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April 7, 2019

Nissan shareholders meet to sack Ghosn

Nissan shareholders are expected to eject Carlos Ghosn from its board on Monday, as the detained former chairman fights multiple charges of financial misconduct that have landed him in custody. The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting at a Tokyo hotel is the…

April 7, 2019

As ‘Game of Thrones’ ends, critics hail ‘Game of Trolls’

“Game of Thrones” may be about to take a final bow, but fans of the television series need not despair — Game of Trolls is coming. A madcap new fantasy show call “Magnus” featuring the lumbering fairytale monsters is the…

April 7, 2019

Macron proposes annual day of commemoration for Rwanda genocide

French President Emmanuel Macron proposed an annual day of commemoration for the Rwanda genocide on Sunday as the African nation marked 25 years since the massacres of the minority Tutsi community. The French leader expressed his “solidarity with the Rwandan…

April 7, 2019

Ghosn to name names as wife flees Tokyo

Arrested former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is set to name the people he believes are responsible for his downfall in Japan, his wife said in an interview on Sunday as she fled Tokyo out of fear she could be detained….

April 7, 2019

Ghosn to reveal who he blames for arrest in Japan: wife

Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has recorded a message in which he names the people he believes are to blame for his legal problems in Japan, his wife said in an interview on Sunday. Ghosn was re-arrested last week in…

April 7, 2019

Mixing ‘fake news’ and outrage, far-right provocateur riles France

Armed with his computer and a video camera, former French politician Mike Borowski has emerged as a test case for social media companies under pressure to crack down on “fake news” ahead of next month’s European Parliament vote. The fresh-faced…

April 6, 2019

‘Yellow vests’ march again as government tries to regroup

Thousands of “yellow vest” protesters marched Saturday for the 21st consecutive week to denounce French government policies, as the authorities prepare to unveil the results of a nationwide consultative exercise designed to address public grievances. From Rouen in the north…

April 6, 2019

G7 urges greater role for women in peace processes

Foreign ministers from the world’s seven most developed nations on Saturday urged a greater role for women in solving conflicts, saying that peace settlements with female involvement were more likely to endure. The Group of Seven (G7) ministers, at their…

April 6, 2019

EU ministers pile pressure on Haftar to halt Libya offensive

EU foreign ministers on Saturday upped pressure on Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar to halt his offensive on Tripoli, urging the strongman to commit to a political solution. Khalifa’s dramatic bid to take Tripoli came as a meeting of Group of…