‘The Fly’ recaptured months after armed escape killed two prison officers
A suspected drugs boss known as “The Fly” has been recaptured nine months after escaping during an ambush that killed two French prison officers.
Day: February 22, 2025
James Bond’s Next Assignment: Amazon Pays $1 Billion for Full Creative Control
Deadline reports:
It’s taking around $1 billion to have 007 stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson cede creative oversight of their family’s storied James Bond franchise to Amazon MGM Studios, sources tell us. Amazon originally overpaid on it…
Trump ousts top military leader in latest Pentagon upheaval
U.S. President Donald Trump fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as the administration makes sweeping changes to the top military ranks. Br…
Trump Orders Tighter Curbs On Chinese Investments In Key Sectors
US President Donald Trump has signed a memo calling for curbs on Chinese investments in strategic sectors like technology and critical infrastructure, a move Beijing slammed on Saturday as “discriminatory.”
French fugitive arrested in Romania nine months after deadly van ambush
French gangster Mohamed Amra, who was freed after a violent prison van ambush in May, was arrested in Romania on Saturday, the French interior minister said. His escape sparked a nationwide manhunt and political outcry over drug crime.
Stolen Statues Return to a Shrine Too Small to Hold Them
The building is running out of room partly because foreign collectors and institutions have returned about 300 stolen artifacts over the past six years.
What will happen when Sir Keir Starmer visits US President Donald Trump? – BBC.com
What will happen when Sir Keir Starmer visits US President Donald Trump? BBC.comMacron and Starmer Have Played Trump’s Game Before, but the Rules Are Changing The New York TimesThe leaders of France and Britain head to Washington …
‘It’s blackmail’: Ukrainians react to Trump demand for $500bn share of minerals
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Sudan recalls ambassador from Kenya, as Nairobi hosts meeting with rivals RSF
Sudan’s military-led government has recalled its ambassador from Kenya, in protest at Nairobi’s hosting of meetings aimed at forming a rival Sudanese government backed by the Rapid Support Forces.
Hamas releases six last hostages in first phase of ceasefire agreement
The six included three Israeli men seized from the Nova music festival and another taken while visiting family in southern Israel when Hamas-led militants stormed across the border in the 7 October, 2023, attack that triggered Israel’s 16-month bombing…