State department also looks into merging some bureaus in Washington amid Trump effort to slash US government
The US state department is preparing to shut down a number of consulates that are mainly in western Europe in the coming months and looking to reduce its workforce globally, multiple US officials said on Thursday.
The state department is also looking into potentially merging a number of its expert bureaus at its headquarters in Washington that are working in areas such as human rights, refugees, global criminal justice, women’s issues and efforts to counter human trafficking, the officials said.
US Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as the tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump administration allies ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way of White House efforts to slash federal jobs and programs, said several judges with knowledge of the warnings.
In recent weeks, Musk, congressional Republicans and other top allies of Donald Trump have called for the impeachment of some federal judges or attacked their integrity in response to court rulings that have slowed his administration’s moves to dismantle entire government agencies and fire tens of thousands of workers.
President Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three other sources said.
Australian claims he and Gary Kirsten were undermined
Javed’s interim role extended for tour of New Zealand
The former Pakistan Test coach Jason Gillespie labelled his successor Aaqib Javed a “clown” and accused the former fast bowler of undermining him and ex-white-ball coach Gary Kirsten in order to take charge of the national team across all formats.
Gillespie’s comments were in reply to a social media post containing quotes from Javed a few days after hosts Pakistan had crashed out of the Champions Trophy without a win. Javed told reporters on Tuesday that Pakistan had changed 16 coaches and 26 selectors in around two years, and that any side would struggle in such circumstances.
PARIS (Reuters) - Le fabricant européen de batteries ACC s'est félicité jeudi de l'annonce par la Commission européenne d'un plan d'action à moyen terme pour soutenir l'industrie naissante des batteries en Europe, tout en redoutant qu'il ne tienne pas compte de l'urgence de la situation.
"Nous nous félicitons de l'engagement à soutenir notre nouvelle industrie par un plan d'action à moyen terme, dès lors qu'il permettrait de combler l'écart de compétitivité de nos futures batteries 'made in Europe' (avec) les batteries produites par les acteurs asiatiques", dit ACC dans un communiqué posté sur LinkedIn.
"Néanmoins, nous craignons que l'urgence de la situation que nous traversons actuellement ne soit pas prise en compte.
PARIS (Reuters) - Le fabricant européen de batteries ACC s'est félicité jeudi de l'annonce par la Commission européenne d'un plan d'action à moyen terme pour soutenir l'industrie naissante des batteries en Europe, tout en redoutant qu'il ne tienne pas compte de l'urgence de la situation.
"Nous nous félicitons de l'engagement à soutenir notre nouvelle industrie par un plan d'action à moyen terme, dès lors qu'il permettrait de combler l'écart de compétitivité de nos futures batteries 'made in Europe' (avec) les batteries produites par les acteurs asiatiques", dit ACC dans un communiqué posté sur LinkedIn.
"Néanmoins, nous craignons que l'urgence de la situation que nous traversons actuellement ne soit pas prise en compte.
Officials say slashing of US Agency for International Development leaves power vacuum for adversaries
Hundreds of diplomats at the state department and US Agency for International Development have written to the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, protesting against the dismantling of USAid, saying it undermines US leadership and security and leaves power vacuums for China and Russia to fill.
In a cable expected to be filed with the department’s internal “dissent channel”, which allows diplomats to raise concerns about policy anonymously, the diplomats said the Trump administration’s 20 January freeze on almost all foreign aid also endangers American diplomats and forces overseas while putting at risk the lives of millions abroad that depend on US assistance.
Raphinha struck a second-half winner to give Barcelona a lion-hearted victory at Benfica on Wednesday as they overcame a red card for Pau Cubarsí early in the game to steal an advantage in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
Barcelona’s teenage defender Cubarsí was given a straight red card for a last-man foul on Vangelis Pavlidis in the 22nd minute, but the visitors hung on with the goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny putting in a brilliant performance.
Foreign minister says country needs international help to dismantle programme and ensure Syria becomes ‘aligned with international norms’
Syria’s foreign minister has vowed to swiftly rid the country of the chemical weapons remaining after the downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, and he appealed to the international community for help.
Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani spoke during closed-door meetings at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, where he became the first Syrian foreign minister to address the disarmament agency.
PEKIN (Reuters) - La Chine a annoncé mercredi son intention d'investir massivement dans des projets d'énergie renouvelable afin de lutter contre le changement climatique, Pékin souhaitant faire plafonner ses émissions de CO2 avant 2030 et devenir neutre en carbone d'ici 2060.
Plus gros émetteur mondial de gaz à effet de serre, la Chine compte développer de nouveaux parcs éoliens en mer et accélérer la construction de "bases énergétiques" dans ses vastes régions désertiques, a déclaré la Commission nationale du développement et de la réforme (NDRC), son agence de planification économique, dans un rapport officiel publié mercredi.
"La Chine s'efforcera activement et prudemment d'atteindre le pic des émissions de carbone et de parvenir à la neutralité carbone", peut-on lire dans le rapport.
PEKIN (Reuters) - La Chine a annoncé mercredi son intention d'investir massivement dans des projets d'énergie renouvelable afin de lutter contre le changement climatique, Pékin souhaitant faire plafonner ses émissions de CO2 avant 2030 et devenir neutre en carbone d'ici 2060.
Plus gros émetteur mondial de gaz à effet de serre, la Chine compte développer de nouveaux parcs éoliens en mer et accélérer la construction de "bases énergétiques" dans ses vastes régions désertiques, a déclaré la Commission nationale du développement et de la réforme (NDRC), son agence de planification économique, dans un rapport officiel publié mercredi.
"La Chine s'efforcera activement et prudemment d'atteindre le pic des émissions de carbone et de parvenir à la neutralité carbone", peut-on lire dans le rapport.
Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Tuesday Israel was ready to proceed to the second phase of the Gaza cease-fire deal, as long as Hamas was ready to release more of the 59 hostages it is still holding.
Pope Francis rested well overnight, the Vatican said on Tuesday, after the 88-year-old pontiff suffered a setback a day earlier as he battles double pneumonia in hospital.
A rare Banksy artwork, hand-painted by the elusive street artist and owned by musician Mark Hoppus, heads to auction on Tuesday with a price estimate of up to $6.35 million.
The near-error occurred after a staffer handling the transfer copied and pasted the account number into a field for the dollar figure, which was detected on the next business day.
Lockheed Martin plans to unveil a new “affordable” cruise missile on Monday with a cost of about $150,000 and a range of over 500 miles as the defense contractor works to tap a U.S. need to deter Chinese ambitions in the Pacific. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed U.S. and other countries’ thinking about armaments toward a...
"Today, the Holy Father experienced two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency, caused by a significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus," said the latest detailed medical update.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Monday called out the European Union’s content moderation law as incompatible with America’s free speech tradition and warned of a risk that it will excessively restrict freedom of expression. “There is some concern that I have with respect to the approach that Europe is taking with the DSA...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Le directeur général de TSMC C. C. Wei a l'intention de rencontrer le président Donald Trump lundi afin de discuter des nouveaux plans de la société taïwanaise de semi-conducteurs en vue d'investir 100 milliards de dollars (95,31 milliards d'euros) aux États-Unis, a déclaré une source au fait du dossier.
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(Reuters) - Le milliardaire Frank McCourt a annoncé lundi qu'Alexis Ohanian, cofondateur de Reddit et investisseur en capital-risque, s'était joint à son offre d'acquisition des activités américaines de TikTok, le rejoignant ainsi en tant que conseiller stratégique spécialisé dans les réseaux sociaux.
Alexis Ohanian, pionnier d'internet, a fondé Reddit avec son camarade de chambre de l'université de Virginie, avant de le vendre à Conde Nast en 2006, pour finalement faire son retour en tant que président exécutif du site en 2014 pour mener son redressement.
Il a par ailleurs investi dans un certain nombre d'entreprises technologiques, dont Instacart, Patreon et OpenSea.
"We have seen reports raising concerns about support for U.S. Navy vessels in Norway. This is not in line with the Norwegian government's policy," Norway's Defence Minister Tore Sandvik said in a statement.
President Donald Trump said on Friday he would pardon baseball great Pete Rose, criticizing Major League Baseball for barring the all-time hit champion from the sport's hall of fame for gambling.
PARIS (Reuters) - La France a renouvelé son soutien au PDG du fabricant franco-italien de semi-conducteurs STMicroelectronics, Jean-Marc Chéry, dont la gouvernance est critiquée par Rome, a appris Reuters de source proche du dossier.
Le ministre français de l'Economie et des Finances, Eric Lombard, a échangé au sujet de STMicroelectronics avec son homologue italien Giancarlo Giorgetti jeudi en marge du G20 en Afrique du Sud, a-t-on précisé de même source.
Le ministère français de l'Economie soutient la banque publique Bpifrance, qui détient une part égale avec l'Etat italien dans STMicroelectronics (quelque 13,6% chacun), BpiFrance appuyant Jean-Marc Chéry, a ajouté la source.
Russia's FSB security service said on Friday it had arrested two church figures suspected of plotting to kill a priest close to President Vladimir Putin on the orders of a Ukrainian spy agency.
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