Section: The Week (The United Kingdom)
US delegation to meet Erdogan as Trump faces Syria storm
Description US President Donald Trump at the White House Credits Alex Edelman/Bloomberg via Getty Images Alt Text Donald Trump President’s ‘strategically brilliant’ withdrawal of US troops from Syrian border draws condemnation Reaction …read more Source:: The...
Sport shorts: Roger Federer will go for singles gold at Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Cristiano Ronaldo scores 700th career goal
Description Switzerland’s Roger Federer won the men’s tennis singles silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics Credits Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text Switzerland’s Roger Federer won the men’s tennis singles silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics Ten things from the world …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 15 Oct 2019
US places sanctions on Turkey over Syria invasion Donald Trump has placed sanctions on Turkish government officials and is sending Vice President Mike Pence to the region in response to the country’s military incursion against US-aligned Kurdish forces in northern Syria. The US president also phoned his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip...
Sport shorts: marathon stars Kosgei and Kipchoge praised by Obama and Pope Francis blesses the Saints
Description Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei broke the women’s world record at the 2019 Chicago Marathon Credits Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images Alt Text Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei broke the women’s world record at the 2019 Chicago Marathon Ten things from the world of …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 9 Oct 2019
Johnson to meet Varadkar as deadline looms Commentators are predicting that Boris Johnson will not agree a Brexit deal by the 31 October deadline for the UK to leave the EU, despite a meeting with Irish leader Leo Varadkar today. Varadkar told Irish broadcaster RTE that it would be “very difficult” for a deal to be struck because there were “big...
Defiant Trump bars ambassador from testifying at impeachment inquiry
Credits Isaac Brekken/Getty Images US president slams congressional hearings as ‘kangaroo court’ One-Minute Read Wednesday, October 9, 2019 – 6:28am Donald Trump has been accused of obstruction after he prevented the US ambassador to the European Union from testifying to congressional …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 7 Oct 2019
Macron gives Johnson week to overhaul Brexit plan French President Emmanuel Macron has told Boris Johnson that the EU will decide at the end of this week whether a Brexit deal will be possible. The prime minister has embarked on a round of calls to EU leaders in a bid to persuade them that his ideas for the Irish border are workable. …read...
Trump impeachment: ‘multiple’ whistleblowers come forward
Description President Donald Trump at the White House Credits Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President under mounting pressure, after reports another source has corroborated Ukraine allegations Reaction William Gritten Monday, October 7, 2019 – 6:36am …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 4 Oct 2019
EU gives Johnson a week to improve deal EU chiefs have set an 11 October cut-off date for Boris Johnson to present an improved version of his plans for Brexit – or will refuse to discuss the proposals at a crucial EU summit on 17 October. According to The Times, the new deadline means the prime minister is “highly unlikely” to reach an agreement...
Tottenham 2 Bayern Munich 7: reactions and goals as Gnabry paints north London red
German giants enjoy an October goal fest against Pochettino’s sorry Spurs Reaction Wednesday, October 2, 2019 – 7:42am Champions League group B Tottenham Hotspur 2 Bayern Munich 7 This was humiliation on a scale Tottenham fans couldn’t have imagined in their worst nightmares. See related …read more Source:: The...
