]

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Gaza future: Netanyahu accepts Donald Trump’s invitation to ‘Board of Peace’; how Israel’s participation plays out

File photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he had agreed to join US President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace”, marking a shift from his earlier criticism of the body overseeing the Gaza ceasefire.The decision comes after Netanyahu’s office […]

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Iran unrest: Tehran accuses US and Israel of stoking protests; plays down risk of military intervention

File photo: Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi (Picture credit: AP) Iran’s foreign minister on Friday accused the United States and Israel of actively fuelling the growing protest movement in the country, while dismissing the likelihood of direct foreign military intervention despite US warnings over crackdowns on demonstrators..Speaking during a visit to Lebanon, Iranian foreign minister […]

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Trump plays up prospects of ‘fair deal’ on trade with China

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump late on Wednesday played up prospects of a “fair deal” on trade with China, but his top officials offered few details of how Washington might de-escalate its damaging tariff war with Beijing. Trump told reporters his country would have a “fair deal with China,” adding that “everything’s active” when asked […]

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