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When US President Donald Trump touches down in the Middle East next week, he will take on a new role: chairman of the board. Trump has put himself at the head of a committee that is expected to oversee Gaza. Experts say that putting aside the fact that Trump has made himself the final arbitrator of a territory whose people, the Palestinians, did not elect him, it could still bode well for the durability of the ceasefire now in effect. “This has Trump’s imprimatur (guarantee),” David Schenker, a former senior US official now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told Middle…

Hugo Ekitike made his first senior start for France as they defeated Azerbaijan 3-0.The forward claimed an assist with a contributing touch to Kylian Mbappe’s run and finish to open the scoring, and later struck the post.Ekitike was withdrawn with 10 minutes to go, while Ibrahima Konate was an unused substitute for Les Bleus.Florian Wirtz played the whole match for Germany as they eased to a 4-0 win over 10-man Luxembourg. He was denied by the woodwork, too, seeing a second-half free-kick strike the post.In the same group, Conor Bradley’s Northern Ireland prevailed 2-0 at home to Slovakia. The Reds…

Outgoing French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who submitted his government’s resignation to the French President this morning, reacts after delivering a statement at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, on October 6, 2025. Stephane Mahe | Afp | Getty ImagesFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, reappointing him after he quit the job earlier this week, hoping the loyalist can draw enough support from deeply divided parliament to pass a 2026 budget.In naming Lecornu, Macron, 47, risks the wrath of his political rivals, who have argued that the best way out of the country’s deepest political crisis in decades was for Macron…

NEW YORK (AP) — Two jurors who voted in June to convict Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault said they regret the decision and only did so because others on the panel bullied them, the former movie mogul’s lawyers said in a newly public court filing.Weinstein’s lawyers are seeking to overturn his conviction for first-degree criminal sex act, arguing in papers unsealed Thursday that the guilty verdict was marred by “threats, intimidation, and extraneous bias,” and that the judge failed to properly deal with it at the time.In sworn affidavits included with the filing, two jurors said they felt overwhelmed and…

A Spirit Airlines flight arrives at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 18, 2025. Quinn Glabicki | ReutersSpirit Airlines won approval for a $475 million lifeline and a $150 million payment from its biggest aircraft lessor in court on Friday, as the struggling budget airline races to stabilize itself after its second bankruptcy since November. U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved the $475 million in debtor-in-possession financing, a lifeline that bankrupt companies can use to continue operating, along with $150 million from AerCap and the rejection of 27 airplane leases. Spirit…

NEW YORK (AP) — It was January 2004 and Donald Trump and Letitia James, a fellow New Yorker who would become his nemesis, were embarking on new ventures that would launch their political careers.Trump’s show “The Apprentice,” which introduced him to a new generation of Americans, premiered on NBC. James was sworn in as a newly elected member of the New York City Council, representing Brooklyn.James became New York’s attorney general in 2019 and began a legal feud with Trump that has persisted.She’s battled big tech, opioid manufacturers and the National Rifle Association. But it is the Democrat’s barrage of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A food aid program that supports millions of low-income mothers and their young children received a $300 million infusion from the Trump administration this week, alleviating some anxiety that it would run out of money during the government shutdown.The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children helps more than 6 million low-income mothers, young children and expectant parents to purchase nutritious staples like fruits and vegetables, low-fat milk and infant formula. The program, known as WIC, was at risk of running out of money this month because of the government shutdown, which occurred right before…

Tottenham Hotspur seem to have a pattern with senior head coaches. In the summer of 2023, Ange Postecoglou and Robert Vilahamn both arrived – and both departed weeks apart this year. Now, Thomas Frank and Martin Ho are the new boys at Hotspur Way.And much like his predecessor, Ho came into the role as a relative unknown from a club in Scandinavia. The Liverpudlian, who has previously been assistant at Everton and Manchester United, had enjoyed great success at Norwegian side SK Brann, leading them in their first Women’s Champions League campaign, where they were knocked out in the quarter-finals…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military’s most powerful weapons, including a new intercontinental ballistic missile he may be preparing to test in coming weeks.The parade, which began Friday night in the rain and marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party, highlighted Kim’s growing diplomatic footing and his relentless drive to build an arsenal that could target the continental United States and his rivals in Asia.North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Saturday that the parade…

The Hollywood Burbank Airport air traffic control tower stands in Burbank, California, on Oct. 6, 2025.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesTravelers should prepare for potential flight disruptions this holiday weekend as the government shutdown continues, a group representing the largest U.S. airlines said Friday.Air traffic controller shortages this week delayed flights at some U.S. airports, including in Burbank, California, and Nashville, Tennessee.”It is safe to fly, but ATC staffing shortages strain the system and cause flights to be spaced out, slowing down everything. In some cases, flights may be delayed or even cancelled,” said Airlines for America, whose members include Delta…