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Macron unveils new French voluntary military service
VARCES, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that volunteers aged 18 and 19 will start serving next year in a 10-month new military service program as France seeks to bolster its armed forces to address growing threats.“A new national service is set to be gradually established, starting from next summer,” Macron said in a speech at the Varces military base, in the French Alps.
Young volunteers will serve in France’s mainland and oversea territories only, not in France’s military operations abroad, Macron said.
France is... Read More
World shares are mixed, tracking Wall Street's winning streak, as US markets close for Thanksgiving
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Shares in Europe are mixed following gains in most Asian markets.The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were nearly unchanged ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday.
In early European trading, Germany's DAX climbed 0.2% to 23,781.53. Britain's FTSE 100 slid 0.2% to 9,677.14, while the CAC 40 in Paris was down less than 0.1% at 8,096.41.
Most Asian markets advanced. Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 1.2% to 50,167.10 as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its Dec. 10 meeting.
Arteta hails 'immense' Arsenal after beating Bayern and keeping Kane quiet in Champions League
LONDON (AP) — Top of the Premier League. Top, with a 100% record, in the Champions League.Arsenal is the best team in Europe right now, no matter what manager Mikel Arteta says.
A 3-1 win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday left Arsenal as the only team with maximum points in the Champions League after five games, while also ending the German club’s unbeaten start to the season in all competitions.
“They had an incredible match against, in my opinion, the best team in Europe,” Arteta said of his players. “Individually we were immense to resolve all the... Read More
Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey in his first foreign trip highlighting religious and political ties
ANKARA (AP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Christian anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial time in efforts to end the war in Ukraine and ease Mideast tensions.Leo was welcomed on the tarmac of Ankara's Esenboga Airport by a military guard of honor. Strolling along a turquoise carpet, he shook hands with Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, other officials and senior church figures from Turkey.
Later, he had a meeting planned with... Read More
US-Russian crew of 3 blasts off to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian crew of three launched Thursday to the International Space Station.A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off as scheduled from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan to put the Soyuz MS-28 carrying NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian crewmates, Sergei Mikaev and Sergei Kud-Sverchkov in orbit.
They were scheduled to dock at the station about three hours after liftoff.
All three are expected to spend about eight months at the orbiting outpost. NASA said this is the first spaceflight for Williams, a phycisist,... Read More
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