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After Conquering Europe, PSG Now Have Sights on Club World Cup Glory

Freshly crowned kings of Europe, Paris Saint-Germain arrived this week in the United States for the Club World Cup and are treating FIFA's lucrative new competition not as a nuisance at the end of an exhausting season but as a serious objective. "I think it is an incredible competition," PSG coach Luis Enrique said of the Club World Cup in the ...

Marines Deploy in Los Angeles Ahead of Mass Anti-Trump Protests

Armed Marines arrived on the streets of Los Angeles Friday, part of a large deployment of troops ordered by Donald Trump that has raised the stakes between the US president and opponents claiming growing authoritarianism. Men in fatigues and carrying semiautomatic rifles were seen around a federal building, where passersby questioned why they ...

LA Protests Turn Spotlight on California's Ambitious Governor

Immigration protests in Los Angeles are proving a stern test of Gavin Newsom's leadership of California, but the unrest also hands the ambitious governor a unique opportunity, say analysts, as he weighs a presidential run in 2028. Rarely a shrinking violet, the 57-year-old chief executive of the country's largest and richest state has eagerly ...

Trump Deploys Marines as Tensions Rise Over Los Angeles Protests

President Donald Trump ordered active-duty US Marines and 2,000 more National Guard troops into Los Angeles on Monday, vowing those protesting immigration arrests would be "hit harder" than ever. Trump's extraordinary mobilization of 700 full-time professional military personnel -- and thousands of National Guard troops -- came on the fourth day ...

Trump Blames 'Insurrectionists' for Los Angeles Unrest

US President Donald Trump on Monday blamed "insurrectionists" for unrest in Los Angeles after he sent in National Guard troops to quell protests against immigration raids. "The people that are causing the problems are professional agitators and insurrectionists," Trump told reporters at the White House. "They're bad people; they should be in ...

National Guard in LA: A Clash of Power and Politics

As tensions in Los Angeles spiked during the weekend following anti Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests, the California National Guard found itself at the center of a heated clash over authority, law and optics. This time, under a federal deployment that bypasses state approval. What Is the National Guard? The National Guard ...

National Guard Deployment Sparks Unrest in Los Angeles

Demonstrators torched cars and scuffled with security forces in Los Angeles on Sunday as police kept protesters away from the National Guard troops President Donald Trump sent to the streets of America's second-biggest city. Unrest broke out for a third day, with protesters angry at action by immigration officials that has resulted in dozens of ...

Troops Sent by Trump Reach Protest Hit Los Angeles Over Governor's Wishes

Hundreds of National Guard troops took up positions in Los Angeles Sunday on the orders of US President Donald Trump, a rare deployment over the head of the state governor, afer unruly protests against immigration raids.  The US military said 300 soldiers from the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team had been sent to three separate locations in ...

Lebanon and World Bank Prepare Launch of Reconstruction Fund

In a bid to accelerate Lebanon’s post-war recovery, Finance Minister Yassine Jaber met with Jean-Christophe Carret, the World Bank’s Regional Director, on Wednesday to discuss the imminent launch of the Lebanon Emergency Assistance Project (LEAP), a reconstruction initiative designed to channel international aid into rebuilding efforts through ...

Brunson Brilliance as Knicks Clinch Series, Clippers Sink Nuggets

Jalen Brunson scored 40 points as the New York Knicks clinched a series victory over the Detroit Pistons while the Los Angeles Clippers downed the Denver Nuggets to set up a titanic NBA playoff decider on Thursday. Brunson drained a game-winning three-pointer with four seconds remaining to give the Knicks a thrilling 116-113 win over the Pistons ...