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WASHINGTON (AP) — Troops patrol train stations and streets in the nation’s capital. Masked federal law enforcement agents detain District of Columbia residents. Congress passes bills that further squeeze the city’s autonomy. And the one person who could act as a voice for Washington on Capitol Hill has been a rare sight.Even longtime allies say Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton, the district’s nonvoting delegate in the House, has not risen to the challenge of pushing back against the Trump administration’s intervention into her city. They cite her age, 88, and her diminished demeanor. That has raised questions about the 18-term lawmaker’s…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is setting off for Israel and Egypt on Sunday to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas and urge Middle East allies to seize the opportunity to build a durable peace in the volatile region.It’s a fragile moment with Israel and Hamas only in the early stages of implementing the first phase of the Trump agreement designed to bring a permanent end to the war sparked by the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas-led militants. Trump thinks there is a narrow window to reshape the Mideast and reset…

KUWAIT: 1988 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a decree to establish the Farwaniya Governorate, to be the nation’s fifth district.1997 — Wataniya mobile company, the second telecommunications firm in State of Kuwait, was established; and operations began in 1999.1997 — Adla Al-Roumi won the third European weightlifting championship for Women with Special Needs, in Slovakia.2001 — Khaled Saud Al-Zaid, a renowned literary figure, passed away at the age of 64.2008 — Yousef Al-Abdulrazzak won the world Jet Ski tournament, 800-meter category, held in the US.2010 — The State of Kuwait donated three million euros to the Paris-based…

Mother and daughter using the laptop at homeFg Trade | E+ | Getty ImagesConcerns of an entrepreneurial ambition deficit in the U.K. have led some venture capitalists to question the role of risk-averse parents and a costly education system in disenfranchising young British people from becoming founders.Last month, U.K. Business Secretary Peter Kyle said university students in Britain don’t have the same ambition to start their own businesses when compared with their peers in America.”In Britain, if you went to a group of undergraduates, how big would that group have to be before you found someone that said their choice…

It’s that time of the year when the CNBC International team gets to cross the Atlantic for a full week of coverage from Washington, D.C.While we may be on American soil, Europe will take center stage as we speak to central bank governors and finance ministers from across the continent who are attending the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Annual Meetings.Besides the many macro-economic demands, there are some homegrown challenges to confront.So far, the second half of the year has been marked by political and economic divergence in Europe. At a time when the bloc should be united, given…

PARIS (AP) — The date for Nicolas Sarkozy’s imprisonment will be set Monday, after the former French president was sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his winning 2007 campaign with funds from Libya.Sarkozy, 70, says he’s innocent. He denounced the verdict as “a scandal” and filed an appeal. He is the first former president of modern France sentenced to actual time behind bars. Sarkozy, who was involved in several other legal cases, was France’s president from 2007 to 2012. He has been retired from active politics for years but remains very influential,…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese coast guard ship used a powerful water cannon on Sunday then rammed and slightly damaged an anchored Philippine government vessel off an island inhabited by Filipinos in the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine coast guard said.There were no injuries among Filipino crewmen of the BRP Datu Pagbuaya, part of the fisheries fleet that provides support to Filipino fishermen. The Chinese coast guard targeted Pagbuaya off the Philippines-occupied Thitu island in the latest flare-up of the long-simmering territorial disputes involving Manila, Beijing and four other governments.The Chinese coast guard accused the Philippine vessels of…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi captained Inter Miami CF to a 4-0 triumph over Atlanta United FC on Saturday night at Chase Stadium, briefly leaving international duty with the Argentina national team to help clinch the crucial three points for the Herons.Though he was called up by Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni for the two friendly matches of the October FIFA window against Venezuela and Puerto Rico, Messi instead featured for Miami in the final regular season Major League Soccer match at Chase Stadium.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedMiami will move into its new home, Miami Freedom Park, in 2026.Messi scored the first…

SAO PAULO (AP) — Carlos Costa would never forget the summer day his grandmother took him to the movies. He was 6 years old when he first walked into a dark theater to watch “O Trapalhão nas Minas do Rei Salomão,” a 1977 Brazilian comedy that remains one of the country’s biggest box office hits.“When I saw that giant screen, wow, I was mesmerized. I thought: someday I’ll have a movie theater of my own,” he said. “Fifty years later, that dream has come true.”In 2022, Costa opened Cine LT3, a 35-seat cinema in Sao Paulo. Using his savings and…

BEIJING (AP) — China signaled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the U.S. to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats.“China’s stance is consistent,” the Commerce Ministry said in a statement posted online. “We do not want a tariff war but we are not afraid of one.”It was China’s first official comment on Trump’s threat to jack up the tax on imports from China by Nov. 1 in response to new Chinese restrictions on the export of rare earths, which are vital to a wide range…