The Trump administration has released $105 million in military aid to Lebanon after months of withholding the money without explanation, The Associated Press reported. The Foreign Military Financing funds meant for the Lebanese Armed Forces were released ahead of Thanksgiving, and lawmakers were notified of the move on Monday, two congressional staffers and an administration official told the […]
Read MoreHappy Monday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Rebecca Kheel, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: President TrumpDonald John TrumpJustice Dept releases another round of summaries from Mueller probe North Dakota company gets 0M border wall contract after support from Trump Fox’s Cavuto […]
Read MoreTwitter on Monday announced that it is revamping its policies around the world to comply with online privacy laws in California and the European Union, a complicated process that will leave some users with more safeguards around their personal information than others. For users around the world, Twitter is tweaking its policies to better comply with the incoming California Consumer […]
Read MoreCarter Page, the former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser, suffered another court loss on Monday when a federal appeals court upheld a trial judge’s decision to throw out his defamation lawsuit against a pair of media outlets. A three-judge panel on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted unanimously to reject Page’s appeal, saying […]
Read MoreUnited Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres ripped the world’s efforts to fight climate change calling them “utterly inadequate,” the Associated Press reported Sunday. Guterres condemned world leaders the day before the start of a two-week international climate conference in Madrid expected to gather representatives from nearly 200 countries to discuss global efforts to combat climate […]
Read MoreThe Dutch centre-half cracked a joke when asked about the Portugal star not having turned up for the ceremony in Paris Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk has poked fun at Ballon d’Or rival Cristiano Ronaldo for not showing up to the awards ceremony in Paris, joking that he didn’t realise the Juventus man was in […]
Read More“Mes Provinciales”, à l’affiche ce mercredi”, suit une bande de jeunes, passionnés de cinéma. Un beau film initiatique, cinéphile, très référencé, qui nous a donné envie d’interroger ses comédiens sur leur vision du cinéma et son avenir entre autres. 1. Mes Provinciales de Jean-Paul Civeyrac + L’intrigue : Étienne monte à Paris pour faire des études […]
Read MoreJean-Luc Godard est de retour à Cannes ! Découvrez les toutes premières images de son nouveau film “Le Livre d’image”, qui sera en compétition pendant le Festival. “Rien que le silence, rien qu’un chant révolutionnaire, une histoire en cinq chapitres, comme les cinq doigts de la main.” Une réflexion sur le monde arabe en 2017 […]
Read MoreAlors que Festival de Cannes ouvre ses portes demain, retour sur 20 ans de films d’ouverture. Les films sélectionnés ont été pour le moins variés… On vous rafraîchit la mémoire ! 1. Everybody Knows d'Asghar Farhadi (2018) + © Memento Films Distribution Vous souveniez-vous que le film d’animation Là-haut avait eu les honneurs de l’ouverture du […]
Read MoreKolkata has outdone Delhi when it comes to air quality since the city of joy faced a little grief during the weekend for its poor air quality levels. The AQI seems surprising given the traffic congestion in Kolkata is only one-fourth as compared to that of Delhi. The National Air Quality Index website showed that […]
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