Trump’s tariffs would ‘screw up’ key relationships with Canada, Mexico: Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said he hoped president-elect Donald Trump would rethink his plan to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada, saying it could “screw up” relationships with close allies. “I hope he rethinks it. I think it’s a counterproductive thing to do,” he told reporters in Nantucket. “We have a unusual situation in America. We’re surrounded by the Pacific … Read more

Dog found and reunited with owner 9 days after escaping from plane at Paris airport, forcing closure of runways

A dog whose escape from a plane caused the closure of two runways at France’s biggest airport has been reunited with its owner after nine days at large, Air France said. Authorities closed two runways at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday while officials tried to capture Amalka the dog. Since Amalka, a female, … Read more

Billionaire Bernard Arnault tells court he was ‘completely unaware’ ex-spy chief had allegedly abused powers to protect LVMH

France’s richest man, LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, testified Thursday in the influence-peddling trial of the former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency, denying any knowledge of an alleged scheme to protect the luxury group. Bernard Squarcini, the former head of the DCRI security service (since renamed the DGSI), is one of 10 men on trial … Read more