By Jerry Klinger LONDON, England — The Royal Albert Hall in London is a magnificent concert and arts venue. The foundation stone of the great hall, capable of seating over 5,700, was laid by Queen Victoria in 1867. The Royal Albert Hall was built upon the land and home of William Wilberforce. Wilberforce, an […]
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International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Middle EastBy TOI staff Israeli judoka Ori Sasson was booted from the Openweight World Championships in Marrakech, Morocco on Saturday after losing to Frenchman Cyrille Maret. But Sasson, a 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, was at least allowed to wear Israeli insignia — in contrast to the ban imposed on Israeli national symbols at a tournament last
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsLebanon’s president called on Riyadh Saturday to clarify the reasons why the country’s prime minister has not returned home since his resignation last week, which he announced from Saudi Arabia. This comes as the United States and France expressed their support the same day for Lebanon’s sovereignty and stability amid heightening tensions between Beirut and
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Middle EastLOS ANGELES—Warner Bros. confirmed it has suspended Andrew Kreisberg, an executive producer on The CW’s “Arrow,” “Supergirl,” “The Flash” and “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” after opening an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment. The allegations by 19 unnamed sources, including 15 women and four men, appeared Friday in Variety and detailed a pattern of misconduct
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USADA NANG, Vietnam—President Donald Trump lashed out at critics of his meeting Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which Trump again declined to press concerns about Russian interference in the election last year. In a pair of tweets sent Saturday evening, Trump wrote that Russia “can greatly help” U.S. efforts to deal with a
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International, USAThe Trump-Putin factor has focussed much attention, with all eyes on handshakes and words exchanged between the US and Russian leaders. But other headlines are being made at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vietnam. On the sidelines there has been an annoucement of progress by countries in pursuing the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)
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International, USAThe United States and Russia issued a presidential joint statement saying there was “no military solution” to the war in Syria, the Kremlin said Saturday, after their leaders met briefly on the sidelines of a regional summit in Vietnam. There had been mixed messages for days from both Moscow and the White House on whether
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International, USAAmr Moussa, longtime Secretary General of the Arab League and former Minister of Foreign Affairs for Egypt, took time out to chat with FRANCE 24 during the international MEDays Forum this week in Tangier, Morocco. A speaker at this year’s MEDays Forum — an annual talkfest billed as the “Davos of Africa” — Mr Moussa
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Middle EastBy TOI staff Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Saturday stressed that the State of Israel will respond with force to any violation of its sovereignty, after the IDFs’ Patriot missile defense system shot down a drone above the Golan Heights, near the border with Syria. “The Syrian regime is responsible for every attack and violation
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Middle EastThe young mayor of a small Pennsylvania town was found dead Thursday shortly after he resigned, according to the Associated Press. Brandon Wentz, 23, reportedly died of pulmonary congestion, but investigators were initially puzzled by his sudden death considering his young age. Wentz was considered to be “an energetic member of the community” in Mount
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USAThe lawyer for former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn has branded as “outrageous” and “false” media reports suggesting that his client may have been involved in an alleged plan to seize a Muslim cleric and deliver him to Turkey in exchange for millions of dollars. Fethullah Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania,
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International, USADA NANG, Vietnam — With new details emerging about contacts between Russian officials and advisers to President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Trump again declined to press concerns about Russian interference in the election last year with Russian President Vladimir Putin while the two leaders met in Vietnam Saturday. “Every time he sees me, he
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International, USANorth Korea denounced U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday for trying to halt the North’s nuclear and missile programs. The North Korean Foreign Ministry issued its first official statement on Trump’s trip to Asia, saying it “is a warmonger’s trip for confrontation with our country, trying to remove our self-defensive nuclear deterrent.” Pyongyang also accused
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International, USABy TOI staff and Raoul Wootliff A former worker in the Prime Minister’s Residence, who filed an abuse lawsuit recently against Sara Netanyahu, said she feared for her safety while working for the prime minister’s wife. “I do not know what would have happened if I had stayed there another minute,” Shira Raban said in
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