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...Readers, including me, seize upon them for Christmas shopping, or browse for the pleasure of noting that the writers we loved, from Zadie Smith to RF Kuang to Salman Rushdie, are cherished by others....
...US defence secretary Lloyd Austin has rebuked Israel over the killing of seven aid workers in Gaza, in a call with his Israeli counterpart....
...Israel-US ties: Israel’s defence minister Yoav Gallant meets his US counterpart Lloyd Austin in Washington....
...Cities along the so-called path of totality include Mazatlan, Mexico; San Antonio, Austin and Dallas, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania and Montreal, Quebec....
...this May — and a profusion of forthcoming books includes A Cage Went in Search of a Bird, short stories inspired by Kafka and written by authors including Tommy Orange, Helen Oyeyemi, Elif Batuman and Ali Smith...
...Take a break from the news For an actor who has worked successfully on stage and screen for six decades, the stratospheric success of Succession and its central character Logan Roy was both a blessing and...
...Manulife chief executive Roy Gori said the buyback would take the amount of capital released by the group to C$10bn since 2018, as part of a simplification of the business....
...Lloyd Austin’s health scare: US defence secretary was hospitalised last week after complications following surgery to treat prostate cancer, his medical team said yesterday. 5....
...More US politics news: Defence secretary Lloyd Austin remained in hospital yesterday as he faced criticism for concealing his medical condition, even from US President Joe Biden. 3....
...Austin will convene a virtual meeting of international partners in Bahrain today to discuss the Houthi escalation....
...Israel: US defence secretary Lloyd Austin lands in Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his counterpart Yoav Gallant and is expected to press for an end to the destructive bombing...
...Defence minister Yoav Gallant declined to provide a timeline for that shift during a recent meeting with US defence secretary Lloyd Austin....
...A history of Gaza: Using maps and charts, Michael Peel and Alan Smith explain the history of the embattled enclave....
...Lloyd Austin, the US secretary of defence, yesterday said he was “concerned about potential escalation” of fighting in the region....
...The call was followed by an unannounced visit to Kyiv by US defence secretary Lloyd Austin, who reassured Ukraine’s leaders of Washington’s continued support. Here’s the latest from Kyiv. 5....
...Congress: Defense secretary Lloyd Austin and secretary of state Antony Blinken will make the case for US military support for Ukraine and Israel during a Senate hearing....
...Republican senator Marco Rubio and other lawmakers wrote to US defence secretary Lloyd Austin last week alleging the battery maker was close to the Chinese leadership and that its presence on Marine Corps...
...US defence secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday said the US had conducted “precision strikes” in eastern Syria on a training facility and safe house that he said were used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and affiliated...
...Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s new defence minister who was appointed last month, said his US counterpart Lloyd Austin had assured him in a phone call on Sunday that “American support to Ukraine will continue”...
...Taken together, their books are bringing Asia to the centre of the map of global history, writes Nilanjana Roy. Additional contributions from Grace Ramos and Gordon Smith...
...Additional contributions from Irwin Cruz and Gordon Smith...
...Based in Austin, Texas, Vista is trying to raise $20bn for its first flagship buyout fund since the firm was shaken by the scandal....
...Letter in response to this article: Flag-of-convenience system holed below the waterline / From Jacqueline Smith, Maritime Coordinator, The International Transport Workers’ Federation, London SE1, UK...
...Based in Austin, Texas, Vista is now trying to raise $20bn for its first flagship buyout fund since the firm was shaken by the scandal....
...Playwright Roy Williams says: “With every fibre of her being, she adores theatre.”...
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