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France PM survives no-confidence vote over forced budget
A French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes Friday following his move to force his budget through parliament, in a symbolic victory with more such challenges expected. Lecornu…
Did Trump make Davos great again?
L US President Donald Trump stole the show at the World Economic Forum in Davos, but he may have also made the annual gabfest of the global elite relevant again…
Stars turn out for Valentino’s funeral in Rome
A Anne Hathaway and Donatella Versace were among the stars who attended the funeral Friday of legendary Italian designer Valentino Garavani, with some mourners wearing touches of his trademark red…
Vietnam’s To Lam ‘unanimously’ re-elected party chief
T Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party “unanimously” re-elected To Lam as general secretary on Friday, confirming the former security enforcer as the country’s top leader for the next five years and…
Israeli Bedouin say hope for better life crushed after deadly crackdown
A When the Israeli Bedouin village of Tarabin al-Sana backed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party in the last elections, they expected their lives would improve. Three years later, the small…
Iran lambasts Zelensky after Davos ‘bully’ warning
A Iran’s foreign minister on Friday launched a furious tirade against Volodymyr Zelensky after the Ukrainian president commented in Davos that the deadly crackdown on protests in the Islamic republic…
Funny old world: the week’s offbeat news
A From the badass power of mirror shades to a bottom-warming success story… Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world. – ‘Eye of the tiger’ – Never…
Japan PM Takaichi dissolves parliament for snap election
K Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her cabinet’s high poll numbers to steer her otherwise unpopular…
‘Navalny’ director hits right notes in Sundance fiction debut
H Academy Award-winning documentary director Daniel Roher was back at Sundance on Thursday for the film festival’s opening day, showcasing a sharp turn in his work. Roher, whose “Navalny” scooped…
Trump says US ‘armada’ headed toward Gulf
A President Donald Trump said a US “armada” was heading toward the Gulf and that Washington was watching Iran closely, even after downplaying the prospect of imminent military action and…
