Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund takes a stake in Audi’s future F1 team
Qatar Investment Authority has announced it will be a 'long-term investor and partner' to Audi's F1 team from 2026.
LVMH Billionaire Bernard Arnault, the ‘Shark’ and a Den of Spies Laid Bare in Paris Courtroom – The Wall Street Journal
- LVMH Billionaire Bernard Arnault, the ‘Shark’ and a Den of Spies Laid Bare in Paris Courtroom The Wall Street Journal
- Billionaire Bernard Arnault tells court he was 'completely unaware' ex-spy chief had allegedly abused powers to protect LVMH Fortune
- Europe’s richest man denies involvement in alleged scheme to spy on French MP POLITICO Europe
- LVMH chief confronts leftwing MP in illegal spying trial Financial Times
- The Mystery Paparazzo Who Blackmailed France’s Richest Man Bloomberg
Chad breaks off military pact with France; Senegal wants French troops out – POLITICO Europe
- Chad breaks off military pact with France; Senegal wants French troops out POLITICO Europe
- Key Western Counterterrorism Ally in Africa Cuts Military Ties With France The Wall Street Journal
- France on the back foot in Africa after Chadian snub Reuters
- Chad Ends Longtime Military Partnership With France The New York Times
- Chad ends military cooperation with France FRANCE 24 English
Death of Cyclist in Paris Lays Bare Divide in Mayor’s War Against Cars – The Seattle Times
UK MPs vote to advance assisted-dying bill
The vote advances the assisted-dying legislation for England and Wales to the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny.
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Liverpool vs Man City: kickoff time, team news, where to watch
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola asks for patience from the club's owners before Liverpool clash on Sunday.
UK lawmakers vote in support of assisted dying – CNN
- UK lawmakers vote in support of assisted dying CNN
- UK Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying After Emotional Debate The New York Times
- Families who take loved ones to die in Switzerland no longer breaking law, Esther Rantzen says The Independent
- Assisted suicide bill advances in England after passionate debate USA TODAY
- British lawmakers give initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives The Associated Press
Syrian rebels enter Aleppo three days into surprise offensive
Insurgents had recaptured territory around Syria’s second city with civilians including children killed in fighting
Islamist insurgents have entered Syria’s second city of Aleppo in a shock assault, eight years after forces loyal to Damascus seized control of the city.
Fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) began a major offensive earlier this week from their base in the Idlib countryside, a slim strip of land in Syria’s north-west. It took only three days for the fighting to reach Aleppo, with insurgents capturing territory around the city’s outskirts for the first time in four years as Syrian government forces pummelled rebel-held areas.
Continue reading...Hope of breakthrough at international plastic treaty talks after two-year deadlock – The Guardian
- Hope of breakthrough at international plastic treaty talks after two-year deadlock The Guardian
- As Plastic Talks Continue, a Reminder of What We’re All Exposed To The New York Times
- Negotiators get closer to agreeing on a plastic pollution treaty The Associated Press
- UN talks struggle for breakthrough on plastics treaty as deadline looms Reuters
- Can countries agree to "end the world's plastic pollution crisis"? CBS News
Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow behind ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage in Europe, MI6 chief says – as it happened
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German foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, will travel to China next week, where she will meet her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, to discuss issues including the war in Ukraine, said a ministry spokesperson on Friday, according to Reuters.
Further political talks are also planned, said the spokesperson, adding that Baerbock will also meet German business representatives in the country.
Continue reading...Ex-activist says FBI offered him deal to inform on fugitive arrested in Wales
Peter Young says agency sought information from him about Daniel Andreas San Diego, who was on ‘most wanted terrorists’ list
A former animal rights activist who was on the run from the FBI for more than seven years claims that he was offered a deal to inform on one of the organisation’s most wanted fugitives who was arrested this week in Wales.
Peter Young, 47, who now lives in Boulder, Colorado, went on the run after being indicted in 1998 over a string of fur farm raids across three states the previous year. He was jailed in the US for two years in 2005 after spending years hiding from the FBI in the UK.
Continue reading...Emmanuel Macron shows off the gloriously restored Notre Dame – The Economist
- Emmanuel Macron shows off the gloriously restored Notre Dame The Economist
- In pictures: First look at Notre Dame’s breathtaking restoration five years after fire CNN
- A first look at the fully restored Notre Dame Cathedral Al Jazeera English
- World gets first look at Notre Dame's new interior 5 years after devastating fire NBC News
- Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire The Associated Press
Bolsonaro hoping Trump’s return will help political comeback in Brazil
'Trump is back, and it's a sign we'll be back, too,' Brazil's ex-president tells WSJ amid coup attempt accusations.
Could Russian ‘hybrid warfare’ trigger NATO retaliation?
German intelligence chief says Russia's hybrid war could prompt NATO allies to invoke the mutual defence Article 5.
Eritrean refugees describe police crackdown in Ethiopia
Hundreds have reportedly detained in recent weeks as relations between the two countries worsen.
Iran and Europe seek to break nuclear impasse before return of Trump
Talks held in Geneva as Iran looks to avoid potential snapback of UN sanctions over nuclear programme
Iran and the so-called E3 grouping of the UK, France and Germany have agreed to continue holding talks in the near future in an attempt to find a way out of an impasse over Tehran’s nuclear programme, in what may be the last chance of a breakthrough before Donald Trump takes up the US presidency again.
Trump, who pursued a policy of “maximum economic pressure” against Iran during his first term, returns to the White House on 20 January.
Continue reading...Gargoyles, stained glass and the spire: How Notre-Dame was restored
Paris's Gothic cathedral has been painstakingly returned to its former glory. Here's how it was done.
New powder that captures carbon could be ‘quantum leap’ for industry
A ‘covalent organic framework’ can be used to capture carbon to store it or convert it for industrial use
An innocuous yellow powder, created in a lab, could be a new way to combat the climate crisis by absorbing carbon from the air.
Just half a pound of the stuff may remove as much carbon dioxide as a tree can, according to early tests. Once the carbon is absorbed by the powder, it can be released into safe storage or be used in industrial processes, like carbonizing drinks.
Continue reading...Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza, Egypt to host Hamas leaders for ceasefire talks – Reuters
- Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza, Egypt to host Hamas leaders for ceasefire talks Reuters
- LIVE: Aid workers among 23 killed since dawn in Israeli attacks on Gaza Al Jazeera English
- Video shows Israeli strike on Gaza’s Nuseirat CNN
- Gaza medics say at least 40 Palestinians killed over past day in strikes; IDF says it is striking terror targets The Times of Israel
- Palestinian reports: Some 120 killed in Gaza; W Bank gunman wounds 4 Yahoo! Voices