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Mourinho has been criticised for his approach at Manchester UnitedManchester United manager Jose Mourinho is « looking outdated » and his personality has changed, says former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton. Mourinho has been criticised by some United fans and pundits for a style of football perceived to be unadventurous. United are second in the Premier League and…
A Lebanese-American businessman with close ties the United Arab Emirates crown prince organised a meeting of Arab leaders on a yacht in the Red Sea three years ago and proposed to start an « elite group » that would supersede the Gulf Cooperation Council, according to a news report. George Nader’s name has surfaced in recent weeks…
Following the unexpected sacking of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini must be more concerned than ever before about the future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the « Iran nuclear deal ». Today, the EU is faced with having to make a choice between preserving the Iran…
Can anyone win in an illegitimate election? This is the big question in Venezuela today, as commentators and citizens alike debate whether to participate or abstain in upcoming elections, where one candidate, Henri Falcon, has defied the opposition coalition’s decision not to take part. In short, the answer is « yes ». Paradoxically, the very lack of…
Recently, a Duluth school district in Minnesota decided to drop Mark Twain’s « The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn » and Harper Lee’s « To Kill a Mockingbird » from its required reading list because of the books’ use of the n-word (The books will remain on a list that students have the option of reading). While this is an important step in the right…
One of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement has warned that Theresa May’s failure to deal with problems posed by Northern Ireland’s border threatens to bring Brexit negotiations “crashing down”. Writing exclusively for The Independent, Jonathan Powell accused the Prime Minister of committing “the worst possible sin” of having “boxed herself in”. The ex-chief negotiator in…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fear escalated across Texas’ capital city on Monday after the fourth bombing this month — a blast that was triggered this time by a tripwire, demonstrating what police called a « higher level of sophistication » than the package bombs used in the previous attacks. Two men were wounded by the explosion Sunday…
In the early hours of Saturday, as farmers watered their crops in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, a unit of the Afghan security and intelligence forces carried out a deadly raid. At least seven farmers were killed in the assault on two villages in the province’s Chaparhar district. « We heard helicopters coming our way where…
As the first-ever ASEAN-Australia Special Summit came to a close on Sunday, Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s prime minister, triumphantly announced that participants had committed to building « a more secure and prosperous region ». During the two-day summit in Sydney, Turnbull and nine of his Southeast Asian counterparts had agreed to work together to enhance security cooperation and deepen…
Image copyright Getty Images Uber has said it is suspending self-driving car tests in all US cities after a fatal accident. A woman was hit by a car and killed as she crossed the street in Tempe, Arizona. Uber said it was cooperating with local authorities in Arizona following the crash. The death comes a…
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