Biden is scheduled to travel to the Middle East July 13-16 to promote peace in the region and make a desperate bid to convince Saudi Arabia to help lower record gas prices, which are rising amid Russia’s war with Ukraine. Saudi Arabia, Biden wrote, “is now working with my experts to help stabilize oil markets with other OPEC producers.” “I know there are many who disagree with my decision to travel to Saudi Arabia,” he continued....
“I said, very bluntly, for an American president to be silent on a human rights issue is inconsistent with who we are and who I am,” Biden said. “I will always stand up for our values.” US intelligence agencies believe the crown prince likely approved the killing of Khashoggi, a US-based author, four years ago. His assassination came amid Biden’s efforts to restore relations with Saudi Arabia. US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman clashed upon Biden’s arrival at a royal palace in Jeddah on Friday....
It was the beginning of an era, not the end – on 24 July 2019, Boris Johnson entered 10 Downing Street after being elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. But the seeds of a scandal that is beginning to look like it could – and should – become the defining legacy of his premiership had already been sown. Because the latest Johnson scandal to catch fire is of a different order to Wallpapergate or Partygate or the one that finally forced him to resign, his lies about disgraced MP, Chris Pincher....
Menorca’s environmental observatory Obsam said residents and tourists needed to reign in their water consumptions after reservoirs were found to be “at a very dangerous limit”. 4 Brit holidaymakers are being warned their favourite Spanish hotspot could run out of waterCredit: Alamy 4 Spain and parts of Portugal have been sweltering under a heatwave 4 A surge in tourist numbers, drought, and soaring temps has left Menorca without enough waterCredit: Getty Maó City deputy mayor Conxa Juanola said rising tourist numbers, an unrelenting drought and soaring temps were a “perfect storm” that turned the island into a “ticking time bomb”....
This week, the council sanctioned Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra for failing to disclose his financial interest in an Inglewood property in the city’s southeast. This is something council members must report on a publicly available disclosure form. Coun. Jennifer Wyness said Wednesday she wants to refer the matter to the provincial government for further investigation to determine if there were any violations of the Municipal Government Act. “I think there’s a challenge with the process where we just get these reports....
Costa Rica’s 4-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago earlier in the day meant a win by Panama would secure qualification for the Canadian women with one group game remaining in the eight-team tournament. No. 57 Panama didn’t make it easy for No. 6 Canada on a windy night at Estadio Universitario in Monterrey, Mexico. Canada dominated play with Panama trying to frustrate, relying on fouls to break up the action – often delaying ensuing free kicks by not backing off the ball....
CANICULE – Quinze départements ont été placés en vigilance rouge en raison de la canicule, ce dimanche 17 juillet. Ce troisième et dernier niveau sur l’échelle des vigilances météo recommande aux habitants des zones concernées d’observer une “vigilance absolue” face à des “phénomènes dangereux d’intensité exceptionnelle”. “La chaleur prend de l’ampleur, la canicule s’étend sur le pays”, a prévenu l’établissement public de météorologie, qui s’attend à voir de nombreux records de températures battus, notamment dans l’ouest et le sud-ouest....
The source said: “Downing Street was a pressure cooker. It was right at the top of the workplace, and you can’t leave that behind. It was hopeless.” The Johnsons married in May last year while the Covid restrictions were in place and had a small Downing Street garden party to celebrate. A much bigger party was planned for Checkers, but now a new venue has been found after allegations Johnson was holding onto power so he could use the country house for the event....
Que s’est-il exactement passé jeudi en plein Grenoble ? Les services de police sont intervenus, jeudi 7 juillet en fin d’après-midi, dans le quartier Hoche de Grenoble, car le passager d’un scooter y serait vu armé. Au cours de leur patrouille à pied, deux agents ont croisé les deux suspects en scooter vers 18h15. Selon les premiers éléments de l’enquête, “l’un des occupants du scooter viserait les policiers avec une arme d’épaule”, révèle le parquet de Grenoble....
The ruling – which was issued on Thursday and published online on Friday – stems from the crash that killed 51-year-old Kim Ward and left her then-48-year-old sister Tracy with “catastrophic injuries”. Anthony Leslie Jonathon Thomas, then 26, was driving a new Jeep Cherokee that belonged to Harris Victoria Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Ltd. but had been given to Aggatha Siah – a family friend of Thomas – pending her financing of the vehicle’s purchase....
Posté à 5h00 Mis à jour à 9h18 André Duchesne La Presse « Après notre dernière audience [le 28 juin], le président Trump a tenté d’appeler un témoin que vous n’avez pas encore vu, a déclaré Mme Cheney. Cette personne a refusé de retourner l’appel du président. Au lieu de cela, elle a informé son avocat qui nous a informés. Ce comité a transmis cette information au ministère de la Justice....
“I think a lot of people who were going to vote for Patrick Brown are going to end up opting out,” Lori Turnbull, a political analyst and professor of political science at Dalhousie University, told CTV News Channel Saturday night. “But it provides an opportunity for people like Jean Cherest or people like Scott Aitchineon, who identify with a more centrist, moderate side of conservatism in Canada, to say, ‘Okay, look — some of the people who wanted to support Patrick Brown may find a reason to support me....
Ces jours-ci, l’homme de 41 ans se rend à Interzone, rue Saint-Vallier Est, lorsqu’il a besoin de s’injecter de la cocaïne ou de la morphine. Il a entendu parler du service sur le terrain par le bouche à oreille. Cela faisait longtemps qu’on en parlait. Je savais que ça se passait à Montréal, mais je ne savais pas que ça existait au Québec, a-t-il confié à Radio-Canada. La création d’un service de consommation supervisée (SCS) était réclamée depuis plus d’une décennie dans la capitale, notamment par les consommateurs eux-mêmes et les associations....
After a nearly three-year hiatus from social media, actress Constance Wu returned to her online platforms Thursday to share that she attempted suicide in 2019 after a series of poorly received tweets. The “Hustlers” and “Crazy Rich Asians” actress, whose memoir will be released this fall, wrote that while she was “afraid to get back on social media because [she] almost lost [her] life out of it,” she wanted to share her story to start a larger conversation with Asian Americans about mental health....
Posted: 22:30, July 17, 2022 | Updated: 22:30, 17 July 2022 Cristiano Ronaldo has been urged to stay at Manchester United by his former teammate Nani. Ronaldo was absent from United’s tour of Thailand and Australia for family reasons after asking to leave this summer. Top clubs including Chelsea and Bayern Munich have decided not to bid for the 37-year-old and United have insisted he is not for sale. Cristiano Ronaldo has been urged to stay at Manchester United by former team-mate Nani Ronaldo’s close friend Nani believes his former United and Portugal team-mate should stay at the club for another season but has been unable to reach him on the phone this summer....
Comment A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of zero to 10. 3/10: A rainy day that ends in thunderstorms. It kind of stinks. Today: Partly sunny, humid. High: Close to 90. Tonight: Afternoon thunderstorms are a good bet, then partly cloudy. Low: Close to 70. Tomorrow: Partly to mostly sunny, hot. Highs: Low 90s So far, we’ve avoided a heat wave this summer or three days of 90-degree weather in a row....
Deer Lake RCMP have identified two people in connection with a car crashing into a fuel pump at the Jackladder restaurant last Tuesday night, causing significant damage. The incident was recorded by a surveillance camera. Police say two Honda Civics pulled into the parking lot around 10pm last Tuesday. One of the drivers backed the car into the fuel pump and then fled the scene. As a result, the pump does not work....
Einen Tag nach dem Rücktritt des britischen Premierministers Boris Johnson wirft der frühere Finanzminister Rishi Sunak als erstes politisches Schwergewicht seinen Hut in den Ring. „Jemand muss dem Moment gerecht werden und die richtigen Entscheidungen treffen. Deshalb wollen sie der nächste Führer der Konservativen und Premierminister werden“, sagte Sunak am Freitag in einer Videobewerbung. Mit seinem Rücktritt am Dienstag spielte Sunak eine Schlüsselrolle bei Johnsons Sturz. Als Grund für seinen Rücktritt nannte Sunak unter anderem wirtschaftspolitische Differenzen....
Graz/Linz. Im Vorfeld der Sommerwelle – am Freitag wurden 11.095 Coronavirus-Neuinfektionen und zehn Todesfälle gemeldet – wollen die Bundesländer Steiermark und Oberösterreich nun mehr Menschen impfen lassen. Die Steiermark reaktiviert die 15 Impfrouten – allerdings erst ab 16. August und zunächst an drei Tagen in der Woche. Das Pandemiemanagement des Landes gehe einen Schritt weiter als das Nationale Impfkomitee (NIG) und empfehle die vierte Impfung für „jede Person über 45“, sagte der Virologe Klaus Vander, Ärztlicher Direktor des Instituts für Krankenhaushygiene und Mikrobiologie....
