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I congratulate Europe’s right-wing parties for tapping into voter discontent and scoring a landslide victory in last weekend’s European elections, but I also sympathize with them as they now bear the responsibility to address that discontent. I congratulate Europe’s right-wing parties for tapping into voter discontent and scoring a landslide victory in last weekend’s European elections, but I also sympathize with them as they now bear the responsibility to address that discontent. Citizens across the 27 member states of the European Union voted last week to elect a 720-member EU legislature. Two issues are widely seen as influencing the outcome:…

Beirut, Lebanon CNN — The fate of the 120 hostages remaining in Gaza is crucial to any deal to end the long-running, bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas, but a senior Hamas official told CNN that “no one knows” how many of the hostages are still alive, and that any deal to free them must include a permanent ceasefire and guarantees of a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza. In an interview with CNN, Hamas spokesman and Politburo member Osama Hamdan discussed the militant group’s stance on stalled ceasefire talks, whether Hamas regrets its decision to attack Israel in…

An inmate has been arrested after threatening staff with a knife during a Houston court appearance Thursday and then fleeing, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.The police department said in a social media post that 35-year-old Joshua Nigel Thomas Sanders was “arrested by the Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force” in eastern Harris County and was in custody “as of 3 a.m. June 14.”He was being held on suspicion of three counts of theft and one count of unlawful possession of a weapon., Harris County Deputy Police Chief Philip Bosques said at a press conference. Authorities said Sanders appeared at…

Forecasters warn Dangerous and potentially record-breaking heatwave It is expected to spread across much of the central and eastern United States next week, and health officials are fearful and preparing for it.The coming heat could break records from Texas to New England, putting people who aren’t prepared for the extreme temperatures at risk. For people living in areas under extreme heat warnings, “they are at high risk of heatstroke and illness without effective cooling and adequate hydration,” the National Weather Service said.The stakes are high: Extreme heat kills roughly 154 people per day in the U.S., according to a 2022…

Here are the top stories from New Jersey on Friday.The Royal Albert Palace catering hall and the Raritan Hotel in Woodbridge after the June 13, 2024 shootingThe Royal Albert Palace catering hall and the Raritan Hotel in Woodbridge following the 6/13/24 shooting (ABC 7 Eyewitness News)WOODBRIDGE — A suspect wanted in a New York City murder case was shot and killed by police outside a New Jersey hotel early Thursday morning.Attorney General Matt Platkin, speaking at a press conference via Zoom on Thursday afternoon, said the individual who was shot at the Royal Albert Palace catering hall and the Raritan…

Image caption, Saulos Chilima served as vice president for 10 years.Article informationauthor, Basil Lukangarole, BBC NewsJune 11, 2024Updated June 12, 2024Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima has died aged 51 when a military plane he was flying crashed in the country’s northern forests.He was initially recruited from the business community to the second-highest position in government under former President Peter Mutharika and served as Vice President for two terms for a total of nine years.As a politician, he was seen as having a special connection with the people, especially the young people.He had a very persuasive manner, he dressed fashionably and…

Cousins ​​Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray of Maharashtra’s Thackeray family have only one thing in common, apart from their surname: They are both aiming to emerge from the shadow of their allies in state assembly elections later this year. Firebrand district chief Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Raj Thackeray has announced that his party will contest alone in the upcoming state elections.Thackeray announced at a party meeting that the MNS will contest 200-225 seats in the Maharashtra elections. This comes as a surprise as the MNS leader, often caricatured by political pundits and people as Bal Thackeray, had declared his unconditional…

Fox Sports’ EURO 2024 and Copa America 2024 Virtual on Stage A of the Fox Studio Lot in Los Angeles … [+] Reality is used to extend the set beyond its physical boundaries.Fox Sports 24 hour soccer. For a few days this summer, American soccer fans The Beautiful Game Due to the time difference between UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany and CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 in the United States, it will be a long weekend with four or five consecutive matches per day, with matches running from early in the morning until late at night. The crossover will begin at…

Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.UBS is in talks to sell Credit Suisse’s China securities unit to a Beijing-based government-backed fund, dealing a blow to Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities, which had made a bid for the bank as it seeks to expand in China. The Swiss bank is in talks with its mainland securities joint venture partner, Beijing State Asset Management Co., according to two people familiar with the matter. UBS will maintain its minority stake in Credit Suisse Securities (China), which handles investment banking and securities in…

With the United States lagging behind China in most of the most important technology areas, a new calculation is needed to align public and private sector interests with the common objective of regaining and sustaining competitive advantage.Industry should take further steps to align national security interests with corporate investment objectives, and public-private efforts should shift the weight and strength of the U.S. market to developing countries and provide guardrails for strategically important emerging technologies.To stay competitive, America must remain a magnet for the world’s best talent, technology, and low-cost capital — all of which underpin our democratic economic and policy…