Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was invited to join the Speaker to visit Taipei but is unable to attend because of a previous commitment, his spokesperson Leslie Shedd confirmed to The Hill. Shedd added that the congressman was disappointed not to be able to join the trip. “He also believes the Speaker or any other American official should be able to visit Taiwan if they would like to,” Shedd said....

The Pope said the trip was a “test” and showed him that he needed to slow down and possibly retire at some point. Speaking at a press conference, he brushed aside concerns about a Pope change. He said: “It’s not surprising. It’s not a disaster. You can change the Pope.” He said he wasn’t thinking of quitting immediately, but acknowledged he needed to “slow down.” Earlier this month, the Pope spoke about the retirement of his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict....

For the first time since starting a tour of Canada highlighted by an apology for the Catholic Church’s role in indigenous schools, Pope Francis on Thursday acknowledged the sexual abuse of “minors and vulnerable people.” Speaking at a prayer service at Quebec City’s Notre-Dame de Quebec City Cathedral, Francis said the church in Canada is on a new path after being destroyed by “the evil committed by some of its sons and daughters....

Quoting from excerpts of the book posted online by a Saudi official, the outlet reported that according to Kushner, Netanyahu’s cool response almost sabotaged the plan. Kushner’s book, “Breaking History: A White House Memoir,” is set to be published on August 23. The book reportedly says that in a phone call before the official announcement, Trump informed Netanyahu of the move, but the former premier simply responded: “If you choose to do that, I will support you....

These two sides have dominated English football in the past few seasons, and it would be no surprise to see them battling for the Premier League title yet again this year. How much this game will tell us about any prospective title tussle remains to be seen – and it will also be interesting to see how both managers line up today at the King Power Stadium, which is hosting the clash with the Euro 2022 final between England and Germany taking place at Wembley tomorrow....

Daniel Dukes sneaked past security and into Tilikum’s tank at SeaWorld in Florida, where he was found blackened to death. 5 Tilikum was responsible for three human deathsCredit: Alamy 5 Daniel Dukes was found drowned in Tilikum’s tank in 1999Credit: Fox News 5 The 27-year-old entered the Orca tankCredit: Twitter Tilikum, an orca that died in 2017, was responsible for at least three human deaths in its lifetime. Dukes’ autopsy found the 27-year-old drifter had his scrotum gnawed off by Tilikum after he was dragged and held underwater by the powerful beast....

Es handle sich um ein vorsätzliches russisches Kriegsverbrechen, sagte der Präsident in einer Videobotschaft. Erneut forderte er die Weltgemeinschaft auf, Russland offiziell als Terrorstaat einzustufen. Zweifel an russischer Version Das russische Verteidigungsministerium in Moskau veröffentlichte am Samstag die Namen von 50 getöteten und 73 verletzten Gefangenen. Sie waren in einem Gefängnis in dem Ort Oleniwka inhaftiert gewesen, der bei Donezk auf dem von prorussischen Separatisten kontrollierten Gebiet liegt. In der Baracke war in der Nacht auf Freitag angeblich eine Rakete eingeschlagen....

The Ottawa e-commerce company’s stock closed at $40.69 after chief executive Tobi Lütke said in a blog post that most of the staff impacted by the cut work in recruiting, support and sales. Shopify will also eliminate “overspecialized and duplicate” roles as well as groups that Lütke said were “convenient to have but too far removed from building products.” Shopify did not share a total number of workers affected by the cuts, but its most recent management information circular shows it ended 2021 with 10,000 employees and contractors, including 3,000 added last year alone....

Le salaire minimum revalorisé Face à la hausse des prix, le salaire minimum a augmenté de 2,01 % au 1er août. Il passera donc de 1 302,64 euros net à 1 329 euros net mensuel, pour un travail à temps plein. Le salaire horaire minimum, quant à lui, passe de 8,58 € à 8,76 €. Cette réévaluation est automatique. En effet, le Code du travail prévoit une augmentation du salaire minimum lorsque l’indice des prix à la consommation augmente d’au moins 2% par rapport à l’indice observé lors de la dernière détermination du montant, ce qui est actuellement le cas....

He asked a popular Polish actor, Maciej Stuhr, to come onstage to translate his warning that democracy is “in grave danger of being lost unless we defend it.” “The alternative to democracy is a prison, a prison of the mind. The alternative to democracy is violence, oppression, imprisonment and silence,” Sting said and then ran his hand across his neck in a throat-cutting gesture. The 70-year-old delivered his message in a country that borders Ukraine, where Russia launched its invasion on Feb....

Addressing a news conference in Madrid, Pedro Sanchez said dressing down could help reduce the use of gas-guzzling air conditioners. “I would like you to see that I am not wearing a tie,” said Mr Sanchez, smiling broadly. The prime minister said he had told ministers to ditch their ties and hoped workers in the private sector would follow suit. Feeling more comfortable would mean “we all use less energy”, he said, reducing the need to power up fans or air conditioners....

Strache und Stieglitz waren zuvor im Wiener Straflandesgericht am Freitag von Richterin Mona Zink von allen Vorwürfen in der Causa Asfinag freigesprochen worden. Die für eine Verurteilung erforderliche volle Gewissheit über Täterschaft und Schuld bestehe nicht, sagte die Richterin. Sie habe die Beweise bewertet und sei unter Anwendung des Zweifelprinzips zu den Freisprüchen gekommen. Das Urteil ist nicht rechtskräftig. Die Wirtschafts- und Korruptionsstaatsanwaltschaft (WKStA) hat noch nicht erklärt, ob sie Rechtsmittel einlegen wird....

Emergency services were called to a fire on London Road in Stockport on Tuesday night. The three children, whose ages have not been released, were rescued by firefighters and remain in hospital in a critical condition, Greater Manchester Police said. Police believe the fire may have been started deliberately and have also appealed to parents and carers to explain to children the dangers of playing in disused buildings. Detective Inspector Chris Aunins said: “We have launched an investigation in conjunction with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service into how the fire started....

The cause was complications from liver cancer, said his manager, Frank Bilotta. “Leave It to Beaver,” which aired from 1957 to 1963, depicted an idyllic suburban postwar American household and became a cultural touchstone of the baby boom generation. Hugh Beaumont was the handsome, ever-patient father, Ward Cleaver, and Barbara Billingsley played the glamorous and understanding matriarch, June, who swept in her high heels and always put her boys to bed....

Les pouvoirs publics ont choisi le projet de terminal flottant GNL de TotalEnergies comme nouveau point d’importation de gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL) au Havre, a indiqué vendredi à l’AFP le département de la Seine-Maritime. C’est l’un des deux navires FSRU (unité flottante de regazéification) du groupe “qui permettra d’injecter jusqu’à 5 milliards de m3 de gaz naturel (environ 60% du gaz russe importé de France en 2021) par an dans le réseau national” et doit démarrer son activité en septembre 2023, pouvait-on lire dans le communiqué....

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At a hearing in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson sentenced Tou Thao, 36, to 3-1/2 years. Earlier Wednesday, he sentenced J. Alexander Kueng, 28, to three years, Andrew Luger, the U.S. attorney for Minnesota, said in a statement. In February, Thao and Kueng, along with a third officer, Thomas Lane, were convicted in federal court of depriving Floyd of his civil rights and failing to assist him while Chauvin, a white man, kneed him for nine ....

In a late-night speech, Zelensky also said the hundreds of thousands of people still in combat zones in the wider Donbas region must leave. “The more people leave the Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have to kill,” he said, adding that residents would receive compensation. Separately, domestic Ukrainian media quoted Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk as saying the evacuation had to take place before winter sets in, as the region’s natural gas reserves had been depleted....

Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozayev, according to Russian media, said five staff members were injured in the attack when what was believed to be a drone flew into the headquarters’ courtyard. The attack coincided with Russia’s Navy Day, which President Vladimir Putin marked by announcing that the Russian navy would receive what he called “awesome” supersonic Zircon cruise missiles in the coming months. Hypersonic weapons can travel at nine times the speed of sound....

• Lire aussi : Guerre ou pas, les Ukrainiens se précipitent pour se marier • Lire aussi : La Russie annonce l’arrestation d’une vingtaine de “collaborateurs” de l’armée ukrainienne L’Ukraine attendait toujours que les premiers navires chargés de céréales bloqués par l’invasion russe quittent ses côtes pour les marchés mondiaux, selon des accords signés le 22 juillet à Istanbul. Les trois ports désignés pour permettre ces exportations via la mer Noire ont repris leurs activités mercredi....