Macron cements ties with 'new Gabon' led by coup leader

Whether it’s panicking about the mess, forgetting drinks orders or frantically asking if people are having fun, I’m no fun at parties. How do the bon vivants do it? Being a bad friend is presumably like being a narcissist – wondering whether you are one probably means that you’re not. However, a writer for the US magazine People questioned this topic just this week, with an article asking if she was letting down her mates by refusing to host Friendsgiving. (For the unfamilar, this is Thanksgiving you spend with friends rather than family, and is increasingly popular in the…

⚽️ Premier League updates from the 12.30pm GMT kick-off⚽️ Live scoreboard | Latest tables | Top scorers | Mail Taha Here’s how the aforementioned Burnley win eight years ago played out. It is a gloriously wet and windy day at Turf Moor as Burnley and Chelsea prepare to reawaken their Premier League campaigns after the international break. The Blues have won their last seven Saturday lunchtime kick-offs, so will fancy their chances in Lancashire. They are looking to prove they are title contenders, and a win today would move Chelsea up to second for a few hours at least.…

Trump administration labels Maduro as member of foreign terrorist organization and could impose fresh sanctions on country Trump has been escalating pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and has now labelled him and government allies as members of a foreign terrorist organization. That designation is another step towards criminalizing Maduro – analysts say it could pressure Maduro into stepping down with the threat of military force. The US and Ukraine say they have made progress in talks on ending the war with Russia, with Marco Rubio announcing amendments to a “refined” draft agreement. However Donald Trump has lashed out…