Sam Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank. Courtesy: Customers Bank Nearly half an hour into a conference call on Friday to discuss first-quarter results with analysts, Customers Bank CEO Sam Sidhu revealed something unusual — up until that point, he hadn’t actually been speaking. “The prepared remarks you heard on my behalf today were delivered by…
In a nearly five-minute phone interview with Donald Trump, the BBC’s North America editor Sarah Smith asked the US president about the war in Iran and the state of the so-called special relationship with the UK. Trump said King Charles’ visit to the US next week could “absolutely” help repair the relationship. And he told…
Shorouk Express Nato must be ready to respond to hybrid threats, top commander says Nato must be ready to respond to increasing hybrid threats in order to defend its member states’ territory, the alliance’s top military commander said. Hybrid threats refer to both military and non-military tactics designed to undermine an adversary’s security and typically…
Shorouk Express Trump officials’ meeting with Russian officials in Miami spurs questions about Ukraine proposal US officials and lawmakers are increasingly concerned about a meeting last month in which representatives of the Trump administration met with Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian envoy who is under US sanctions, to draft a plan to end the war in…
Shorouk Express Starmer Breaks Silence at PMQs After Rayner Admits Underpaying Stamp Duty On £800k Hove Flat Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email The Conservatives have called for HM Revenue and Customs…
Shorouk Express The crucial challenge comes from a “very brutal wake-up call from Trump.” “We had to resign ourselves to tariffs imposed by our largest trading partner and long-standing ally, the United States,” he said of the shift in policy under the U.S. president. “We have been pushed by the same ally to increase military…
Shorouk Express A second diplomat confirmed the allies were happy to support the American initiative to broker a truce, not because they necessarily thought it would work but “because it will be a clear test of Russian intentions.” A third said the security guarantees being developed would help Ukraine “negotiate from a position of strength,”…
Shorouk Express “He is expecting my call when we are finished with this meeting,” he added. Trump also expressed hope that Monday’s summit could eventually lead to a trilateral meeting between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S., adding that he believes Putin wants the war to end. “If we don’t have a trilateral, then the fighting…
Shorouk Express Holidaying in the U.K., Vance spent Saturday at the country retreat of U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy, where he met Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, and Andriy Yermak, the head of Zelenskyy’s office. Did that swing Vance? If so, only up to a point. On Sunday, he struck a…
In a mysterious post on X, Apple TV+ is teasing a series from the Breaking Bad creatorNot much is currently known about the show from Vince GilliganIt’ll star Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn, and we’ll know more about it in a few days In short order after Apple TV+ shared our first look at the…
