Senegal and Chad have reacted strongly to remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron about African countries being ungrateful over France’s role in helping fight militant jihadist insurgencies. On Monday, Macron said that Sahel states “forgot” to thank France for its role, amid the continuing withdrawal of French troops from West African countries. He said no…
Three Chinese nationals have been arrested with 12 gold bars and $800,000 (£650,000) in cash in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say. The gold and money was hidden under the seats of the vehicle they were travelling in, according to Jean Jacques Purusi, the governor of South Kivu province. He said the operation to…
Fourteen security personnel from Syria’s new authorities and three armed men were killed in clashes in Tartous province when forces sought to arrest an officer linked to the notorious Sednaya prison, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Observatory said the clash broke out in Tartous, a stronghold of ousted president, Bashar al-Assad’s…
Donald Trump has said he will “most likely” will give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a ban that is due to take effect on Sunday, on the eve of his swearing-in as the 47th US president. Trump told NBC News an announcement on the matter would probably come on Monday once he takes office. It…
The Trump administration is making a big bet on Europe’s hard right. Speaking at a conference of Europe’s leaders in Munich on Friday, the US vice-president JD Vance stunned the room by delivering what amounted to a campaign speech against Germany’s sitting government just one week before an election in which the anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim AfD…
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence will miss the second game of his NFL career Sunday because of an injury to his non-throwing shoulder, a person familiar with the decision said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Jaguars had no plans to announce Lawrence’s status until 90 minutes before…
Sharing meals with others is a global tradition. In Senegal, out of 14 lunches and dinners per week, people share 11.7 meals, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report. In Sweden, people share 9.5 meals per week, in the U.S. people share 7.9 meals per week and in Japan, people share 3.7 meals per week….
Pod, Stephen Starr’s futuristic University City restaurant, will close just before its 25th anniversary. The Philadelphia Inquirer first reported the news confirmed by the University of Pennsylvania, the restaurant’s landlord, where it sits adjacent to campus. Resy reservations will not be available after February 22. When Pod opened in 2000, it was a sushi spot…
Barclays is facing criticism over adverts for paid “mystery shoppers” which suggested that people could pretend to be blind or deaf to test the services at the British bank’s high street branches. The bank hired market research firm Ipsos to carry out testing at branches. The Barclays-branded instructions said candidates for the roles would ideally…
Toronto , Canada – 20 June 2024; Andrew Feldman, co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems, speaks at the Collision conference in Toronto on June 20, 2024. Ramsey Cardy | Sportsfile | Collision | Getty Images Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman said his hope is to take his company public in 2025 now that the chipmaker has…
